Professor Masaki Noda

Our research focus is to tackle the issues in medical science with a hope to contribute to develop measures for the patients who are suffering from intractable diseases. These disorders include metabolic, neurological, psychiatric, cardiovascular, loco-motor, immunological, genetic, infectious and neoplastic ones. The patho-physiological bases of these diseases should be understood on the bases of molecular analyses of the mal-function and impaired regulation of homeostasis.

State-of-the- art science on the cellular and molecular mechanisms operating in the life of basic organism as well as human has been sought vigorously in our institute and this activity has been continuously expanding in these years. This is reflected in our record of recent publications as well as the amounts of major grants obtained in the field of medical science including the participation of many staff members of our institute in the 21st Century COE program of our university.

The strength of Medical Research Institute also lies on the close tie with its newly commenced graduate school system. The number of young investigators in our institute has increased significantly and the new educational system has been attracting attention of the medical science society.

The activity of our institute has been international. We have established scientific ties with a number of overseas universities and institutions such as Harvard University.. In addition to the various international collaborations in our research activities, we have been accepting many visitors worldwide including scientists from major institutes. International symposiums and seminars have been constantly held to provide cutting edge knowledge in medical science but also opportunities to establish relationship among young scientists and world top class investigators.

As Medical Research Institute is growing in a number of respects as a young institution in the field of molecular medical science, we are welcoming everyone who is interested in joining us in our endeavor to seek for the clues to cure patients in the future by unraveling the great mystery of nature.