Course list

Division of Medicine

Main

Department of Anatomy

Neuroscience and Cell Biology

Prof. SHIMADA Shoichi

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

Anatomy and Neuroscience

Prof. SATO Makoto

Brain development and function

Cell Biology

Prof. HARADA Akihiro

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

Molecular Neuroscience

Prof. YAMASHITA Toshihide

Targeting a cure for neurological diseases

Department of Physiology

Brain Physiology

Prof. KITAZAWA Shigeru

Brain science of what we can experience

Integrative Physiology

Prof. OKAMURA Yasushi

Elucidating the mechanisms of electric signaling in the body

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Prof. KIKUCHI Akira

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

Medical Biochemistry

Prof. TAKASHIMA Seiji

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

Biological Science

Prof. TSUKITA Sachiko

Role of tight junctions in higher-order biological functions

Genetics

Prof. YOSHIMORI Tamotsu

Uncovering the mysteries of autophagy

Department of Pathology

Histopathology

Prof. MORII Eiichi

Exploration of tumor diversity and its origin and significance

Stem Cell Pathology

Prof. NAKANO Toru

Using epigenetics to determine cell fate

Department of Pharmacology

Bio-system Pharmacology

Prof. KANAI Yoshikatsu

Study of transporters to analyze molecular functions and dynamics

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

Prof. KURACHI Yoshihisa

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

Department of Medical Engineering

Applied Visual Science

Prof. FUJIKADO Takashi

Basic and clinical research of vision using engineering strategies

Department of Social Medicine

Public Health

Prof. ISO Hiroyasu

Epidemiology and prevention of lifestyle diseases

Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences

Prof. SOBUE Tomotaka

Environmental medicine promote population science and commit to health policies

Legal Medicine

Prof. MATSUMOTO Hiroshi

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

Biomedical Ethics and Public Policy

Prof. KATO Kazuto

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

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Virology

Prof. UEDA Keiji

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

Immune Regulation

Prof. TAKEDA Kiyoshi

Study of the etiology and pathogenesis of intractable immune diseases

Immunology and Cell Biology

Prof. ISHII Masaru

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. NAGASAWA Takashi

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

Department of Genome Biology

Gene Therapy Science

Prof. KANEDA Yasufumi

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

RNA Biology and Neuroscience

Prof. KAWAHARA Yukio

Deepening RNA biology research for the elucidation of neurogenerative diseases

Statistical Genetics

Prof. OKADA Yukinori

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

Cancer Genome Informatics

Prof. YACHIDA Shinichi

Cancer and the cancer genome

Department of Health and Sport Sciences

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

Prof. SATO Hiromichi

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. NAKATA Ken

Medical research on health, sports and physical performance

Department of Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Medicine

Prof. SAKATA Yasushi

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

Metabolic Medicine

Prof. SHIMOMURA Iichiro

Targeting endocrine and metabolic disorders including diabetes and obesity.

Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology

Prof. KUMANOGO Atsushi

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

Geriatric and General Medicine

Prof. RAKUGI Hiromi

New medical approaches for healthy longevity

Hematology and Oncology

Prof. KANAKURA Yuzuru

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. TAKEHARA Tetsuo

Integration of basic and clinical research and innovative gastroenterology and hepatology

Nephrology

Prof. ISAKA Yoshitaka

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. MOCHIZUKI Hideki

Basic and clinical research on neuromuscular disease

Psychiatry

Prof. IKEDA Manabu

Multilateral research to study mental health and develop related therapies

Pediatrics

Prof. OZONO Keiichi

Cures for intractable diseases

Dermatology

Pathology of intractable skin diseases and new diagnostics and treatments

Biomedical Statistics

Prof. HATTORI Satoshi

Medical Informatics

Prof. MATSUMURA Yasushi

Evolution of medical databases to medical artificial intelligence (AI)

Department of Radiology

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Prof. TOMIYAMA Noriyuki

Advanced imaging research

Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics

Prof. HATAZAWA Jun

Atoms for Medicine

Radiation Oncology

Prof. OGAWA Kazuhiko

Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy, Medical Physiscs, Radiation Biology)

Department of Surgery

Cardiovascular Surgery

Prof. SAWA Yoshiki

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

General Thoracic Surgery

Innovations in thoracic surgery

Gastroenterological Surgery

Prof. MORI Masaki

Characterizing cancer for future treatment and control

Gastroenterological Surgery

Prof. DOKI Yuichiro

Innovations for gastrointestinal surgery

Breast and Endocrine Surgery

Prof. NOGUCHI Shinzaburo

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

Pediatric Surgery

Prof. OKUYAMA Hiroomi

Pediatric surgery pursuing minimally invasive and proper growth

Department of Acute Critical Medicine

Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Prof. FUJINO Yuji

All roads lead to anesthesiology

Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine

Prof. SHIMAZU Takeshi

A new era of emergency medicine

Department of Organ Regulation Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgery

Prof. YOSHIKAWA Hideki

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

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Prof. KIMURA Tadashi

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

Urology

Prof. NONOMURA Norio

Urology research on a wide range of basic and clinically topics

Plastic Surgery

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. NISHIDA Kohji

Innovation

Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Prof. INOHARA Hidenori

Neurosurgery

Prof. KISHIMA Haruhiko

Doing one’s best

Independent Associate Professor

Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience

Assoc.Prof. MATSUO Naoki

The neural basis of learning and memory

Specific Chair

Global and Innovative Medicine

Specially Appointed Associate.Prof. MINAMITANI Kaori

Human resources for global and future medical needs

Special Collaborating Institutes

Department of Pharmaceutical Information

Hospital Pharmacy

Applying hospital pharmacology to clinical pharmacology

Department of Infection Control and Prevention

Infection Control and Prevention

Prof. TOMONO Kazunori

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. Mashimo Tomoji

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. NAKADA Shinichiro

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

Endowed Chair

Cancer Immunotherapy

TSUBOI Akihiro( Endowed Chair Professor )

Basic and clinical cancer research

Clinical Gene Therapy

MORISHITA Ryuuichi( Endowed Chair Professor )

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

Vision Informatics (TOPCON)

KAWASAKI Ryou (Endowed Chair Professor )

Applying hospital pharmacology to clinical pharmacology

Advanced Technology for Transplantation

ICHIMARU Naotsugu ( Endowed Chair Associate Professor )

Kidney failure and transplantation

Integrative Medicine

OHNO Satoshi (Endowed Chair Associate Professor )

The only department of "Complementary and alternative medicine" and "integrative medicine" in Japan

Regenerative Dermatology

TERAO Mika ( Endowed Chair Associate Professor )

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

Orthopedic Biomaterial Science

SUGAMOTO　Kazuomi( Endowed Chair Professor )

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

Orthopaedic Medical Engineering

SUGANO Nobuhiko(Endowed Chair Professor)

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

Molecular Imaging in Medicine

SHIMOSEGAWA Eku (Endowed Chair Professor)

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

Stem Cell Therapy Science

TAMAI Katsuto (Endowed Chair Professor)

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

Metabolism and Atherosclerosis

MAEDA Norikazu (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Basic and clinical research of lifestyle diseases and atherosclerosis

Frontier Science for Cancer and Chemotherapy

SATOH Taroh(Endowed Chair Professor)

Community Medicine

KISO Shinichi(Specially Appointed Associate Professor)

Community medical care revitilization

Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Medicine

KURATANI Toru(Endowed Chair Professor)

Welcome to new era of minimally invasive cardiovascular treatments

Visual Regenerative Medicine

BABA Kouichi(Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy

Biostatistics and Data Science

HIDA Eisuke(Endowed Chair Professor)

Stem Cell and Applied Medicine

HAYASHI Ryuhei(Endowed Chair Professor)

Stem cell technology and its application to regenerative medicine

Advanced Device Medicine

SAKAGUCHI Hirokazu(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

HIGO Shuichiro (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Disease study using clinical data and biological specimens for new treatments

Surgical Therapeutics for Heart Failure

YOSHIKAWA Yasushi(Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

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

Therapeutics for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

MIZUSHIMA Tsunekazu(Endowed Chair Professor)

Inflammatory bowel disease: new treatments and understanding of etiology

Diabetes Care Medicine

IWAHASHI Hiromi (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

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

Health Development and Medicine

NAKAGAMI Hironori (Endowed Chair Professor)

Vaccines for lifestyle diseases like hypertension

Carbon Ion Radiotherapy

SUZUKI Osamu (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Doing science on accelerated heavy ions curing cancer

Neurotherapeutics

NAGAI Yoshitaka (Endowed Chair Professor)

Interdisciplinary approach to target intractable neurodegenerative diseases and dementia

Cardiology for International Education and Research

SUMITSUJI Satoru (Endowed Chair Professor)

Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Treatments

Adipose Management

FUKUHARA Atsunori(Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Innovative Visual Science

MARUYAMA Kazuichi (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Inter-Organ Communication Research in Kidney Disease

HAMANO Takayuki (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

To Reveal the Inter-Organ Communication in Kidney disease

Precision Medicine for Dementia

MORIHARA Takashi (Endowed Chair Associate Professor)

Joint Research Chair

Immunology and Regenerative Medicine

S.A.Prof. TOYOFUKU Toshihiko

Development of intracellular metabolic regulation techniques for cell quality

Frontier Research in Tumor Immunology

S.A.Prof. OHKURA Naganari

Tumor immunity: the study of tumor immune responses by bioinfomatics

Clinical Research in Tumor Immunology

S.A.Prof. WADA Hisashi

Cancer immunity

Medical Data Science

S.A.Prof. ISHII Hideshi

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

Ocular Immunology and Regenerative Medicine

S.A.A.Prof. KAWASAKI Satoshi

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. SAITO Youichi

Neuromodulation 〜 the regeneration of brain functions

Genome Informatics

S.A.Prof. NAKAYA Akihiro

AI system based on medical informatics and genome information

Translational Cell Therapy

S.A.A.Prof. SAITO Atsuhiro

Impulse Science for Medicine

S.A.A.Prof. YAMASHITA Kunihiko

Advanced Stem Cell Therapy

S.A.A.Prof.HATA Hiroki

Regenerative medicine from the basic to clinical level

Cardiac of Regeneration and Therapeutics

S.A.A.Prof. YASHIRO Kenta

Regenerative medicine for heart disease

Advanced Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine

S.A.A.Prof. LEE,Jong-kook

Drug Discovery for Cardiovascular Regeneration

S.A.A.Prof. KAWAGUCHI Naomasa

Clinical application of drugs for cardiac remodeling

Frontier of Regenerative Medicine

S.A.Prof. MIYAGAWA Shigeru

Regenerative medicine for the heart using iPS cells

Biodesign for Healthcare Innovation

S.A.Prof. YAMADA Kenji

Innovation for Healthcare device

Advanced Hybrid Medicine

S.A.Prof. HAGIHARA Keisuke

Invention of new therapies by integrating traditional medicine and modern medicine

Cell Design for Tissue Construction

S.A.A.Prof. MINAMI Itsunari

Basic research for cell differentiation and tissue constuction towards clinical application

Environmental Space Infection control

S.A.Prof. EZOE Sachiko

Urological Immuno-oncology

S.A.A.Prof UEMURA Motohide.

Using omics to find biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitors

Clinical Genomics

S.A.Prof. MAEDA Daichi

Clinical implementation of advanced genomic medicine

Thermo-Therapeutics for Vascular Dysfunction

S.A.Prof.　SHIMA Yoshihito

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

Future Diagnostic Radiology

S.A.Prof.　WATANABE Yoshiyuki

Create new clinical values from medical imaging

Neuro-Medical Science

S.A.A.Prof. ITOKAZU Takahide

New drugs for refractory neurological diseases through translational research

Division of Health Sciences

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