Course list

Division of Medicine

Main

Department of Anatomy

Neuroscience and Cell Biology

Prof. Shoichi SHIMADA

Effects of exercise and experience on brain plasticity, memory and emotion

Anatomy and Neuroscience

Prof. Makoto SATO

Brain development and function

Cell Biology

Prof. Akihiro HARADA

Elucidating the molecular mechanisms behind the formation and maintenance of cell polarity

Molecular Neuroscience

Prof. Toshihide YAMASHITA

Targeting a cure for neurological diseases

Department of Physiology

Brain Physiology

Prof. Shigeru KITAZAWA

Brain science of what we can experience

Integrative Physiology

Prof. Yasushi OKAMURA

Elucidating the mechanisms of electric signaling in the body

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Prof. Akira KIKUCHI

Study of molecular signaling networks that regulate organ development, maintenance, and disruption

Medical Biochemistry

Prof. Seiji TAKASHIMA

Medical chemistry is the study of chemical processes that occur within the human body to facilitate the development of medical treatments

Biological Science

Role of tight junctions in higher-order biological functions

Genetics

Prof. Tamotsu YOSHIMORI

Uncovering the mysteries of autophagy

Department of Pathology

Histopathology

Prof. Eiichi MORII

Exploration of tumor diversity and its origin and significance

Stem Cell Pathology

Prof. Toru NAKANO

Using epigenetics to determine cell fate

Department of Pharmacology

Bio-system Pharmacology

Prof. Yoshikatsu KANAI

Study of transporters to analyze molecular functions and dynamics

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

Hierarchical study of biofunctions that includes the analysis of molecules, cells, and tissues

Department of Social Medicine

Public Health

Prof. Hiroyasu ISO

Epidemiology and prevention of lifestyle diseases

Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences

Prof. Tomotaka SOBUE

Environmental medicine promote population science and commit to health policies

Legal Medicine

Prof. Hiroshi MATSUMOTO

The study of causes of death for new health and medical care

Biomedical Ethics and Public Policy

Prof. Kazuto KATO

Bioethics and medical ethics: Research on legal, ethical and societal issues for medical care

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Virology

Prof. Keiji UEDA

Going for virus control/regulation based on the global understanding from virus entry to its pathogenicity!

Immune Regulation

Prof. Kiyoshi TAKEDA

Study of the etiology and pathogenesis of intractable immune diseases

Immunology and Cell Biology

Prof. Masaru ISHII

The immune system: a dynamic network connecting organs and tissues to maintain the integrity of a living organism

Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Immunology

Prof. Takashi NAGASAWA

Elucidation of the physiology and pathology of the microenvironment (niche) that maintains and regulates hematopoietic stem cells and immune cells in the bone marrow

Innate Immune Systems

Prof. Kazuyo MORO

Study of type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) and their role in allergies and other type 2 immune diseases

Department of Genome Biology

Gene Therapy Science

Prof. Yasufumi KANEDA

From the bench to the clinic, and the clinic to the bench

RNA Biology and Neuroscience

Prof. Yukio KAWAHARA

Deepening RNA biology research for the elucidation of neurogenerative diseases

Statistical Genetics

Prof. Yukinori OKADA

Human genome data for the study of disease pathology and drug discovery

Cancer Genome Informatics

Prof. Shinichi YACHIDA

Cancer and the cancer genome

Department of Health and Sport Sciences

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

Prof. Hiromichi SATO

Cognition and behavior – Exploring human functional neuroanatomy and the mechanism of visual motor control in animals

Biomechanics and Motor Control

Improve performance and prevent exercise-related injuries

Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts

Prof. Ken NAKATA

Medical research on health, sports and physical performance

Department of Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Medicine

Prof. Yasushi SAKATA

Deliver new cardiovascular medical services from Osaka to patients around the world

Metabolic Medicine

Prof. Iichiro SHIMOMURA

Targeting endocrine and metabolic disorders including diabetes and obesity.

Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology

Prof. Atsushi KUMANOGOH

Development of clinical medicine and human resources and research that contributes to the advancement of medical knowledge and treatments

Geriatric and General Medicine

Prof. Hiromi RAKUGI

New medical approaches for healthy longevity

Hematology and Oncology

Prof. Naoki HOSEN

Elucidation of the pathology of blood diseases and development of novel therapeutic treatments, with the aim to integrate basic research with state-of-the-art medical care

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Prof. Tetsuo TAKEHARA

Integration of basic and clinical research and innovative gastroenterology and hepatology

Nephrology

Prof. Yoshitaka ISAKA

Through integration of basic research and clinical research, we aim to develop new therapeutic options for patients with kidney disease, improving prognosis and quality of life

Laboratory Medicine

Innovation in disease concepts using novel diagnostic methods

Department of Integrated Medicine

Neurology

Prof. Hideki MOCHIZUKI

Basic and clinical research on neuromuscular disease

Psychiatry

Prof. Manabu IKEDA

Multilateral research to study mental health and develop related therapies

Pediatrics

Prof. Keiichi OZONO

Cures for intractable diseases

Dermatology

Prof. Manabu FUJIMOTO

Pathology of intractable skin diseases and new diagnostics and treatments

Biomedical Statistics

Prof. Satoshi HATTORI

Statistical and mathematical methods for medical research

Medical Informatics

Prof. Yasushi MATSUMURA

Evolution of medical databases to medical artificial intelligence (AI)

Department of Radiology

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Prof. Noriyuki TOMIYAMA

Advanced imaging research

Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics

Atoms for Medicine

Radiation Oncology

Prof. Kazuhiko OGAWA

Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy, Medical Physiscs, Radiation Biology)

Department of Surgery

Cardiovascular Surgery

Prof. Yoshiki SAWA

Next generation cardiovascular surgery through basic research, clinical therapies and education

General Thoracic Surgery

Innovations in thoracic surgery

Gastroenterological Surgery

Prof. Hidetoshi EGUCHI

Characterizing cancer for future treatment and control

Gastroenterological Surgery

Prof. Yuichiro DOKI

Innovations for gastrointestinal surgery

Breast and Endocrine Surgery

Personalized medicine for breast cancer: development and practical application of molecular diagnostic methods

Pediatric Surgery

Prof. Hiroomi OKUYAMA

Pediatric surgery pursuing minimally invasive and proper growth

Department of Acute Critical Medicine

Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Prof. Yuji FUJINO

All roads lead to anesthesiology

Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine

Prof. Takeshi SHIMAZU

A new era of emergency medicine

Department of Organ Regulation Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgery

A comprehensive and innovative approach towards disease treatment and improvement of quality of life

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Prof. Tadashi KIMURA

Search for the female lifecycle (pregnancy, aging and cancer)

Urology

Prof. Norio NONOMURA

Urology research on a wide range of basic and clinically topics

Plastic Surgery

Prof. Tateki KUBO

Surgical techniques and research for the restoration of damaged forms and functions of the body and the enhancement of beauty

Department of Neural and Sensory Organ Surgery

Ophthalmology

Prof. Kohji NISHIDA

Innovation

Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Prof. Hidenori INOHARA

Neurosurgery

Prof. Haruhiko KISHIMA

Doing one’s best

Specific Chair

Global and Innovative Medicine

Specially Appointed Associate.Prof. Daisaku NAKATANI

Human resources for global and future medical needs

Special Collaborating Institutes

Department of Pharmaceutical Information

Hospital Pharmacy

Prof.Masahiro OKUDA

Precision medicine through drug developement and establishing dosage regimen

Department of Infection Control and Prevention

Infection Control and Prevention

Prof. Kazunori TOMONO

Comprehensive reserch on Antimicrobial Resistance

Collaborating Institutes

Department of Integral Function

Integral Function

(Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University)

Laboratory Animal Science

(Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences) Assoc.Prof. Kazuki NAKAO

New animal models through genome editing

Department of Host Defense

Host Defense

(Research Institute for Microbial Diseases,Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences,Immunology Frontier Research Center)

Department of Health Promotion Medicine

Health Promotion Medicine

(Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Health Care Center)

Department of Bioregulation and Cellular Response

Bioregulation and Cellular Response

(Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies)Prof. Shinichiro NAKADA

Affiliate Graduate School

Department of Advanced Medicine for HIV infection

(Osaka National Hospital)

Department of Epidemiology for Infectious Diseases

(National Institute of Infectious Diseases)

Department of Innovative Cancer Medicine and Regulatory Science

(National Cancer Center)

Aging Neurobiology

National Cancer for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Epidemiology and Health

Osaka Institute of Public Health

Department of Systems Biology

RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research

Endowed Chair

Cancer Immunotherapy

Akihiro TSUBOI ( Endowed Chair Professor )

Basic and clinical cancer research

Clinical Gene Therapy

Ryuichi MORISHITA ( Endowed Chair Professor )

Development of breakthrough treatment for intractable diseases and practice of translational research

Vision Informatics (TOPCON)

Ryo KAWASAKI (Endowed Chair Professor )

Applying hospital pharmacology to clinical pharmacology

Advanced Technology for Transplantation

Naotsugu ICHIMARU ( Endowed Chair Associate Professor )

Kidney failure and transplantation

Regenerative Dermatology

Mika TERAO ( Endowed Chair Associate Professor )

Hair follicles are the only adult cells that repeatedly die and regenerate through one’s lifetime.

Orthopedic Biomaterial Science

Kazuomi SUGAMOTO　( Endowed Chair Professor )

Development of artificial joints and computerized surgical systems for the hip joint

Orthopaedic Medical Engineering

Nobuhiko SUGANO (Endowed Chair Professor)

Development of artificial joints and computerized surgical systems for the hip joint

Molecular Imaging in Medicine

Eku SHIMOSEGAWA (Endowed Chair Professor)

From the preclinic to the clinic 〜 Promote drug development through biological imaging

Stem Cell Therapy Science

Katsuto TAMAI (Endowed Chair Professor)

Stem cell regeneration-inducing medicine: Medical science for understanding stem cell maintenance mechanism in vivo

Metabolism and Atherosclerosis

Norikazu MAEDA (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Basic and clinical research of lifestyle diseases and atherosclerosis

Frontier Science for Cancer and Chemotherapy

Tarou SATOH (Endowed Chair Professor)

New cancer therapies and drugs by using the Osaka University network

Community Medicine

Shinichi KISO (Specially Appointed Associate Professor)

Community medical care revitilization

Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Medicine

Toru KURATANI (Endowed Chair Professor)

Welcome to new era of minimally invasive cardiovascular treatments

Stem Cell and Applied Medicine

Ryuhei HAYASHI (Endowed Chair Professor)

Stem cell technology and its application to regenerative medicine

Advanced Device Medicine

Hirokazu SAKAGUCHI (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

From Japan to the world -Development and distribution of innovative medical devices using cutting-edge materials and technologies-

Medical Therapeutics for Heart Failure

Shuichiro HIGO (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Disease study using clinical data and biological specimens for new treatments

Surgical Therapeutics for Heart Failure

Yasushi YOSHIKAWA (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Heart transplants, artificial hearts and other methods to treat heart failure

Therapeutics for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Tsunekazu MIZUSHIMA (Endowed Chair Professor)

Inflammatory bowel disease: new treatments and understanding of etiology

Diabetes Care Medicine

Junji KOZAWA (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Personalized medicine for diabetes based on pathology and comorbidity of individual patients

Health Development and Medicine

Hironori NAKAGAMI (Endowed Chair Professor)

Vaccines for lifestyle diseases like hypertension

Carbon Ion Radiotherapy

Osamu SUZUKI (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Doing science on accelerated heavy ions curing cancer

Neurotherapeutics

Yoshitaka NAGAI (Endowed Chair Professor)

Interdisciplinary approach to target intractable neurodegenerative diseases and dementia

Cardiology for International Education and Research

Satoru SUMITSUJI (Endowed Chair Professor)

Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Treatments

Adipose Management

Atsunori FUKUHARA (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Studying adipocytes and adipocytokines to understand the onset mechanism of metabolic syndrome

Innovative Visual Science

Kazuichi MARUYAMA (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Innovative techniques for basic and clinical research of the eye

Inter-Organ Communication Research in Kidney Disease

Yuusuke SAKAGUCHI (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

To Reveal the Inter-Organ Communication in Kidney disease

Precision Medicine for Dementia

Takashi MORIHARA (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Evolving from intuitive medicine to precision medicine

Advanced visual neuroscience

Takeshi MORIMOTO (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Joint Research Chair

Immunology and Molecular Medicine

S.A.Prof. Toshihiko TOYOFUKU

Development of intracellular metabolic regulation techniques for cell quality

Frontier Research in Tumor Immunology

S.A.AProf. Naganari OOKURA

Tumor immunity: the study of tumor immune responses by bioinfomatics

Clinical Research in Tumor Immunology

S.A.Prof. Hisashi WADA

Cancer immunity

Medical Data Science

S.A.Prof. Hideshi ISHII

Molecular profiling of tumors to develop innovative personalized medicine and novel therapeutics

Ocular Immunology and Regenerative Medicine

S.A.A.Prof. Satoshi KAWASAKI

Elucidation of the involvement of chronic inflammation during the pathogenic processes of various ophthalmic diseases and the creation of treatments

Neuromodulation and Neurosurgery

S.A.Prof. Youichi SAITO

Neuromodulation 〜 the regeneration of brain functions

Genome Informatics

S.A.Prof. Akihiro NAKAYA

AI system based on medical informatics and genome information

Translational Cell Therapy

S.A.A.Prof. Kenichi WATANABE

Cellular transplantation medicine

Device Application for Molecular Therapeutics

S.A.A.Prof. Kunihiko YAMASHITA

Using “impulse science” for the development of new therapies

Advanced Stem Cell Therapy

S.A.A.Prof.Daisuke MORI

Regenerative medicine from the basic to clinical level

Vascular Regeneration and Podiatry

S.A.Prof. Takashi SHIBUYA

Regenerative medicine for heart disease

Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine

S.A.Prof. Jong-kook,LEE

Stem Cell Based Drug Discovery and Regeneration Therapy

S.A.A.Prof. Li LIU

Clinical application of drugs for cardiac remodeling

Frontier of Regenerative Medicine

S.A.Prof. Shigeru MIYAGAWA

Regenerative medicine for the heart using iPS cells

Biodesign for Healthcare Innovation

S.A.Prof. Kenji YAMADA

Innovation for Healthcare device

Advanced Hybrid Medicine

S.A.Prof. Keisuke HAGIHARA

Invention of new therapies by integrating traditional medicine and modern medicine

Cell Design for Tissue Construction

S.A.A.Prof. Itsunari MINAMI

Basic research for cell differentiation and tissue constuction towards clinical application

Environmental Space Infection control

S.A.Prof. Sachiko EZOE

Development of spatial infection management

Urological Immuno-oncology

S.A.A.Prof Motohide UEMURA

Using omics to find biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitors

Clinical Genomics

S.A.Prof. Daichi MAEDA

Clinical implementation of advanced genomic medicine

Thermo-Therapeutics for Vascular Dysfunction

S.A.Prof.Yoshihito SHIMA

Novel therapies for peripheral blood flow disorders and their mechanisms of action

Future Diagnostic Radiology

S.A.AProf.Nobuo KASHIWAGI

Create new clinical values from medical imaging

Neuro-Medical Science

S.A.A.Prof. Takahide ITOKAZU

New drugs for refractory neurological diseases through translational research

Biostatistics and Data Science

S.A.Prof. Eisuke HIDA

Building new clinical evidence by integrating clinical trial data and real world data (RWD)

Stem Cell Gene Therapy Science

S.A.A.Prof. Yasushi KIKUCHI

Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine

S.A.A.Prof. Kousuke EBINA

Sports Medical Science

S.A.Prof. Hiroyuki TANAKA

Sports Medical Biomechanics

S.A.Prof. Tatsuo MAE

Artificial Intelligence Diagnostic Radiology

S.A.Prof. Shouji KIDO

Next Generation Endoscopic Intervention

S.A.Prof. Kiyokazu NAKAJIMA

Neurological Diagnosis and Restoration

S.A.Prof. Masayuki HIRATA

Advanced Clinical and Translational Immunology

S.A.Prof. Masashi NARAZAKI

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