Organization
The supporting program for international research activities is composed by three research groups (7 members), 21 public offering researchers and the office of international affairs.
Dr. Gen Sobue, leader of this program, is responsible for promoting international activities in cooperation with other group members.
In this program, there are 2 committees such as “the committee for international collaborative research promotion (Dr. Hideyuki Okano, Dr. Kazuhiko Yanai and Dr. Akihiko Takashima) and “the committee for promoting international exchange program for young researchers (Dr. Masato Hasegawa, Dr. Naruhiko Sahara and Dr. Osamu Onodera).
We aim at accelerating our research on a global basis in cooperation with the major and leading international projects relating to our research theme. Also, we aim at enhancing our presence internationally and publishing co-authored papers with distinguished foreign researchers.
Furthermore, we aim at deepening our discussion with cutting-edge researchers not only in Japan but also in other countries as well as promoting international programs for young researchers.
| Duties and Responsibilities | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Gen Sobue | Nagoya University |
| the committee for international collaborative research promotion | Kazuhiko Yanai | Tohoku University |
| Akihiko Takashima | Gakushuin University | |
| Hideyuki Okano | Keio University | |
| Hirohisa Watanabe | Nagoya University | |
| Nobuyuki Okamura | Tohoku Medical and Pharamaceutical University | |
| Seiji Shiozawa | Keio University | |
| the committee for promoting international exchange program for young researchers | Masato Hasegawa | Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science |
| Osamu Onodera | Niigata University | |
| Naruhiko Sahara | National Institute of Radiological Sciences | |
| Shinsuke Ishigaki | Nagoya University | |
| Tomohiro Miyasaka | Doshisha University | |
| Masaya Ikegawa | Doshisha University | |
| International Affairs | Office of International Affairs of “Brain Protein Aging and Dementia Control” Program | Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine |
(as of October 2016)