Faculty
This is the website of "The Graduate Program for Reducing the Burden of NCD in the Asian-Pacific Region" which ended on March 31st, 2020 due to the end of financial support from MEXT for "Program for Leading Graduate Schools".
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【Program Director】
Kazumasa Ogasawara
- Vice President of Shiga University of Medical Science
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【Program Coordinator】
Katsuyuki Miura
- Professor, Department of Public Health
Director, Center for Epidemiologic Research in Asia(CERA) 
- 1. Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases and other NCDs.
2. Preventive medicine of cardiovascular diseases and other NCDs.
3. Nutritional epidemiology.
Aya Kadota
- Associate Professor, Department of Public Health
- 1. Epidemiology on DM, CVD and NCD
2. Preventive medicine on DM, CVD and NCD
3. Epidemiologic study on Subclinical atherosclerosis
Satoru Nagata
- Vice President of Shiga University of Medical Science
- 1.Human Interface for patients and medical usage
2. Visual information processing of human system
3. Development of Medical Information Systems
Yoshihito Muroji
- Professor, Department of Culture and Medicine
- 1. Life and Teachings of Buddha
2. Buddhist Philosophy of Mahāyāna Buddhism
3. Bioethics and Medical Ethics
4. Culture and Religions in Asia
Reiko Aiura
- Professor, Department of Culture and Medicine
- 1. Intercultural Communication
2. Writing manners and ethics
3. Scottish literature
4. Medical English
Seiji Hitoshi
- Professor, Department of Physiology
- 1. Neural Development and Stem cell Biology
2. Epigenetics in Stem Cells
3. Reprogramming and ES/iPS Cells
Hisakazu Ogita
- Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 1. Gene analysis and mechanism of signal transduction in the field of cancer biology and cardiovascular medicine
2. Molecular mechanism of cell adhesion
Eiichiro Nishi
- Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Yoshihisa Nakagawa
- Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Yasutaka Nakano
- Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
- 1. Relationship between structure and function of the lung
2. Clinical research of the lung diseases
Akira Andoh
- Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
- 1. Study of intestinal mucosal immunology
2. Study of dysbiosis in pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease.
3. Study of cytokine network in mucosal immunology
Hiroshi Maegawa
- Professor, Department of Medicine
- 1. Metabolic disease and Nutrition
2. Molecular mechanism of insulin resistance
3. Identification of diabetes-related genes
Makoto Urushitani
- Professor, Department of Neurology
Masaji Tani
- Professor, Department of Surgery
- 1. Research of metastatic mechanisms into lymph node
2. Research of gastrointestinal movement after abdominal operations
3. Development of new surgical devices
Kazuhiko Nozaki
- Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
- 1. Basic research in the development, growth, rupture of cerebral aneurysms
2. Research in the comprehensive treatment for cerebral vascular malformations
3. Epidemiological research for stroke
4. MR imaging study of cerebral aneurysms
Yataro Daigo
- Professor, Department of Medical Onclogy
- 1. Basic medicine / Pathological medical chemistry
2. Basic medicine / Human genetics
3. Boundary medicine / Laboratory medicine
Hiromu Kutsumi
- Director & Professor, Center for Clinical Research and
Advanced Medicine - Regulatory Science
Ikuo Tooyama
- Professor, Molecular Neuroscience Research Center
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Study on Alzheimer's Disease and Development of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods
2. Preventive and Preemptive medicine of Dementia
3. Molecular Biology on Neurological Diseases
4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Neurological Diseases
Takashi Murakami
- Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Naomi Miyamatsu
- Professor, Department of Clinical Nursing
- 1. Health impairment and its lifestyle-related risk factors in adulthood
2. Lifestyle modification for primary and secondary prevention of CVD
3. Development of public education strategy for NCD prevention
Mikiko Ito
- Professor, Department of Public Health Nursing
- 1. A study about symbiosis between impaired elderly people requiring assistants and their family caregiver
2. Long-term prognosis of people living with chronic illness and effective life skills for their living
Sachiko Tanaka
- Associate Professor, Department of Public Health
- 1. Construction of the prediction model for cancer and CVD disease
2. Statistical analysis of the failure time data
3. Statistical modeling of the missing or mismeasured covariate data
Shin-ichi Araki
- Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
- 1. Clinical studies for diabetic nephropathy
2. Exploring new biomarkers for diabetic nephropathy
3. Exploring novel therapeutic strategies for diabetic vascular complications
Akihiko Shiino
- Associate Professor, Molecular Neuroscience Research Center
Hisatomi Arima
- Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Fukuoka University
- 1. Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors
2. Clinical trials for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
3. Meta-analysis of observational studies and clinical trials
Seiko Ohno
- Director, Department of Bioscience and Genetics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- 1. Genomic epidemiology in cardiovascular disease
2. Study of inherited cardiovascular disease
Akira Fujiyoshi
- Professor, Department of Hygiene, Wakayama Medical University
- 1. Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and their risk factors
2. Comparison of coronary artery calcium between US and Japan
3. Ectopic fat/Obesity and insulin resistance/diabetes
Akira Sekikawa
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
- 1. International epidemiological studies of chronic diseases between the dUS and Japan including atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and chronic obstructive lung disease
2. Measurement of subclinical atherosclerosis
3. Disease and nutrients including n-3 fatty acids and isoflvaones
Paul Elliott
- Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Imperial College London
- 1. Cardiovascular disease epidemiology
2. Nutritional epidemiology
3. International cooperative studies
Fumihiko Kakuno
- Professor, Shiga University of Medical Science
Deputy Director, Division of Health and Welfare, Shiga Prefectural Office - 1. Public Health Administration
2. Epidemiology of Infectious disease
Nobuo Nishi
- Chief, Center for International Collaboration and Partnership, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
- Regional difference and time trend in lifestyles and obesity
Keitaro Matsuo
- Division Head, Division of Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute
- 1. Cancer Epidemiology
2. Molecular Epidemiology
Kunihiro Matsushita
- Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Visiting Associate Professor, Shiga Medical Science University - 1. Cardiovascular epidemiology （Coronary disease・heart failure・peripheral artery disease）
2. Chronic kidney disease epidemiology
3. Risk prediction
4. Epidemiology of diabetes, obesity, and adipokines
Hiroshi Nakajima
- Technical Specialist, Division of Technology and Intellectual Property, OMRON Corporation
- 1. Big data analysis of lifestyle such as sleep, nutrition, and exercise, and blood pressure.
2. Research and development to support medical treatment and lifestyle modification.
Toshihiko Kaise
- Department Manager, Healthoutcomes Department, Development & Medical Affairs Division, GlaxoSmithKline K.K.
- Disease epidemiology (respiratory diseases, cancer, diabetes, etc.)