Student application guidelines

2025
Enrollment in April 2025
Enrollment in October 2024
[General admission examination][Special admission examination for international students]

Graduate School of Pharma-Medical
Sciences(Doctoral Course)
Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Graduate Program of Applied Natural Medicine
Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience
Graduate Program of Medical Design

June 2024

University of Toyama
In the event of an unexpected situation, the contents of the student application guidelines,
including the examination schedule, may be changed. If it is necessary to make such changes,
we will inform you on our website, and please be sure to check the latest information.

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Table of Contents1Overview of Selection for Admission to the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences(Doctoral Course) ··································································································· 4
I. Admission Policy ·································································································· 6
II General Admission Examination ············································································· 8
1. Summary of Admissions Selection Schedule
2. Number of Students to be Admitted
3. Eligibility for Application
4. Use of External English Test
5. Short-term Completion Program for Working Adults
6. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Science andTechnology
7. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Applied Natural Medicine
8. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional
Neuroscience
9. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Medical Design
III. Special Admission Examination for International Students ·········································· 18
1. Summary of Admissions Selection Schedule
2. Number of Students to be Admitted
3. Eligibility for Application
4. Use of External English Test
5. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Science andTechnology
6. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Applied Natural Medicine
7. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional
Neuroscience
8. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Medical Design
IV General Procedure of Application and Admission ····················································· 24
1. Application Procedures
2. Print out the Examination Voucher and Examination Instructions
3. Examination of Eligibility for Application
4. Announcement of Successful Applicants
5. Admission Procedure
6. Policy on Personal Information Protection
7. Notes on Application
8. Security Export Control
9. Preliminary Consultation for Applicants with Disabilities

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V Overview of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences ····································· 36
1. Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology(1) Purpose and Degree(2) Special Measures for Educational Methods(3) Requirements for Completion of Courses(4) List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors
2. Graduate Program of Applied Natural Medicine(1) Purpose and Degree(2) Special Measures for Educational Methods(3) Requirements for Completion of Courses(4) List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors
3. Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience(1) Purpose and Degree(2) Special Measures for Educational Methods(3) Requirements for Completion of Courses(4) List of Research Projects Conducted by Academic Advisors
4. Graduate Program of Medical Design(1) Purpose and Degree(2) Special Measures for Educational Methods(3) Requirements for Completion of Courses(4) List of Research Projects Conducted by Academic Advisors

For the Graduate Programs of “Pharmaceutical Science and Technology”, “Applied Natural
Medicine”, “Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience”, and “Medical Design” (Doctoral Course)
offered by The Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences, the student recruitment (for entry
in April 2025) will be implemented twice. If the first recruitment reaches the maximum number ofapplicants, the second recruitment may not be implemented.
The availability of the second recruitment will be announced on our website around
November 2024.
-To All Working AdultsThe Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences welcomes working people toencourage recurrent education.
Although no special admission examination for working adults is prepared, theGeneral Admission Examination is also suitable to working people.
In addition, special measures can be taken to enable persons currently in employment
to study without leaving their jobs, by applying the “Special Measures for Educational
Methods based on Article 14 of the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools.”

3Overview of Selection for Admission to the Graduate School of PharmaMedical Sciences (Doctoral Course)
Number of students to be admitted in April 2025
Number of students to be admitted
Program name
General Admission Admission Examination
Examination
for International Students
Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical3
A few
Science and Technology
Graduate Program of Applied Natural
3
A few
Medicine
Graduate Program of Cognitive and4
A few
Emotional Neuroscience
Graduate Program of Medical Design
2
A few
Total
12
Number of students to be admitted in October 2024
Number of students to be admitted
Program name
General Admission Admission Examination
Examination
for International Students
Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical
A few
A few
Science and Technology
Graduate Program of Applied Natural
A few
A few
Medicine
Graduate Program of Cognitive and
A few
A few
Emotional Neuroscience
Graduate Program of Medical Design
A few
A few
(Note)The number of students to be admitted to each program is an approximate number.

Schedules related to admission examination

Items

Deadline for inquiry about
Examination of Eligibility for
Application(Only for relevant applicants)
Notification of the examination
results of eligibility for
application(Only for relevant applicants)

Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences(Graduate Programs of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology,
Applied Natural Medicine,
Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience, and Medical Design)
Enrollment in April 2025
Enrollment in April 2025
[The first recruitment][The second recruitment]
and Enrollment in October 2024
General admission
General admission
examination and Admission
examination and Admission
examination for international
examination for international
students
students
Thursday, July 4, 2024

Friday, January 10, 2025

By Thursday, July 11, 2024

By Friday, January 17, 2025

Application period

Friday, July 12 to
Friday, July 19, 2024

Monday, January 20 to
Monday, January 27, 2025

Issue of Examination Voucher

Wednesday, August 7, 2024
(provisional)
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Friday, February 14, 2025
(provisional)

Examination date・Graduate Program of
Pharmaceutical Science andTechnology
・Graduate Program of Applied
Natural Medicine
・Graduate Program of
Cognitive and Emotional
Neuroscience
Friday, August 23, 2024
・Graduate Program ofMedical Design
Thursday, August 22, 2024

Thursday, February 27, 2025

Announcement of successful
applicantsTuesday, September 3, 2024

Friday, March 7, 2025

(Enrollment in October 2024)
Friday, September 13, 2024
Admission Procedure
Friday, March 14, 2025
(Enrollment in April 2025)(Deadline date)(provisional)
Wednesday, January 22,2025 (provisional)(Note) If the first recruitment reaches the maximum number of applicants, the second recruitment
may not be implemented.
The availability of the second recruitment will be announced on our website around
November 2024.

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I. Admission Policy
Admission Policy of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences
Based on its purpose and policy on completion certification and degree conferment (diploma
policy), the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences welcomes the persons who havestrong interest and basic ability in the research field of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology,
Applied Natural Medicine, Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience or Medical Design, have
logical thinking ability and creativity, and have the will to contribute to the development of humanand environmental health culture.
Therefore, as a basic policy of our enrollment selection, we offer various kinds of admission
examinations which provide multiple admission opportunities to diversified applicants.
Admission Policy of Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Based on its purpose of human resource development shown in the policy of completion
certification and degree conferment (diploma policy), Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical
Science and Technology welcomes the persons who aim to be researchers and engineers’ rich increativity with good comprehensive judgment and desire to learn the basis of medicine discovery
and pharmaceutical preparation.
[Basic policy on selection (admission examination types and their evaluation methods)]
General Admission Examination
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination, oral examination, and academic transcript.
Special Admission Examination for International Students
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination, oral examination, and academic transcript.
Admission Policy of the Graduate Program of Applied Natural Medicine
Based on its purpose of human resource development shown in the policy of completion
certification and degree conferment (diploma policy), Graduate Program of Applied Natural
Medicine welcomes the persons who aim to be researchers, educators and engineers’ rich increativity with good comprehensive judgment and desire to learn the basis of applied natural
medicine.
[Basic policy on selection (admission examination types and their evaluation methods)]
General Admission Examination
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination, oral examination, and academic transcript.
Special Admission Examination for International Students
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination, oral examination, and academic transcript.

6Admission Policy of Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience
Based on its purpose of human resource development shown in the policy of completion
certification and degree conferment (diploma policy), the Graduate Program of Cognitive andEmotional Neuroscience welcomes the persons who aim to be researchers and engineers rich increativity with good comprehensive judgment and desire to learn the basis of Cognitive andEmotional Neuroscience.
[Basic policy on selection (admission examination types and their evaluation methods)]
General Admission Examination
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination, oral examination, and academic transcript.
Special Admission Examination for International Students
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination, oral examination, and academic transcript.
Admission Policy of Graduate Program of Medical Design- The Program seeks those who are interested in medical and welfare engineering and are
motivated to acquire basic and advanced knowledge of: medicine; pharmacy; medical practice;welfare; and science and engineering.
- The Program seeks those who are willing to contribute to society in various fields such as
medical practice, welfare, and healthcare as highly specialized professionals and researchers
who have majored in medical engineering.
- The program seeks those who have the basic abilities necessary to carry out advanced
research and development in the fields of medical practice, welfare, and healthcare.
[Basic policy on selection (admission examination types and their evaluation methods)]
General Admission Examination
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination, oral examination, and academic transcript.
Special Admission Examination for International Students
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination, oral examination, and academic transcript.

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II General Admission Examination

1. Summary of Admissions Selection Schedule

Enrollment in April 2025 (The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Date of
Application
Examination
announcementof Admission procedures
Programperioddate
successful(deadline date)applicants
Graduate Program of
Pharmaceutical Science(Enrollment in Octoberand Technology
2024)
Friday,Graduate Program ofAugust 23,
Friday, September
Applied Natural Medicine Friday, July 2024
Tuesday,
13, 2024
12 to Friday,
Graduate Program of
September 3, 2024 (Enrollment in April
July
19,
2024
Cognitive and Emotional
2025)
Neuroscience
Wednesday, January
Graduate Program ofThursday,22, 2025 (provisional)
Medical Design
August 22,
2024
Enrollment in April 2025 (The second recruitment)
Date of
Application
Examination
announcementof Admission procedures
Programperioddate
successful(deadline date)applicants
Graduate Program of
Pharmaceutical Scienceand Technology
Monday,Graduate Program ofApplied Natural Medicine January 20 Thursday,
Friday, March 14, 2025
to Monday, February 27, Friday, March 7,
2025(provisional)
Graduate Program ofJanuary 27, 2025
Cognitive and Emotional 2025
Neuroscience
Graduate Program ofMedical Design(Note)If the first recruitment reaches the maximum number of applicants, the second recruitment
may not be implemented.
The availability of the second recruitment will be announced on our website around November
2024.

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2. Number of Students to be Admitted
Program nameGraduate Program of
Pharmaceutical
Science andTechnology

Enrollment in April
Enrollment in
2025
October 2024
Number of students Number of students
to be admitted
to be admitted

Remarks

The number of applicants includes
the admission quota (a few) for3
A few
Special Admission Examination
for International Students.
The number of applicants includes
Graduate Program of
the admission quota (a few) for
Applied Natural
3
A few
Special Admission Examination
Medicinefor International Students.
Graduate Program of
The number of applicants includes
Cognitive andthe admission quota (a few) for4
A few
Emotional
Special Admission Examination
Neurosciencefor International Students.
The number of applicants includes
Graduate Program of
the admission quota (a few) for2
A few
Medical Design
Special Admission Examination
for International Students.
(Note) Applicants for admission should consult with the relevant academic advisors in thefield of their choice in advance regarding the direction of education, research, etc.
You cannot apply if you have not decided who you want to be your academic advisor.

3. Eligibility for Application

Applicants must fulfill any of the following requirements:(1) A master's degree or a professional degree (a professional degree prescribed in Article 5-2 ofthe Degree Regulations (1953, Education Ministry Ordinance No. 9) pursuant to Article 104,
paragraph 1 of the School Education Law. The same shall apply hereinafter).
(2) Persons who have been conferred a master's degree or a degree equivalent to a professional
degree in a foreign country, and those who expect to be conferred such a degree by the endof the month preceding the month in which they wish to enter the university.
(3) Persons who have received a master's degree or a degree equivalent to a professional degreein Japan by completing correspondence courses offered by foreign schools, and those who
expect to receive such a degree by the end of the month preceding the month in which theywish to enter the university.
(4) Persons who has completed the courses of an educational institution that is positioned inJapan as a school that offers courses for a foreign graduate school in the school education
system of that country and is designated separately by the Minister of Education,
Culture,Sports, Science and Technology(herein after referred to as MEXT) and received a
degree equivalent to a Master’s degree or professional degree and a person who is expected
to receive the degree by the end of the month preceding the month in which they wish to enter
the university.
(5) Persons who designated by the Minister of MEXT(Ministry of Education Announcement No.
118 of 1989)
a. Those who have been engaged in research at a university or research institute for two
years or more after graduation from a university, and who are recognized by the Graduate
School as having academic ability equivalent or superior to a person who holds a master's
degree based on the results of said research.
b. A person who has completed 16 years of school education in a foreign country or 16 years9

of correspondence courses provided by a foreign school in Japan, and who has been
engaged in research at a university or research institute for 2 years or more, and who isrecognized by the Graduate School as having academic ability equivalent or superior to aperson who holds a master's degree.
(6) Persons who have received a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree from a university orother foreign school in a foreign country after completing a course of 5 or more years ofstudy(limited to courses in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine) , or those
who expect to receive such a degree by the end of the month preceding the month in which
they wish to enter the university.
(7) Persons who holds or expects to obtain a Master’s degree or equivalent by the end of themonth preceding the month in which they wish to enter the university, through course
completion at the United Nations University (hereinafter referred to as UNU) as prescribe in
Article 1 paragraph 2 of the Act on Special Measures Incidental to Enforcement of theAgreement between the United Nations and Japan regarding the Headquarters of the
UNU(Act No.72 of 1976), which was established under the December 11, 1972 resolution of
the General Assembly of the United Nations.
(8) Persons who have completed a course of study at a school in a foreign country, an educational
institution designated under item 4, or the UNU, and have passed an examination andscreening equivalent to those stipulated in Article 16-2 of the Standards for the Establishmentof Graduate Schools and are recognized as having academic ability equivalent or superior to aperson who holds a master's degree.
(Note) Applicants who wish to apply under (5) and (6) will be screened for eligibility in advance.
Please refer to "3. Examination of Eligibility for Application " on page 32 and follow the prescribed
procedures.

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4. Use of External English Test

The Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience and the Graduate Program ofMedical Design do not require a written examination in a foreign language (English). The score of
the submitted external English examination is converted into the maximum score of 100 points andthe score is used as the grade.
In the Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology and the Graduate Programof Applied Natural Medicine, students who submit scores from an external English examination are
not required to take a written examination in a foreign language (English). The score will becalculated based on the 100-point scale. Applicants who cannot submit the score of the external
English examination will take the written examination of English as a foreign language.
If an applicant has taken more than one test, the one with the highest converted score will be
used.
Only the scores of the tests taken on and after December 1, 2021 are valid and acceptable.
＊Those who are expected to complete the Master's Course of the Graduate School of Medicine
and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical
Sciences or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering or
Graduate program of Psychology in the Graduate School of Humanities, Arts, and Social
Sciences in the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are not required to submit
the application.
Score conversion method- TOEFL-iBT
70 or more = 100 points
If less than 70
Converted point = 100 x (TOEFL-iBT score)/70- TOEFL-ITP
525 or more = 100 points
If less than 525
Converted point = 100 x {(TOEFL-ITP score) -310}/215,
310 or less = 0 point- TOEIC L&R，TOEIC L&R-IP
730 or more = 100 points
If less than 730
Converted point = 100 x (TOEIC score)/730- IELTS
6.0 or more = 100 points
If less than 6.0
Converted point = 100 x {(IELTS score) -1}/511

5. Short-term Completion Program for Working Adults(1) Outline of the "Short-term Completion Program for Working Adults
The Doctoral Course of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences at the University of
Toyama offers a short-term completion program* for working adults with a certain level ofresearch achievement, starting with students admitted in April 2025.
This system is based on the recognition of "outstanding research achievements" as defined in
the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences Regulations, which is the the doctoral
degree by reducing the standard three-year period of the doctoral program to a minimum of
one year.
* The entrance examination for this program is conducted within the framework of the generalentrance examination.
However, as a result of the screening of your performance in the entrance examination, you
may be accepted to the regular Doctoral Course (standard term of study: 3 years) instead of
the Short-term Completion Program for Working Adults.
*2 Article 16, Paragraph 5 of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences Regulations,
University of Toyama (Excerpt)
The requirements for completion of the Doctoral Course are enrollment in this course for atleast three years, acquisition of the prescribed credits listed in Appendix Table 4-5 toAppendix Table 4-8, necessary research guidance, and passing the doctoral dissertation
review and examination. However, with regard to the period of enrollment, for those whohave made outstanding achievements, it is sufficient to enroll in this course for at least one
year (three years including the period of enrollment for those who have completed themaster's course or the pre-doctoral course after enrolling in the master's course for lessthan two years).
(2) Application Eligibility and Application Procedure
This is a special system established for The Doctoral Course of the Graduate School of
Pharma-Medical Sciences. In addition to the General Admission Examination requirements ,applicants must also meet the application requirements for this program.
Please note that meeting the application requirements does not guarantee admission to the
Short-term Completion Program for Working Adults.
[Application Requirements]
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements and have had priorconsultation with their academic advisor in the field of their choice regarding thedirection of their education and research, and have obtained the approval of theiracademic advisor in the field of their choice.
1. At least two academic papers that are the basis for a dissertation, published or
accepted for publication in an academic journal, in which the degree applicant is thefirst author (including a statement that the applicant's contribution is equivalent to that of
the first author).
*Only one of the academic papers published (or to be published) that clearly states thatthe applicant has made a contribution equivalent to that of the first author shall betreated as the first author.
2. The applicant must be the first author (including a statement of contribution equivalent12to that of the first author) of at least one academic paper that forms the basis of thedissertation and that has been published or accepted for publication in a journal with an
IF of 5 or higher.
The IF must be the latest at the time of submission to the journal.
3. At least one academic paper that is the basis for the dissertation, which is published or
accepted for publication in an academic journal with a site score percentile of 90% or
higher, in which the degree applicant is the first author (including a statement that theapplicant is making a contribution equivalent to that of the first author).
The site score percentile should be the latest at the time of submission to the journal.
The "academic paper" must meet the definition of an academic paper at the University of Toyama(as decided by the Board of Directors of the University of Toyama).
Please refer to page 30 to 31 for detailed application documents.
Other matters (application period, etc.) are the same as those for the general entrance
examination.

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6. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of
Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination (refer to “4. Use of External English Test” on page 11), oral
examination, and academic transcript.
(1) Written examination*1 Applicants who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine andPharmaceutical Sciences ,the master's course of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical
Sciences or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering in in themonth before the month in which you wish to enroll are not required to take the written
examination.
Foreign Language (English)*2 Applicants other than *1 who use an external English examination are not required to take awritten examination in a foreign language (English).
Short essay and aptitude test
- The aptitude test requires basic knowledge of your desired field.
(2) Oral examination- Questions such as master’s thesis and related research papers or work experience areasked.
(3) Examination Date and Venue
Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Examination date

Friday, August23, 2024

Examination
subjects, etc.
Foreign
From 9:30 to 10:30 Language(English) *2
TimeExamination venue

Sugitani Campus (Medicine andPharmaceutical)
Short essay andUniversity of Toyama
From 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
Toyama Prefecture
Oral
From 13:30
examination*3

Enrollment in April 2024(The second recruitment)
Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Foreign
From 9:30 to 10:30 Language
Sugitani Campus (Medicine and(English) *2
Pharmaceutical)
Thursday,
Short
essay
and
University of Toyama
February 27,
From 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,2025
Toyama Prefecture
Oral
From 13:30
examination*3*3 The starting time of the oral examination may vary depending on the number of applicants.
We will inform you of any changes, if any, when we issue you the Examination Voucher.
Examination date

Time

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7. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Applied Natural Medicine

For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination (refer to “4. Use of External English Test” on page 11), oral
examination, and academic transcript.
(1) Written examination*1 Applicants who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine andPharmaceutical Sciences Master's Program ,the master's course of the Graduate School of
Pharma-Medical Science or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science andEngineering in the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are not required totake the written examination.
Foreign Language (English)*2 Applicants other than *1 who use an external English examination are not required to take awritten examination in a foreign language (English).
Short essay and aptitude test
- The aptitude test requires basic knowledge of your desired field.
(2) Oral examination- Questions such as master’s thesis and related research papers or work experience areasked.
(3) Examination Date and Venue
Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Examination date

Friday, August23, 2024

Examination
subjects, etc.
Foreign
From 9:30 to 10:30 Language(English) *2
TimeExamination venue

Sugitani Campus (Medicine andPharmaceutical)
Short essay andUniversity of Toyama
From 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
Toyama Prefecture
Oral
From 13:30
examination*3

Enrollment in April 2024(The second recruitment)
Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Foreign
From 9:30 to 10:30 Language
Sugitani Campus (Medicine and(English) *2
Pharmaceutical)
Thursday,
Short essay and University of Toyama
February 27,
From 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,2025
Toyama Prefecture
Oral
From 13:30
examination*3*3 The starting time of the oral examination may vary depending on the number of applicants.
We will inform you of any changes, if any, when we issue you the Examination Voucher.
Examination date

Time

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8. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional
Neuroscience

For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination (refer to “4. Use of External English Test” on page 11), oral
examination, and academic transcript.
(1) Written examination*1 Applicants who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine andPharmaceutical Sciences Master's Program ,the master's course of the Graduate School of
Pharma-Medical Science or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science orEngineering or Graduate program of Psychology in the Graduate School of Humanities, Arts,
and Social Sciences in the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are notrequired to take the written examination.
Short essay and aptitude test
- We will ask you about your motivation, research plan, interest in cognitive and affective brain
science research, and ethical viewpoints.
(2) Oral examination- Questions such as master’s thesis and related research papers or work experience areasked.
(3) Examination Date and Venue
Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Examination date
Friday, August23, 2024

Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Short essay and Sugitani Campus (Medicine andFrom 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test*1
Pharmaceutical)
University of ToyamaOral2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
From 13:30
examination*2
Toyama Prefecture
Time

Enrollment in April 2025(The second recruitment)
Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Short essay and Sugitani Campus (Medicine andFrom 11:00 to 12:00
Thursday,aptitude test*1
Pharmaceutical)
February 27,
University of Toyama
Oral
2025
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
From 13:30
examination*2
Toyama Prefecture*2 The starting time of the oral examination may vary depending on the number of applicants.
We will inform you of any changes, if any, when we issue you the Examination Voucher.
Examination date

Time

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9. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Medical Design

For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination (refer to “4. Use of External English Test” on page 11), oral
examination, and academic transcript.
(1) Written examination*1 Applicants who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine andPharmaceutical Sciences Master's Program ,the master's course of the Graduate School of
Pharma-Medical Science or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science andEngineering in the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are not required totake the written examination.
Short essay and aptitude test
- The aptitude test requires basic knowledge of your desired field.
(2) Oral examination- Questions such as master’s thesis and related research papers or work experience areasked.
(3) Examination Date and Venue
Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Short essay and Gofuku Campus
From 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test*1
Thursday, August
University of Toyama
3190 Gofuku, Toyama-city,
22, 2024
Oral
From 13:30
Toyama Prefecture
examination*2
Examination dateTime

Enrollment in April 2025(The second recruitment)
Examination dateThursday,February 27,
2025

Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Short essay and Gofuku Campus
From 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test*1
University of Toyama
3190 Gofuku, Toyama-city,
Oral
From 13:30
Toyama Prefecture
examination*2Time*2 The starting time of the oral examination may vary depending on the number of applicants.
We will inform you of any changes, if any, when we issue you the Examination Voucher.

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III Special Admission Examination for International Students
1. Summary of Admissions Selection Schedule

Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Date ofannouncementof Admission procedures
Application
Examination
Programsuccessful(deadline date)perioddate
applicants
Graduate Program of
Pharmaceutical Science(Enrollment in Octoberand Technology
2024)
Friday,Graduate Program ofAugust 23,
Friday, September 13,
Applied Natural Medicine Friday, July 2024
Tuesday,2024
12 to Friday,
September 3, 2024 (Enrollment in April
Graduate Program ofJuly 19, 2024
Cognitive and Emotional
2025)
Neuroscience
Wednesday, January
Thursday,22, 2025 (provisional)
Graduate Program ofAugust 22,
Medical Design
2024
Enrollment in April 2025(The second recruitment)
Date of
Application Examination announcement of Admission procedures
Programperioddate
successful(deadline date)applicants
Graduate Program of
Pharmaceutical Scienceand Technology
Graduate Program ofMonday,Applied Natural Medicine January 20
to Monday,
Graduate Program ofJanuary 27,
Cognitive and Emotional 2025
Neuroscience

Thursday,February 27, Friday, March 7,
2025
2025

Friday, March 14, 2025
(provisional)

Graduate Program ofMedical Design(Note)If the first recruitment reaches the maximum number of applicants, the second recruitment
may not be implemented.
The availability of the second recruitment will be announced on our website around November 2024.

2. Number of Students to be Admitted
Program name

Number of students
to be admitted

Remarks

Graduate Program ofThis admission quota is included in that for General
Pharmaceutical Science
A few
Admission
Examination.
and Technology
Graduate Program ofThis admission quota is included in that for General
A few
Applied Natural Medicine
Admission Examination.
Graduate Program ofThis admission quota is included in that for General
Cognitive and Emotional
A few
Admission
Examination.
Neuroscience
Graduate Program ofThis admission quota is included in that for General
A few
Medical Design
Admission Examination.
(Note) Applicants for admission should consult with their academic advisors in the field of
their choice in advance regarding the direction of education, research, etc. You
cannot apply if you have not decided who you want to be your academic advisor.

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3. Eligibility for Application

Those who have foreign nationality and satisfy any of the following requirements are eligible toapply.
(1) A person who has received or will receive by the end of the month prior to the month in which
he/she wishes to enroll, a degree equivalent to a master's degree or a special professional
degree from a foreign country.
(2) Applicants who have been admitted to the program with a degree equivalent to or higher than amaster's or professional degree and who have reached the age of 24 at the time of admission
by individual admission screening.
(Note) Applicants who wish to apply with the eligibility (2) are screened for eligibility in advance.
Please refer to "3. Use of Examination of Eligibility for Application” on page 32.

4 Use of External English Test
For the Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience, and Medical Design, no
written foreign language (English) test is conducted, and the applicant’s proficiency is judged
based on the score of the submitted external English test, which is converted on a 100-point scalebasis.
For the Graduate Programs of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, and Applied Natural
Medicine, no written foreign language (English) examination is conducted on a person who has
submitted a score of the external English test, and the applicant’s proficiency is judged based on
the score of the submitted external English test, which is converted on a 100-point scale basis. For
a person, who cannot submit the score of the external English tests, a written language (English)
examination is conducted.
If you have taken two or more English tests, use one with a higher converted score.
Only the scores of the tests taken on and after September 1, 2021 are valid and acceptable.
＊Those who are expected to complete the Master's Course of the Graduate School of Medicine
and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical
Sciences or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering or
Graduate program of Psychology in the Graduate School of Humanities, Arts, and Social
Sciences in the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are not required to submit
the application.
Score conversion method- TOEFL-iBT
70 or more = 100 points
If less than 70
Converted point = 100 x (TOEFL-iBT score)/70- TOEFL-ITP
525 or more = 100 points
If less than 525
Converted point = 100 x {(TOEFL-ITP score) -310}/215
310 or less = 0 point- TOEIC L&R, TOEIC L&R-IP
730 or more = 100 points
If less than 730
Converted point = 100 x (TOEIC score)/730- IELTS
6.0 or more = 100 points
If less than 6.0
Converted point = 100 x{ (IELTS score) -1}/519

5. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Scienceand Technology

For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination (refer to “4. Use of External English Test” on page 19), oral
examination, and academic transcript.
(1) Written examination*1 Applicants who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine andPharmaceutical Sciences ,the master's course of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical
Sciences or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering in in
the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are not required to take the written
examination.
Foreign Language (English)*2 Applicants other than *1 who use an external English examination are not required to takea written examination in a foreign language (English).
Short essay and aptitude test
- The aptitude test requires basic knowledge of your desired field.
(2) Oral examination- Questions such as master’s thesis and related research papers or work experience areasked.
(3) Examination Date and Venue
Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Examination
Examination dateTime
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Foreign language
From 9:30 to 10:30
Sugitani Campus (Medicine and(English) *2
Pharmaceutical)
Friday, August 23
Short essay andFrom 11:00 to 12:00
University of Toyama, 2024
aptitude test
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
From 13:30
Oral examination *3 Toyama Prefecture
Enrollment in April 2025(The second recruitment)
Examination
Examination dateTimesubjects, etc.
Foreign language
From 9:30 to 10:30(English) *2
Thursday,
Short essay andFrom 11:00 to 12:00
February 27,
aptitude test
2025
From 13:30
Oral examination *3

Examination venue
Sugitani Campus (Medicine andPharmaceutical)
University of Toyama
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
Toyama Prefecture*3 The starting time of the oral examination may vary depending on the number of applicants.
We will inform you of any changes, if any, when we issue you the Examination Voucher.

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6. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Applied Natural Medicine
For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination (refer to “4. Use of External English Test” on page 19), oral
examination, and academic transcript.
(1) Written examination*1 Applicants who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine andPharmaceutical Sciences Master's Program ,the master's course of the Graduate School of
Pharma-Medical Science or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science orEngineering or Graduate program of Psychology in the Graduate School of Humanities,
Arts, and Social Sciences in the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are notrequired to take the written examination.
Foreign Language (English)*2 Applicants other than *1 who use an external English examination are not required to takea written examination in a foreign language (English).
Short essay and aptitude test
- The aptitude test requires basic knowledge of your desired field.
(2) Oral examination- Questions such as master’s thesis and related research papers or work experience areasked.
(3) Examination Date and Venue
Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Examination
Examination dateTime
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Foreign language
From 9:30 to 10:30
Sugitani Campus (Medicine and(English) *2
Pharmaceutical)
Friday, August 23
Short essay andFrom 11:00 to 12:00
University of Toyama, 2024
aptitude test
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
From 13:30
Oral examination *3 Toyama Prefecture
Enrollment in April 2025(The second recruitment)
Examination
Examination dateTimesubjects, etc.
Foreign language
From 9:30 to 10:30(English) *2
Thursday,
Short essay andFrom 11:00 to 12:00
February 27,
aptitude test
2025
From 13:30
Oral examination *3

Examination venue
Sugitani Campus (Medicine andPharmaceutical)
University of Toyama
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
Toyama Prefecture*3 The starting time of the oral examination may vary depending on the number of applicants.
We will inform you of any changes, if any, when we issue you the Examination Voucher.

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7. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional
Neuroscience

For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination (refer to “4. Use of External English Test” on page 19), oral
examination, and academic transcript.
(1) Written examination*1 Applicants who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine andPharmaceutical Sciences Master's Program ,the master's course of the Graduate School of
Pharma-Medical Science or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science orEngineering or Graduate program of Psychology in the Graduate School of Humanities, Arts,
and Social Sciences in the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are notrequired to take the written examination.
Short essay and aptitude test
- We will ask you about your motivation, research plan, interest in cognitive and affective brain
science research, and ethical viewpoints.
(2) Oral examination- Questions such as master’s thesis and related research papers or work experience areasked.
(3) Examination Date and Venue
Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Examination date
Friday, August23, 2024

Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Short essay and Sugitani Campus (Medicine andFrom 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test*1
Pharmaceutical)
University of ToyamaOral2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
From 13:30
examination*2
Toyama Prefecture
Time

Enrollment in April 2025(The second recruitment)
Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Short essay and Sugitani Campus (Medicine andFrom 11:00 to 12:00
Thursday,aptitude test*1
Pharmaceutical)
February 27,
University of Toyama
Oral
2025
2630 Sugitani, Toyama-city,
From 13:30
examination*2
Toyama Prefecture*2 The starting time of the oral examination may vary depending on the number of applicants.
We will inform you of any changes, if any, when we issue you the Examination Voucher.
Examination date

Time

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8. Selection Method for Admission to Graduate Program of Medical Design

For admission selection, the applicant’s motivation, enthusiasm and academic ability, motivation,ability, etc. equivalent to completion of a master's degree program, based on essay, aptitude test,
foreign language (English) examination (refer to “4. Use of External English Test” on page 19), oral
examination, and academic transcript.
(1) Written examination*1 Applicants who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine andPharmaceutical Sciences Master's Program ,the master's course of the Graduate School of
Pharma-Medical Science or the master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science andEngineering in the month before the month in which you wish to enroll are not required totake the written examination.
Short essay and aptitude test
- The aptitude test requires basic knowledge of your desired field.
(2) Oral examination- Questions such as master’s thesis and related research papers or work experience areasked.
(3) Examination Date and Venue
Enrollment in April 2025(The first recruitment) and Enrollment in October 2024
Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Short essay and Gofuku Campus
From 11:00 to 12:00
aptitude test*1
University of Toyama
Thursday, August3190 Gofuku, Toyama-city,
22, 2024
Oral
From 13:30
Toyama Prefecture
examination*2
Examination dateTime

Enrollment in April 2025(The second recruitment)
Examination
Examination venue
subjects, etc.
Short essay and Gofuku Campus
From 11:00 to 12:00
Thursday,aptitude test*1
University of Toyama
February 27,
3190 Gofuku, Toyama-city,
Oral
2025
From 13:30
Toyama Prefecture
examination*2*2 The starting time of the oral examination may vary depending on the number of applicants.
We will inform you of any changes, if any, when we issue you the Examination Voucher.
Examination date

Time

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IV General Procedure of Application and Admission

1. Application Procedures
Applications must be submitted online only. The application procedure is completed by sending the required
documents by registered express mail within the application period after the registration and payment of theapplication fee on the Internet application site.Please read the following "Online Application Procedure" carefully
and follow the instructions.

Online Application Procedure
STEP 1
PrepareAccess theonlineapplication
websitePrepareSTEP 2Create anaccount on
My Page

STEP 3

Registerthe contentsof your
application

STEP 4

Pay theentrance
examination
fee

STEP 5

Printing
required
documents

Mailing
application
documents

STEP 6
Application
completed

Print youradmission
ticketsee page 28

Prepare a PC with an Internet connection and a printer, etc.
It may take time for the required documents* to be issued. Pleasestart preparing them early and ensure that you have them with you
before applying.

Certificate

Data of your photo*Required Documents : An official transcript, data of your photo, etc.

Access the Online Application Website
Access from theOnline Application
websiteor
the University
websitehttps://e-apply.jp/ds/toyama-gs/

https://www.u-toyama.ac.jp/

After completing registration on the Internet application site (STEP 2), the application is completed by paying theexamination fee (STEP 3), printing and mailing the required documents (STEP 4, STEP 5).
Please note that your application is not complete just by registering.
Online applications are available 24 hours a day.
However, application documents must arrive by 17:00 on the last day of the application period.
Please make sure to give yourself plenty of time when applying.

STEP

1

Create an Account on My Page
Enter the required information according to the instructions on the screen to create an account on My Page.
If you have already registered on My Page, proceed to STEP 4.

① If you are registering for the
first time, click
My Page Registration⑤ From the log-in screen, use
your registered e-mail address
and the default password you
received in step 4 and click② Register your e-mail addressand click on
Send an e-mail for
temporary registration③ Click on thefrom
the user registration screen.
To the log-in page

④ A default password and aregistration URL will be sent toyour registered e-mail address.
*Configure your e-mail settings to receive
e-mails from the @e-apply.jp domain.

⑥ Change your default password.

⑦ Enter your personal informationand clickNext

log-in24⑧ Confirm your personal
information and click
Register this information

* You can proceed to the application procedures by clicking on the
button only while applications are being accepted.

Apply⑨ Registration is complete. Click
To My Page

STEP

2

⑩ When the above page appears,
My Page registration is complete.

You cannot proceed from here onward during times outside the period.
Click on the

Log-out

button.

Register the Contents of Your Application
Make sure to check the procedures and important notices on the screen, and then enter the required fields
according to the instructions on the screen.

① After logging in to My Page,
click on the
button,Apply
and the registration page willappear.

② Select an entrance exam andconfirm the important notices.

③ Select the desired department,etc.

④ Upload a photo.

⑦ Your application is registered.

⑧ Payment methods for
examination fees.

Select Photo
Click on the
button to select a photo.

ple

sam

⑤ Enter your information
entrance (name, address, etc.).

⑥ Confirm the contents of yourapplication.
Application Form (sample)
Click on the
button to check your application form.

Pay
Click on the
button to proceed to the page where
you can pay your entrance
examination fee.

●Convenience stores●ATMs with Pay-easy●Online banking●Credit cards⑨ Document required for the application in PDF format(Sample)*This document can be printed out after the entrance examination fee is paid.

If you have selected “Convenience Stores” or “ATMS with Pay-easy” as your payment method, write down thepayment number, which will appear after the selection of a payment method, in the memo space below, and makethe payment at a convenience store or an ATM with Pay-easy within the designated payment deadline.

For LAWSON, MINISTOP, FamilyMart, ATMS with Pay-easy

For 7-ELEVEN

Customernumber memo
(11 digits)

Payment slip
numberMemo (13 digits)

Confirmation
number memo
(6 digits)

For Daily YAMAZAKI, Seicomart
Online payment
number by
Memo (11 digits)

Receiving agency
number (5 digits)

receiving agency number is
5 8 0 2 1 * Arequiredfor payment Pay-easy.

A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you after the application registration is completed. If you have restricted the reception ofe-mails, please allow e-mails from the sender (@e-apply.jp) to be received. *Please note that confirmation e-mails may be sorted
into your junk e-mail folder, etc.

Please be careful not to enter incorrect information, as the registered information cannot be changed or modified after theapplication registration is completed. However, if you have not yet paid the entrance examination fee, you can substantially modify
the information by re-registering using the correct information.
* Please note that if you have selected a credit card for the “Payment Method for the Entrance Examination Fee,” the payment will be completed
simultaneously with the registration for application.

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STEP

3

Pay the Entrance Examination Fee
Credit Card Payment

Online Banking Payment

You can select this method and make a payment when registering
your application.

【Accepted Credit Cards】
VISA, Master, JCB, AMERICAN EXPRESS, MUFG Card, DC Card, UFJ Card, NICOS Card

After registering your application, you will be
redirected to the page of each financial institution
from the current page. Please follow the instructions
on the screen to make the payment.
*For online payment, your bank account must be signed up forinternet banking.

The procedures are completed online.

Payment is completed upon registration.

Convenience Store Payment

Bank ATMs with Pay-easy

Payment at a convenience store can be made using the payment
number that will appear after you have registered the application
information.
●Payment can be madeat a cash register.

●Payment can be made using astore terminal.
Loppi

Payment can be made using thepayment number that will appear
after you have registered theapplication information at bankATMs with Pay-easy by following the
instructions on the ATM screen.
*Please check the “Payment Method Selection” screen to see
the banks that offer this payment method.

Multi-functional
copy machineEnter the required information following the instructions on the screen of each convenience store
terminal or ATM and confirm the details before paying the entrance examination fee.

Convenience Stores

Bank ATMs

7-ELEVEN

Daily YAMAZAKIYAMAZAKI DAILY STORELAWSONMINISTOP

FamilyMart

SeicomartATMs with
Pay-easy

Store cash register

Store cash register

Loppi

Multi-functional copy machineStore cash register

ATMS with Pay-easyTell the cashier thatyou want to make an"Internet Payment"

Tell the cashier thatyou want to make an"Online Payment".

Select “Those whohave a number”.

Select“Payment/Charge(Convenience Store
Payment/Charge)”.

Tell the cashier thatyou want to make an“Internet Payment”

Select “Tax and Fee
Payment,”. etc.

Enter the “customer
number (11 digits)”.

Enter the “customer
number (11 digits)”.
Tell the cashier the“online payment
number” (11 digits).

Enter the receiving
agency number“58021”.

Tell the cashier the"payment slip
number" (13 digits).

Tell the cashier the"online payment
number" (11 digits).

Select the“multi-payment
service”.

Enter the “customer
number (11 digits)”.

Pay the entrance examination fee
at the cash register.

Enter the“confirmation number(6 digits)”.

Enter the“confirmation number(6 digits)”.

Enter the“confirmation number(6 digits)”.

Confirm the payment
information.

Confirm the payment
information.

Confirm the payment
information.

Bring the printed application ticket (acceptanceslip) to the cash register to pay the examination
fee in cash. Please pay at the cash register within
30 minutes after the application ticket(acceptance slip) is printed.

Be sure to receive the receipt (receipt slip form).

Pay the entrance
examination fee
at the cash register.

Be sure to receive the statement and receipt.

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Select “Cash” and“Cash Card” and pay
the entrance
examination fee.

Be sure to receive
the statement.

STEP

4

Printing required documents
Please log in from the "Confirm
Application/Print Application Form" buttonand print the application form and otherrequired documents in color on A4 paper.

Application form PDF (image)

STEP

5

Mailing application documents

Please note that your application is not complete just by registering.

Please send the documents required for the application by “Registered express mail" from the post officewindow during the application period.

■ Application Documents
One copy is required for each application registration.
Please refer to pages 30 to 31 of the university's application
guidelines to prepare the documents required for
application.

<Deadline for submission of application documents>

Post office window

See page 29

Address sheet

The mailing address for theapplication documents is automaticallyprinted on the address sheet.
Paste the address sheet on a commerciallyavailable square No. 2 envelope(240mm x 332mm)please.

Once received, the application fee and application documents will not be returned except
for reasons specified in the application guidelines.

< Application completed >We will not respond to any inquiries regarding acceptance by telephone or other means.

STEP

6

Print your admission ticket

see page 31

You will be able to print your admission ticket from the online
application site after the date of issuance of your admission ticket.
Please log in from the "Print Examination Ticket" button and print it.
Be sure to print the admission ticket in color on A4 paper and bringit with you on the day of the examination.

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(1) Advance Preparation
Documents, etc.

summary

Recommended
Use the following Web browser for Internet filing:
System Environmentst ・Microsoft Edge Latest edition
・Google Chrome Latest edition
・Mozilla Firefox Latest edition
・Apple Safari Latest edition* If you would use a tab function of a browser to simultaneously
carry out an application operation using more than one tab, there
may be the case of malfunction, such as, selected contents aretaken over to other tabs. Please refrain from simultaneously
carrying out the application operation using more than one tab.
If you want to go back to the previous screen, please use the"Return" button displayed on the screen instead of the "Back"button of your browser.
* Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets can be viewed,
but since it is not a recommended environment, it may not be
displayed properly from some terminal screens. In addition, a
printing function is required, so please use a computer.
Software neededfor downloading or
printing PDF files

Adobe Reader is necessary to view or print the application form
that is in a PDF format. Please download the Adobe Reader
software from the following website (free download).

E-mail address

A valid email address is required for your application. Please be
ready to provide your email address when you start your online
registration for application.
We recommend that you use an email address that can be usedwith a computer in order to print out the application form.
Also, please check your email settings to ensure that you receive
emails from the following domain: @e-apply.jp

Personal photo

Face photo data by the applicant in the application (jpeg, png,
bitmap, or gif) is required.
In the upper body, no hat, front-facing, Please prepare a clear
photograph taken within 3 months prior to submission. File will be
up to 10MB.
It should be noted that, if it is determined that it is not suitable asapplication photos, there is a case to be re-submitted..

Printer

In order to output the application form and examination admission
ticket (PDF), print on A4 plain paper. You need a color printer thatcan be used with printing paper (plain paper, PPC paper, OA
common paper, copy paper, etc.) Please to mind.

Square 2 envelope

Use a commercially available No. 2 square envelope (240 mm x
332 mm). Please use the "address sheet" that is output when you
print the admission application form and paste it on the envelope.

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(2) Application Period

Category
Application Period
General Admission Examination
Enrollment in OctoberSpecial Admission Examination for
2024
International Students
Friday, July 12 to Friday,
July 19, 2024, at 17:00
General Admission Examination
Enrollment in April 2025
Special Admission Examination for(The first recruitment)International Students
General Admission Examination
Monday, January 20 toEnrollment in April 2025
Special Admission Examination for
Monday, January 27,(The second recruitment)International Students
2025, at 17:00
If you hand in the documents in person to the University, they are accepted between 9:00 and
17:00 on weekdays.
If you mail them, they must reach the University by 17:00 on Application deadline. However, we
will accept application documents even when they reach the University after the expiration of theapplication period on condition that they are delivered by registered express mail with a postmark
before the day before the application deadline.
(3) Examination Fee
30,000 yen.
Payment of the application fee will be made after completion of the registration of application
details in STEP 2 on page 25. Please apply through the university's "Internet Application Site
(https://e-apply.jp/ds/toyama-gs/)" and pay the application fee after completing the applicant
registration. Please confirm the method of payment of the examination fee by referring to STEP 3,
Payment of the Examination Fee, on page 26. After paying the application fee, you will be able toprint out the application form.
A separate handling fee is required for payment of the examination fee. The fee is to be paid by
the payer.
However, if you are currently enrolled in a master's course or a master's course at a graduate
school of the University of Toyama and wish to continue to a doctoral program of the Graduate
School, you are not required to pay the "examination fee".
In addition, there is a system of exemption from the examination fee for those affected bydisasters. For more information, please refer to the University's website.
Once the examination fee has been received, it will not be refunded for any reason, except in thefollowing cases.
[1] Cases in which a refund of the examination fee may be requested and the amount of refund.
(i) If you paid the application fee but did not apply to the University of Toyama (did not submit
the application documents, etc. or your application was not accepted) [Refund amount]
30,000 yen(ii) In case of double payment of the examination fee [Refund amount] 30,000 yen(iii) If you have paid a large amount of the examination fee [Refund amount] The amount you
havepaid in excess of the examination fee
However, the recipient is responsible for the bank transfer fee when returning the loan.
[2] Method of claiming refund
Please fill out the attached " written claim for refund of examination fee " and mail it to the
University.
Send to: Accounting Division Ⅰ of Finance and Facilities Department
University of Toyama 3190 Gofuku, Toyama City, Toyama 930-8555
Tel: 076-445-6053

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(4) Application Documents
Applicants must submit the required documents in an envelope with an "address sheet"attached. If mailed, please use by registered express mail (EMS or other traceable means if
mailing from abroad). The required documents will be sent after the payment of theexamination fee in STEP 3 on page 26 is completed.
Documents to be printed from the Internet application site
Documents, etc.
Notes
Please print out the application form in A4 size in color from the[1] Application
Internet application site.
for admission
Printing is available after payment of the application fee.
Please print out the application form in A4 size in color from theInternet application site.
[2] Address sheet
Attach it to a commercially available kakugata 2 envelope(240mm x 332mm) without peeling off.
Please print out the application in A4 size from the Internet application
site.
[3] Pledge
See "8. Security Export Control" on page 34.
Be sure to check the printed information for errors.

Documents to be prepared by applicants
Documents, etc.
Description
The document shall be prepared by the president (dean of thegraduate school) of the university from which the applicant
Certificate ofgraduated. (Applicants who have graduated from the University of[1]Completion
Toyama's Master's and Master's programs do not need to submitit.)
The document shall be prepared and sealed by the president ordean of the graduate school the applicant graduated from.
[2] Academic Transcript However, no sealing is required when anti-counterfeiting and anticopying paper is used.
The document shall be prepared and sealed by the president orof the university the applicant graduated from.
[3] Academic Transcript dean
However, no sealing is required when anti-counterfeiting and anticopying paper is used.
1 copy(Applicants who have applied for the qualification may alternatively
Master's thesis or its submit a "List of research papers and documents (including
conference presentations)" (in the form prescribed by the[4]replacement
University)). (Applicants who apply for the qualification may submit"List of Research Documents (including conference presentations)"(in the format prescribed by the University) instead of the above.
2 copies
One A4 size paper, no more than one page (two pages in total with
figures and tables on a separate page), clearly marked with the titleof the paper, your name and company name. The main text should
Abstract of the
be no less than 11-point font size with a minimum of 20 mm[5]
above thesis or
margins on the top, bottom, left and right sides of the main body .
dissertation(Applicants who are applying for the qualification may alternatively
submit a "Summary of research and work (A4 size, approximately
2,000 words)").
Research・ Academic papers that meet the requirements for application
Achievements(photocopies are acceptable)[6] (Applicants for short- ・An
abstract of the academic paper that meets the requirements forterm completion for application(in the format prescribed by the University)
working adults)
Students who are currently enrolled in other graduate schools, etc.,
Letter of approval for or who are currently employed in government agencies,
corporations, etc., are requested to attach an examination approval[7]
taking theform from the dean or head of the relevant graduate school.
examination(Any form acceptable)
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Copy of Certificate of An applicant who has a foreign nationality and currently lives in
Residence, etc.
Japan is requested to submit a copy of their residence certificate or[8] (Persons
with foreign residence card (with both sides copied) issued by the mayor of thenationality only) city, town or village or the head of the special ward.
Submit the copy score sheet for one of the following tests.
If you are unable to submit your score sheet at the time of application,please submit a document indicating that you have taken or areplanning to take the following examination (e.g. a copy of the
TOEFL / TOEIC / examination admission card) and submit the score sheet (copy)
IELTS Score Sheet before the day of the admission examination.
[1] Score Report for the applicant of TOEFL-iBT[9](copy)(Only for relevant [2] Score Report of TOEFL-ITP[3] Official Score Certificate of TOEIC Listening & Reading
applicants)[4] Score Report of TOEIC L&R-IP[5] Test Report Form-TRF of IELTS
Only the score sheets of the tests taken on and after September 1,
2021 are valid and acceptable.
(Note) For documents written in languages other than Japanese or English, attach Japanese or
English translations to them.
Where to Submit Application Documents
Program name
Address
Graduate Program of
Pharmaceutical Science andTechnology
Educational Affairs Division, Sugitani Area Administration
Graduate Program of
Department,
University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama
Applied Natural Medicine
City, Toyama Prefecture, 930-0194, Japan
Graduate Program of
Cognitive and Emotional
Neuroscience
Graduate Program ofMedical Design

Admission Off ice (Educational Affairs Division) of the School ofEngineering, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama
City, Toyama Prefecture, 930-8555, Japan

2. Print out the Examination Voucher and Examination Instructions(1) The examination voucher will be available for printing on the Internet application site after
the date of issuance of the voucher after the University receives the application documents
sent by the applicant. When the examination voucher is ready to be printed, we will notify
the applicant's e-mail address registered at the time of Internet application.

Date of Issue of Examination Voucher, etc.
Category
Enrollment in October 2024

Enrollment in April 2025 (The first recruitment)

Deadline
15:00 on Wednesday, August 7,
2024 (tentative)

15:00 on Friday, February 14, 2025
(tentative)(Note) The date of issuance of examination vouchers is tentative and may be subject tochange.
(2) Log in to My Page from "Login" on the Internet application site. In order to log in, you willneed [your email address and the password you set yourself].
(3) After log in, please download the examination voucher. Please print out the examination
voucher in color on A4 paper and bring it with you on the day of the examination. Please
note that a separate notification of examination instructions will be sent to you by e-mail, so
please make sure you read them carefully before taking the examination.
Enrollment in April 2025 (The second recruitment)

Precautions(1) After printing the examination voucher, be sure to check the information on it. If theinformation is different from what you registered for the application, please contact the
Examination Section of the Admissions Office for Educational Affairs Division of Sugitani
Area Administration Department as soon as possible.
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Also, be sure to check that the examination number on the computer screen and thenumber on the printed examination voucher match.
(2) Even if you do not receive an e-mail, please log in to the Internet application site and printout the examination voucher and instructions for the examination.
(3) The number you receive when you register your application online is not your examination
number. Please be sure to bring your examination voucher with you on the day of theexamination, as you will not be allowed to take the examination using your reception
number.
(4) On the day of the examination, it is not acceptable to present the examination voucher by
displaying it on the screen of a smartphone or other such device. Be sure to bring theprinted examination voucher and keep it in a safe place after the examination.

3. Examination of Eligibility for Application
Each of applicants who intend to file their applications for the General Admission Examination(5) ,(6)through (11) and the Special Admission Examination for International Students (2) will be
individually examined in advance. In such cases, make an inquiry to the following section inadvance and submit the requested documents by the due date.
[Inquiry and Submission]
Examination Section of Admissions Office, Educational Affairs Division, Sugitani Area
Administration Department, University of Toyama
2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, 930-0194, Japan
Phone: (076) 434-7658(1) Documents necessary for Examination of Eligibility for Application[1] Application for Examination of Eligibility for Application (form designated by the University)[2] Transcripts and graduation certificates from the last school attended[3] Summary of research and work
[4] List of research papers (including conference presentations) (In the format prescribed by
the University)* The originals of each certificate must be submitted. Copies will not be accepted.
Documents written in foreign languages must be submitted with Japanese translation.
(2) Deadline for the submission of documents
Category
Enrollment in October 2024
Enrollment in April 2025 (The first recruitment)

Deadline
16:00 on Thursday, July 4, 2024

Enrollment in April 2025 (The second recruitment) 16:00 on Friday, January 10, 2024
As a rule, application documents shall be submitted by mail and must reach the University
by the above-mentioned deadline.
If an applicant hands in the documents himself/herself to the university for some inevitablereason, we will accept them between 9:00 and 16:00 on weekdays. They will not be accepted
after the deadline.
(3) Notification of the examination results
We will send the result of the preliminary examination to each applicant by the following
date.
Category
Notification
Enrollment in October 2024
By Thursday, July 11, 2024
Enrollment in April 2025 (The first recruitment)
Enrollment in April 2025 (The second recruitment) By Friday, January 17, 2025

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4. Announcement of successful applicants
At the following date, the examinee’s numbers of successful applicants will be posted on thewebsite of the University of Toyama, and a Notification of Acceptance will be sent to the applicantsby mail.
We will not respond to any inquiries by telephone and e-mail or other means.
Category
Announcement
Enrollment in October 2024
15:00 on Tuesday, September 3,
2024
Enrollment in April 2025 (The first recruitment)
Enrollment in April 2025 (The second recruitment)

15:00 on Friday, March 7, 2025

5. Admission Procedure

The admission procedure is as follows. More details will be separately notified to the successful
applicants.
(1) Admission procedure period
Admission period
Deadline date
Enrollment in October 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
Enrollment in April 2025 (The first recruitment)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Enrollment in April 2025 (The second recruitment)
Friday, March 14, 2025 (provisional)(2) Expenses required for the admission procedurea. Enrollment fee: 282,000 yen (provisional)
However, if you have completed a master's course at one of the graduate schools of the
University of Toyama and wish to continue to a doctoral course at the Graduate School,
you do not need to pay the admission fee.
(Note) [1] The enrollment fee shown above is still provisional. If it is revised at the time ofenrollment, the new enrollment fee will apply.
[2] The paid enrollment fee will not be refunded.
b. Others[1] Persons who find it difficult to pay the enrollment fee may be exempted or deferredfrom collection after deliberation.
[2] Tuition fees must be paid after enrollment. The exact amount of the tuition fee anddetailed method of the payment will be announced at the time of the admission
procedure.
<Reference> The tuition fee of academic year 2024: 535,800 yen.
[3] There is a scholarship system of Japan Student Services Organization.
[4] Other expenses include the fee for the Personal Accident Insurance for Students
Pursuing Education and Research.
(3) Remarks
Persons who have not completed the admission procedure within the Admission procedure
period will be considered to have declined the admission.

6. Policy on Personal Information Protection

Personal information possessed by University of Toyama will be handled based on the Act on
the Protection of Personal Information, and University of Toyama Personal Information Protection
Policy.
(1) Personal information (including name, address, etc.) of applicants that comes to theknowledge of the University through the application shall be used for [1] applicant selection
procedure (application processing and selection), [2] announcement of successful
applicants, [3] admission procedure, [4] survey/study of the selection method, and [5]operations associated with those purposes.
(2) Personal information of those who completed the admission procedure that comes to theknowledge of the University through the application shall be used for post-admission
operations related to [1] academic affairs (registration, study guidance, etc.), [2] student
support (health care, application for tuition exemption or scholarship, career support, etc.),[3] tuition collection work, and [4] statistical survey and data analysis.
(3) We may use only the successful applicants’ numbers, names, and addresses for the
purpose of contact from the University’s relevant bodies, such as Alumni Association,
Supporting Group and Cooperative Society.
(Note) Applicants who do not wish to be contacted by the above bodies are requested to
inform the Educational Affairs Division of Sugitani Area Administration Department
to that effect.
(4) University of Toyama may have contractors do some kind of university operations. When33

conducting the operations, all or part of the personal information obtained shall be provided
to the contractor to the extent necessary to perform the operations; however, University of
Toyama supervises the use of information to ensure compliance with confidentiality.

7. Notes on Application(1) If any submitted application document is incomplete, the application may not be accepted.
(2) If the examination fee is not fully paid, the application will not be accepted.
(3) Accepted application documents will not be returned for any reason.
(4) Even after admission has been granted, if any discrepancy is found with the information in
the submitted documents, the admission may be cancelled.
(5) For inquiries related to the application and other matters, contact the following section:
Examination Section of Admissions Office, Educational Affairs Division of Sugitani Area
Administration Department, University of Toyama,
2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, 930-0194, Japan
Phone: 076-434-7658

8. Security Export Control

The University of Toyama has established the "University of Toyama Security Export Control
Regulations" based on the "Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act", and conducts strict
screening for security export control in the perspective of providing technology and export ofresearch equipment and materials. If applicants who fall under any of the regulated items, you may
not be able to get the permission to enroll, and receive the desired education at the university.
There may be restrictions on your desired research activities.
[Reference] “University of Toyama Regulations Concerning Security Export Control”
URL http://www3.u-toyama.ac.jp/soumu/kisoku/pdf/0110401.pdf

9. Preliminary Consultation for Applicants with Disabilities

Applicants with disabilities (visual impairment, hearing impairment, physical disability, sickness,injury, developmental disability, etc.) who may require special arrangements in their admission
examinations or in class should contact the Educational Affairs Division of Sugitani Area
Administration Department prior to application.
If necessary, the University may hold interviews with the applicant or his/her previous school’s
staff members, who may represent him/her.
* Even if you apply for prior consultation, you are not obliged to apply to the Universityof Toyama.
(1) Consultation deadline
Category
Deadline
Enrollment in October 2024
16:00 on Thursday, June 27, 2024
Enrollment in April 2025 (The first recruitment)
16:00 on Friday, December 27,
Enrollment in April 2025 (The second recruitment)
2024(2) Consultation method
Please download a Preliminary Consultation application form from the University's website or
create an application form containing the following information and submit it together with adoctor's medical certificate (its copy is also acceptable) to the Examination Section of
Admissions Office, Educational Affairs Division of Sugitani Area Administration Department.
[1] Name, gender, date of birth, address, telephone number and e-mail address[2] Program of choice and category of admission examination[3] Type and degree of disability[4] What special considerations the applicant desires during the admission examination[5] What special considerations the applicant desires during course of study[6] Measures taken at the previous university, etc. (Comments of the applicant’s academic
advisor)[7] Situation of daily life
[8] Other matters for reference (Please also submit any reference materials to be used for
consultation, e.g. a copy of Physical Disability Certificate, etc.)(Reference) Preliminary Consultation Application Form page
(University’s Home Page) → “Admission exam information” → “Preliminary consultation
for applicants with disabilities”(3) Contact for consultation
Educational Affairs Division of Sugitani Area Administration Department, University of
Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, 930-0194, Japan
Phone: 076-434-7658
FAX: 076-434-4545
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(Note) If you wish to use hearing aids, crutches, wheelchairs, etc., used in your daily life,
during the examination, arrangements may be required in the examination venue
settings, etc., so please contact us beforehand.
Preliminary consultation is intended to inform applicants with disabilities about thecurrent situation of the University in advance and to find a better or ideal way when
they take an admission examination and/or lessons; it is not intended to restrict theiradmission and study.
(Reference) Please refer to the Guidelines for staff to eliminate discrimination on the basis of
disability at University of Toyama(University’s Home page) → “About the University of Toyama” → “Information”.

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V. Overview of the Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences

The Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences offers the curriculums organized by the
Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Graduate School of Scienceand Engineering in collaboration.
The Graduate School of Pharma-Medical Sciences aims to contribute to the development of
human and environmental health culture through collaboration and fusion among such different
fields as medicine, pharmacy, science, and engineering, It teaches academic theories, researchtechniques, and applications in those fields to enable students to cultivate deep knowledge andsuperior skills for pursuing careers that require a high level of expertise.
Based on this objective, a degree will be granted to persons who have made academic
achievements confirmed by this graduate school through acquisition of not only universal
knowledge and skills in medicine, pharmacy, science, and engineering based on the fundamental
abilities in a wide range of fields of education and research, but also the ability to think and act on
their own to create something new based on the advanced specialized knowledge and ethics.
Please note that all graduate schools that will be reorganized in the 2022 academic year will
adopt a four-term (quarter) system, and each course will be offered in principle on a single-termbasis. Each term lasts for 8 weeks.
Comparison of two-term (semester) and four-term (quarter) systems
Name of each term
Two-term (semester) system
Four-term (quarter) system

First semester
First term

Second term

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Second semester
Third term

Fourth termOverview of each program
1. Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology(1) Purpose and Degree
The purpose of the Graduate Program of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology is to nurture
people who can contribute to pharmaceutical development through specialized education focusing
on medicine development process from discovery, synthesis, pharmacokinetics, safety tests,
formulation to clinical trials. Also, the Program trains researchers and engineers who aim to play anactive role in the field of pharmaceutical science based on the acquired knowledge and technology.
A Doctoral degree (pharmaceutical sciences) will be awarded to persons who have completed
this program.
(2) Special Measures for Educational Methods
In order to allow persons currently in employment to study without leaving their jobs, special
measures can be taken in accordance with the “Special Provision on Educational Method
Stipulated in Article 14 of the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools.”
Persons eligible for the special educational measures can attend classes and research guidance
not only in the daytime, but also at night if they submit a course plan in consultation with theiracademic advisors. As a rule, the night classes are scheduled between 18:10 and 21:20 from
Monday through Friday. Apart from this schedule, eligible students can take the classes on
Saturdays or during summer holidays depending on the class subject.
Class hours are scheduled as follows.
1st Period 8:45 to 10:15
2nd Period 10:30 to 12:00
3rd Period 13:00 to 14:30
4th Period 14:45 to 16:15
5th Period 16:30 to 18:00
6th Period 18:10 to 19:40
7th Period 19:50 to 21:20(3) Requirements for Completion of Courses
As a rule, students must be enrolled for at least 3 years, take the designated classes (including
special research) to obtain 16 or more credits, receive the necessary research supervision, andpass the dissertation and final examination.
In addition, if a student, due to circumstances such as having an occupation, etc., puts forward aplan to take and complete a course in a planned manner for a certain period beyond the standard
length of study (3 years), the plan may be approved.
(4) List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors
See the attached Table I-1.

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2. Graduate Program of Applied Natural Medicine(1) Purpose and Degree
Natural medicine has already played an important role in modern medical practice, and it isexpected to be further utilized by clarifying new efficacy and scientific evidence. New medicine
discovery research based on the natural medicines is a highly promising research area that canlead to therapeutic innovation in various diseases. In addition, research on natural medicine isdirectly linked to the advancement of preemptive preventive medicine and the elucidation ofcomplex systems and pre-illness states of living organisms, and will greatly contribute to therealization of healthy life expectancy. In light of this potential for development, it is essential to forma virtuous cycle of expanding the base, developing and cultivating excellent people, and further
increasing the social presence of this academic field.
This program is designed to provide students with a wide range of highly specialized knowledge
and skills concerning natural pharmacology through an integrated education of medicine andscience. The purpose is to foster people, such as researchers, educators, engineers, or reviewers(administrative officer) who can contribute to the development of medicines and human health, aswell as to the advancement of academic research in the field of pharmaceutical science bydeveloping innovative medicines from traditional ones such as natural pharmacology based on preillness research.
A Doctoral degree (pharmaceutical sciences) will be awarded to persons who have completed
this program.
(2) Special Measures for Educational Methods
In order to allow persons currently in employment to study without leaving their jobs, special
measures can be taken in accordance with the “Special Provision on Educational Method
Stipulated in Article 14 of the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools.”
Persons eligible for the special educational measures can attend classes and research guidance
not only in the daytime, but also at night if they submit a course plan in consultation with theiracademic advisors. As a rule, the night classes are scheduled between 18:10 and 21:20 from
Monday through Friday. Apart from this schedule, eligible students can take the classes on
Saturdays or during summer holidays depending on the class subject.
Class hours are scheduled as follows.
1st Period 8:45 to 10:15
2nd Period 10:30 to 12:00
3rd Period 13:00 to 14:30
4th Period 14:45 to 16:15
5th Period 16:30 to 18:00
6th Period 18:10 to 19:40
7th Period 19:50 to 21:20(3) Requirements for Completion of Courses
As a rule, students must be enrolled for at least 3 years, take the designated classes (including
special research) to obtain 16 or more credits, receive the necessary research supervision, andpass the dissertation and final examination.
In addition, if a student, due to circumstances such as having an occupation, etc., puts forward aplan to take and complete a course in a planned manner for a certain period beyond the standard
length of study (3 years), the plan may be approved.
(4) List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors
See the attached Table I-2.

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3. Graduate Program of Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience(1) Purpose and Degree
The purpose of this graduate program is to nurture people, in the field of brain science research,
who have fundamental ability to support research and can collect information, think logically,
spread information, understand theses in English, discuss research topics with others, and canalso do so at academic communities in specialized research fields. Also, it provides the students
with bioethics and researcher ethics to cultivate an ethical views that enable them to takeappropriate actions in accordance with social norms.
A Doctoral degree (neuroscience) will be awarded to persons who have completed this program.
(2) Special Measures for Educational Methods
In order to allow persons currently in employment to study without leaving their jobs, special
measures can be taken in accordance with the “Special Provision on Educational Method
Stipulated in Article 14 of the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools.”
Persons eligible for the special educational measures can attend classes and research guidance
not only in the daytime, but also at night if they submit a course plan in consultation with theiracademic advisors. As a rule, the night classes are scheduled between 18:10 and 21:20 from
Monday through Friday. Apart from this schedule, eligible students can take the classes on
Saturdays or during summer holidays depending on the class subject.
Class hours are scheduled as follows.
1st Period 8:45 to 10:15
2nd Period 10:30 to 12:00
3rd Period 13:00 to 14:30
4th Period 14:45 to 16:15
5th Period 16:30 to 18:00
6th Period 18:10 to 19:40
7th Period 19:50 to 21:20(3) Requirements for Completion of Courses
As a rule, students must be enrolled for at least 3 years, take the designated classes (including
special research) to obtain 16 or more credits, receive the necessary research supervision, andpass the dissertation and final examination.
In addition, if a student, due to circumstances such as having an occupation, etc., puts forward aplan to take and complete a course in a planned manner for a certain period beyond the standard
length of study (3 years), the plan may be approved.
(4) List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors
See the attached Table I-3.

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4. Graduate Program of Medical Design(1) Purpose and Degree
In Japan, the population aging is picking up the pace, and the need for healthcare is increasing.
Especially in non-metropolitan cities such as those in Toyama Prefecture, elderly people make upa large proportion of the population, and it has become an important issue to provide them withappropriate healthcare and extend their healthy life expectancy. On the other hand, Toyama
Prefecture is home to a large number of companies in the fields of precision machinery, metal andresin processing, and these companies are aiming to enter the medical and welfare equipment or
related service fields that enable them to produce higher-value-added products. If the developmentof medical and welfare equipment and services that accurately meet domestic needs is promotedby the local businesses in Toyama Prefecture, it will contribute to not only the enhancement of thegood health and welfare of the people, but also the revitalization of the economy of Japan including
Toyama Prefecture. From this perspective, the Graduate Program of Medical Design is working todevelop such people who can connect the medical and welfare workplaces with businesses.
- Persons who can discover the needs of the medical treatment and welfare workplaces byexchanging opinions with patients and medical welfare workers and observing the behaviors of
those people.
- Persons who can create the concept of development solutions to meet the needs.
- Persons who can put concepts into prototypes of a company’s product, etc.
- Persons who can commercialize the prototype and introduce the product to society based on theapproval by regulatory authorities such as the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, etc.
A Doctoral degree (medical engineering) will be awarded to persons who have completed thisprogram.
(2) Special Measures for Educational Methods
In order to allow persons currently in employment to study without leaving their jobs, special
measures can be taken in accordance with the “Special Provision on Educational Method
Stipulated in Article 14 of the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools.”
Persons eligible for the special educational measures can attend classes and research guidance
not only in the daytime, but also at night if they submit a course plan in consultation with theiracademic advisors. As a rule, the night classes are scheduled between 18:10 and 21:20 from
Monday through Friday. Apart from this schedule, eligible students can take the classes on
Saturdays or during summer holidays depending on the class subject.
Class hours are scheduled as follows.
1st Period 8:45 to 10:15
2nd Period 10:30 to 12:00
3rd Period 13:00 to 14:30
4th Period 14:45 to 16:15
5th Period 16:30 to 18:00
6th Period 18:10 to 19:40
7th Period 19:50 to 21:20(3) Requirements for Completion of Courses
As a rule, students must be enrolled for at least 3 years, take the designated classes (including
special research) to obtain 16 or more credits, receive the necessary research supervision, andpass the dissertation and final examination.
In addition, if a student, due to circumstances such as having an occupation, etc., puts forward aplan to take and complete a course in a planned manner for a certain period beyond the standard
length of study (3 years), the plan may be approved.
(4) List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors
See the attached Table I-4.

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Table I-1 List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors (Pharmaceutical Science and Technology)
Educational area
Responsible teacher
Research contents
Contact address
Biopharmaceutics
・Blood-retinal barrier transport function analysis and drug delivery to the retina
・Blood-retinal barrier cell reconstruction and analysis of interaction between cells
Professor
・Elucidation of biological function and transport function in in vivo barrier tissue
HOSOYA Ken-ichi(will be retired in March2026)(Sugitani Campus)
hosoyak@pha
Associate Professor
Biorecognition Chemistry
Professor
TOMOHIRO Takenori
ttomo@pha(Sugitani Campus)
Cancer Cell Biology
Professor
SAKURAI Hiroaki
hsakurai@pha(Sugitani Campus)
Chemical Biology

Associate Professor
CHIBA Junya
chiba@pha(Sugitani Campus)
Synthetic andMedicinal Chemistry
Professor
MATSUYA Yuji
matsuya@pha(Sugitani Campus)

Molecular Cell Biology
Professor
SO Takanori
tso@pha
(Sugitani Campus)

Synthetic and
Biomolecular Organic
Chemistry

・Chemical biology for efficient drug discovery: target identification, visualization, utilization,and manipulation
・Drug activity-based functional proteomics
・Synthetic multicomponent integration strategy toward chemical biology and drug discovery

・Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of tumor progression via inflammatory signaling
pathways
・Study on the activation mechanisms of molecular targets in cancer therapy
・Study on the intracellular signals in malignant progression of melanoma

・Chemical biology based on synthetic chemistry, particularly three projects in artificial
DNA, protein control, and saccharide recognition

・Development of new organic reactions for drug discovery
・Search for novel seeds of new drugs and structure-activity relationship research・Synthesis and structural optimization of bioactive compounds

・Elucidation of the molecular mechanism of cytokine signaling regulated by TRAF5・Development of immunotherapeutic recombinant TNF family proteins
・Elucidation of the molecular pathology of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

・Development of environmentally benign organic reactions
・Synthesis of biologically active natural products
・Pharmaceutical chemical research in bioactive substances

Professor
YAKURA Takayuki
yakura@pha(Sugitani Campus)

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Educational area
Responsible teacher
Contact address
Biointerface Chemistry
Professor
NAKANO Minoru
mnakano@pha(Sugitani Campus)
Structural Biology
Professor
MIZUGUCHI Mineyuki
mineyuki@pha(Sugitani Campus)
Pharmaceutical
Physiology
Professor
SAKAI Hideki
sakaih@pha(Sugitani Campus)

Pharmaceutical
Technology
Appointed Associate
Professor
OKADA Kotaro
kokada@pha(Sugitani Campus)

Computational Drug
Design and Mathematical
Medicine
Professor
TAKAOKA Yutaka
ytakaoka@med(Sugitani Campus)

Research contents
・Study of membrane lipid dynamics and elucidation of lipid transfer machinery
・Elucidation of lipid flip-flop mechanisms
・Biophysical research for interaction of amyloid beta with membranes
・Structural and functional investigation and pharmaceutical application of lipid nanoparticles

We determine protein conformation by NMR and X-ray crystallography to analyze functions
and conduct researches on the relation between changes in protein structures and diseases by
examination of abnormal structures such as amyloid fibril.

Physiological, biochemical and pharmacological studies on normal and cancer cells to clarify
1) interactions between drugs and ion transporting proteins interactions between drugs andion transporting proteins such as pumps, transporters and channels
2) functional relations among ion transporting proteins3) pathophysiological functions of ion transporting proteins

・Development of methods for evaluating the physical properties of pharmaceutical products
using nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation

Our aims to construct theoretical medicine, which has an analogous concept of theoreticalphysics in contrast with experimental physics. It is not easy to describe the human body, that
is, a complex system, with a hard science which uses mathematical models in such field asphysics or chemistry. Therefore, we utilize molecular simulation analyses to describe humanbody partially, and use this approach to predict the future disease treatments. It is a challenge
to evolve the medical system as a science with accumulated logic for prediction from the one
which emphasizes experiences and results. Our final goal is to enable a paradigm shift from"validation" to "prediction" in the system of medical science. It is important to note that we
pay attention whether the mathematical model is applicable to the real world and do not aim
for mathematical sophistication.
In addition, we also study the themes for Kampo and Acupuncture, machine learning andnatural language processing, and social medicine such as community medical policies,
improvement of hospital function, and medical management as follows:・Prediction of adverse drug reactions base on molecular simulation and mathematical models
・Prediction of drug efficacy of molecularly target drugs for cancer based on molecularsimulation and mathematical models
・Design of nucleic acid drugs and evaluation of drug efficacy
・Application of drug repurposing to computational drug design
・Molecular simulation analysis of pathological conditions caused by genetic mutations
resulting in amino acid substitutions
・Molecular mechanisms of therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion
・Application of AI technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing to
improvement of hospital functions
・Population dynamics and the future prediction of community medicine

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Responsible teacher
Contact address
Biofunctional
Chemistry
Professor
IKAWA Yoshiya
yikawa@sci(Gofuku Campus)
Bioorganic Medicinal
Chemistry
Assistant Professor
OKADA Takuya
tokada@eng(Gofuku Campus)

Engineering based on
Genetic Information
Professor
KUROSAWA Nobuyuki
kurosawa@eng(Gofuku Campus)

Biomaterial Designingand Engineering
Associate Professor
NAKAJI Tadashi
nakaji@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Computers and Applied
Chemistry
Associate Professor
ISHIYAMA Tatsuya
ishiyama@eng(Gofuku Campus)

Biomolecular Chemistry
Associate Professor
SAKONO Masafumi
msakono@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Synthetic and Medicinal
Chemistry
Professor
ABE Hitoshi
abeh@eng(Gofuku Campus)

Research contents
Research interest in our group is to elucidate the molecular basis of naturally occurring RNAs
with catalytic and receptor functions. Another research interest of our group lies in theartificial generation of novel RNAs and RNA-based molecular systems with through rationaland evolutional approaches.

Based on synthetic organic chemistry, we conduct research and education on the synthesis ofnatural organic compounds having unique structures, and on the design, synthesis, andstructural optimization of small molecules with the aim of developing novel pharmaceuticals.

The research focused on the development of monoclonal antibodies for diagnosis, therapy andto analyze the functionality of biomolecules.
The research focused on the production of substances through biological reaction engineering
using microorganisms and the elucidation of microbial cellular mechanisms.
The research focused on the production of substances by biological reaction engineering using
microorganisms and the elucidation of microbial cellular mechanisms.
The research is focused on the techniques of synthetic biology for the artificial reconstructionof the molecules and systems that make up life.
The research object in our laboratory is the construction of the novel concept to developing
functional biomedical devices and the creation of biomaterials using synthetic polymer,
biopolymer, protein and cells. I conduct the research education to train researchers who canconstruct material development concepts and have the ability to advance the novel research.

We construct a model of biomolecular interactions based on quantum chemical principles andanalyze the molecular structure and dynamics through computer simulations. From themolecular trajectories obtained by simulations, we calculate static and dynamic physicalquantities based on statistical mechanics theory to elucidate biological phenomena at themolecular level.

The purpose of this research is to elucidate the chemical and molecular aspects of biologicalcompounds. We conduct research on improving conventional bioengineering methods anddeveloping new biosensing methods.

In this field, education and research is conducted on the development of efficient synthetic
methods for biologically active compounds such as pharmaceuticals and various functionalorganic molecules.

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Contact address
Pharmacology

Research contents
Education and research will be conducted on intractable chronic pain diseases such as
postherpetic neuralgia, migraine, and cancer pain, and intractable chronic pruritic diseases
such as atopic dermatitis, in order to elucidate their pathological mechanisms and to discovernovel therapeutic agents.

Associate Professor
TAKASAKI Ichiro
takasaki@eng(Gofuku Campus)※In addition to the above table, the following laboratories are also available.
protein metabolism

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Table I-2 List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors (Applied Natural Medicine)
Educational area
Responsible teacher
Research contents
Contact address
Neuromedical Science
・Elucidation of the molecular mechanism of restoring the neuronal network for activation ofneural function.
Professor
・Traditional medicine research for developing fundamental therapeutic drugs for Alzheimer’s
TOHDA Chihiro
disease, spinal cord injury, degenerative cervical myelopathy, glaucoma, and disusechihiro@inm
syndrome.
・Molecular basis of crosstalk between the central nervous system and peripheral organs,(Sugitani Campus)
which controls neural function.
・Clinical study aiming to develop new botanical drugs and new usage of Kampo formulas.
・Clinical study to analyze factors affecting physical and mental health and to identify
biomarkers of well-being.
Host Defences

Professor
HAYAKAWA
Yoshihiro
haya@inm(Sugitani Campus)
Medicinal Resource
Science
Professor
SHOJI Tsubasa
tsubasa@inm(Sugitani Campus)
Natural Products &Drug Discovery
Professor
MORITA Hiroyuki
hmorita@inm(Sugitani Campus)

Complex Biosystem
Research
Professor
NAKAGAWA Yoshimi
ynaka@inm(Sugitani Campus)

Presymptomatic Disease
Professor
KOIZUMI Keiichi
kkoizumi@inm(Sugitani Campus)

・Study of NK cell biology and its roles in immunity
・Role of innate immune responses in cancer progression
・Immunological study of inflammatory & allergic diseases
・Modulation of immune responses and immunological diseases by Kampo medicines
・Study to regulate cancer progression & metastasis
・Elucidation of novel actions of kampo medicines and food factors on the basis of modulationof intraluminal bile acid metabolism in gastrointestinal tract
1. Molecular regulation of alkaloid and terpenoid pathways in medicinal plants of the
Solanaceae family.
2. Novel regulatory mechanisms of alkaloid pathways in tobacco plants.
3. Biosynthesis and accumulation of natural sweeteners.
4. Collaborate with industry partners to apply our research to the stable supply andproduction of herbal medicines.

・Studies on biosynthesis of naturally occurring bioactive compounds
・Structural basis for secondary metabolite enzymes
・Enzyme engineering for novel drug development
・Isolation of bioactive compounds from plants, microorganisms, and marine organisms
・Investigation of Asia’s natural resources not fully utilized
・Discovery of natural anticancer agents from medicinal plant resources by employing a novelantiausterity screening strategy
・Chemical investigation of medicinal plants and search for novel bioactive secondary
metabolites
・Investigation of the structure-activity relationship of the active natural compounds and theirmechanism of action against cancer cell survival pathways
・Discovery of metabolomic biomarkers associated with cancer cells by utilizing FT-NMR andMS strategy
・Functional analysis of transcription factors that regulate glucose and lipid metabolism
・Study for nutrient metabolism regulation by cell-cell and tissue-tissue interaction
・Study for the molecular mechanism of improvement of lifestyle-related diseases by Wakanyaku

・Understanding of the fluctuation of biometric information and its medical applications.
・Development of the glutaminase inhibitor and its medical applications.
・Elucidation of the function of immunostimulatory nanoparticles and nucleotide degradantdiscovered by traditional Japanese medicine (Kampo formula) and their medical
applications.

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Educational area
Responsible teacher
Contact address
Clinical Pharmaceutics
Professor
KATO Atsushi
kato@med(Sugitani Campus)
Bioorganic Medicinal
Chemistry
Assistant Professor
OKADA Takuya
tokada@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Biofunctional
Chemistry

Professor
IKAWA Yoshiya
yikawa@sci(Gofuku Campus)
Cell Biology
Professor
KARAHARA Ichirou
karahara@sci(Gofuku Campus)
Engineering based on
Genetic Information
Professor
KUROSAWA Nobuyuki
kurosawa@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Synthetic and Medicinal
Chemistry
Professor
ABE Hitoshi
abeh@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Pharmacology

Associate Professor
TAKASAKI Ichiro
takasaki@eng(Gofuku Campus)

Research contents
・Drug design and validation of chaperone compounds for rare lysosomal diseases utilising
Protein-Ligand Docking
・Research on the development of functional cosmetics based on scientific evidence・Research on the isolation and purification of the iminosugars from plants and theirapplication as pharmaceuticals.
・Reverse translational research on Japanese and Chinese medicines, taking into accountclinical experience.

Based on synthetic organic chemistry, we conduct research and education on the synthesis ofnatural organic compounds having unique structures, and on the design, synthesis, andstructural optimization of small molecules with the aim of developing novel pharmaceuticals.

Research interest in our group is to elucidate the molecular basis of naturally occurring RNAs
with catalytic and receptor functions. Another research interest of our group lies in theartificial generation of novel RNAs and RNA-based molecular systems with through rationaland evolutional approaches.

Research and education to understand the environmental responses of plant organs andtissues, analyzing from macroscopic to ultrastructural structures, including 3D levels

The research focused on the development of monoclonal antibodies for diagnosis, therapy andto analyze the functionality of biomolecules.
The research focused on the production of substances through biological reaction engineering
using microorganisms and the elucidation of microbial cellular mechanisms.
The research focused on the production of substances by biological reaction engineering using
microorganisms and the elucidation of microbial cellular mechanisms.
The research is focused on the techniques of synthetic biology for the artificial reconstructionof the molecules and systems that make up life.
In this field, education and research is conducted on the development of efficient synthetic
methods for biologically active compounds such as pharmaceuticals and various functionalorganic molecules.

Education and research will be conducted on intractable chronic pain diseases such as
postherpetic neuralgia, migraine, and cancer pain, and intractable chronic pruritic diseases
such as atopic dermatitis, in order to elucidate their pathological mechanisms and to discovernovel therapeutic agents.

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Educational area
Responsible teacher
Contact address
Computational Drug
Design andMathematical Medicine
Professor
TAKAOKA Yutaka
ytakaoka@med(Sugitani Campus)

Research contents
Our aims to construct theoretical medicine, which has an analogous concept of theoreticalphysics in contrast with experimental physics. It is not easy to describe the human body, that is,
a complex system, with a hard science which uses mathematical models in such field as physics
or chemistry. Therefore, we utilize molecular simulation analyses to describe human bodypartially, and use this approach to predict the future disease treatments. It is a challenge to
evolve the medical system as a science with accumulated logic for prediction from the one
which emphasizes experiences and results. Our final goal is to enable a paradigm shift from"validation" to "prediction" in the system of medical science. It is important to note that we pay
attention whether the mathematical model is applicable to the real world and do not aim formathematical sophistication.
In addition, we also study the themes for Kampo and Acupuncture, machine learning andnatural language processing, and social medicine such as community medical policies,
improvement of hospital function, and medical management as follows:・Prediction of adverse drug reactions base on molecular simulation and mathematical models
・Prediction of drug efficacy of molecularly target drugs for cancer based on molecularsimulation and mathematical models
・Design of nucleic acid drugs and evaluation of drug efficacy
・Application of drug repurposing to computational drug design
・Molecular simulation analysis of pathological conditions caused by genetic mutations
resulting in amino acid substitutions
・Molecular mechanisms of therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion
・Application of AI technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing to
improvement of hospital functions
・Population dynamics and the future prediction of community medicine

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Table I-3 List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors (Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience)
Educational area
Responsible teacher
Research contents
Contact address
Anatomy andWe study structure, function, and evolution of neural circuits involved in animal behavior with
Neurosciencetaking advantage of in vivo and in silico methods.
・We investigate the structure and function of the habenula, which codes for aversive
Professor
environments such as stress, in mice using anterior-posterior topography and maturation as
ICHIJO Hiroyuki
clues.
ichijo@med
・We investigate individual differences in neural circuits that respond to stress and their(Sugitani Campus)
functional significance in mice.
・We investigate evolutionary mechanisms of innate attack and defense behaviors with using insilico individual-based models.
Molecular Brain Science
Professor
INOKUCHI Kaoru
inokuchi@med(Sugitani Campus)
Systems Function andMorphology
Professor
ITO Tetsufumi
itot@med(Sugitani Campus)

Molecular Neuroscience
Associate Professor
YOSHIDA Tomoyuki
toyoshid@med(Sugitani Campus)
Neuropsychiatry
Professor
TAKAHASHI Tsutomu
tsutomu@med(Sugitani Campus)
Clinical and Cognitive
Neuroscience
Professor
HAKAMATA Yuko
hakamata@med(Sugitani Campus)

We aim to resolve mechanisms underlying memory formation and also roles played by idlingbrain in subconscious in mammals by making full use of molecular biology, biochemistry, cellbiology, histochemistry, electrophysiology, behavioral pharmacology, optogenetics, and liveimaging.
・Research on the physical substance of engram
・Research on the dynamics of engram
・Research on idling brain functions
We employ multidisciplinary approach to investigate functional and morphological basis of thebrain which allows the coding of sensory information, especially sounds, and the sensory
perception. Followings are the examples of the approach.
(1) By combining neurophysiological and neuroanatomical techniques, the organization ofneuronal circuitry which enable a specific function will be clarified.
(2) We will identify functional, morphological, and molecular details of neuronal cell types
which constitute a neuronal circuitry to establish functional standpoint of each cell type.
(3) By comparing non-model animals which have unique specializations for sensory behaviors
with model animals, details of the functional organization of sensory neuronal circuitry and its
evolution will be clarified.
(4) By manipulating specific elements of a given neuronal circuitry, relationship betweenchanges of activation patterns of the neuronal circuit and behavioral changes will be clarified.
・Research on molecular basis of higher brain functions such as cognition, emotion, andsociality with generation of novel genetically modified mouse models.
・Research on the development of novel molecular imaging methods in the brain.
・Research on molecular basis of neuro-immune interactions.
・Research on molecular mechanisms of central synapse formation
・Research on pathogenic mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders
・Brain imaging studies on pathophysiology of schizophrenia and their application to objective
diagnosis of psychotic disorders
・Neurophysiological studies in schizophrenia and related disorders
・Pharmacotherapy to improve cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia
・Mechanisms of symptom development and preventive strategies for schizophrenia
・Mechanisms of brain maturation, personality development, and sociality in adolescence・Early diagnosis and intervention for dementia

We aim at understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying emotional dysregulation
associated with distorted cognitions, and using this understanding to develop novel, effective
psychological interventions for anxiety and depressive disorders. We address these questions
from the integrative view including psychology, cognitive behavioral science, endocrinology,
immunology, genetics, and neuroscience. Lab members are expected to be engaged in research
related to at least one of the following projects: 1) to examine the neurobiological mechanismsof biased cognitions towards emotional information; 2) to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive
interventions including cognitive bias modification, cognitive training, and cognitive behavioral
therapy for clinical and non-clinical population at high risk; and 3) to develop program tools to
get the interventions easily accessible and doable. Participation in more than one project is
encouraged.

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Responsible teacher
Contact address
Behavioral Physiology
Professor
TAKAO Keizo
takao@cts(Sugitani Campus)
System Emotional
Science
Professor
NISHIMARU Hiroshi
nishimar@med(Sugitani Campus)

Pathology andpathologyAssociate
Professor
YAMAMOTO Seiji
seiyama@med(Sugitani Campus)
Computational Drug
Design andMathematical Medicine
Professor
TAKAOKA Yutaka
ytakaoka@med(Sugitani Campus)

Research contents
・Investigation of the physiological basis of learning, memory, emotion, and cognition
・Exploration and evaluation of mouse models of neuropsychiatric disorders using behavioral
analyses・Elucidation of the pathophysiology and development of therapies for neuropsychiatricdisorders using mouse models
・Development of new genetically engineered mice・Development of new reproductive technologies

・Neural mechanisms of emotion, learning/memory, and behavioral expression in the limbic
system・Neural mechanisms of social cognition and non-verbal communication
・Non-invasive functional brain mapping of human higher brain functions
・Central control of autonomic nervous functions
・Neural mechanism of sensory perception and cognition
・Neuronal mechanism of sensorimotor integration underlying emotional behavior
・Neuronal mechanism of value-based decision-making
・Development and application of machine-learning based behavior analysis methods for animalmodels of neuropsychiatric disorders.
・We promote a research to elucidate the function of platelet-derived growth factor receptor(PDGFR) in mice, especially neural tissue, neural stem cells, and blood vessels.
・We also conduct in vitro studies using cells isolated from such mice to elucidate that the
PDGFR signal is involved in the regeneration and functional recovery of several organs andtissues.
・We create novel genetically engineered animals, such as knockout mice, to study intractable
human diseases, to explorer and identify factors involved in disease progression, and promoteresearch to develop novel treatment methods for patients.
Our aims to construct theoretical medicine, which has an analogous concept of theoreticalphysics in contrast with experimental physics. It is not easy to describe the human body, that is,
a complex system, with a hard science which uses mathematical models in such field as physics
or chemistry. Therefore, we utilize molecular simulation analyses to describe human bodypartially, and use this approach to predict the future disease treatments. It is a challenge to
evolve the medical system as a science with accumulated logic for prediction from the one
which emphasizes experiences and results. Our final goal is to enable a paradigm shift from"validation" to "prediction" in the system of medical science. It is important to note that we pay
attention whether the mathematical model is applicable to the real world and do not aim formathematical sophistication.
In addition, we also study the themes for Kampo and Acupuncture, machine learning andnatural language processing, and social medicine such as community medical policies,
improvement of hospital function, and medical management as follows:・Prediction of adverse drug reactions base on molecular simulation and mathematical models
・Prediction of drug efficacy of molecularly target drugs for cancer based on molecularsimulation and mathematical models
・Design of nucleic acid drugs and evaluation of drug efficacy
・Application of drug repurposing to computational drug design
・Molecular simulation analysis of pathological conditions caused by genetic mutations
resulting in amino acid substitutions
・Molecular mechanisms of therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion
・Application of AI technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing to
improvement of hospital functions
・Population dynamics and the future prediction of community medicine

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Educational area
Responsible teacher
Contact address
Applied Pharmacology
Professor
KUME Toshiaki
tkume@pha(Sugitani Campus)
Molecular Neurobiology
Associate Professor
TABUCHI Akiko
atabuchi@pha(Sugitani Campus)
Pharmaceutical Therapy
and Neuropharmacology
Professor
NITTA Atsumi
nitta@pha(Sugitani Campus)
Regulatory Biology

Professor
MATSUDA Kouhei
kmatsuda@sci(Gofuku Campus)
Artif icial Intelligence

Research contents
・Elucidation of pathogenesis mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, pruritus, pain anddysesthesia and search and development of preventive and therapeutic drugs for these
disorders.
・Establishment of novel animal models that exhibit the brain diseases and the sensory
symptoms, such as itch, pain and dysesthesia
・Search for cytoprotective substances derived from foods and plants
・Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying regulation of neuronal function andplasticity by gene expression and cellular communication between synapses and a nucleus
・Studies on neurological disorders caused by dysfunction of transcription factors and synaptic
molecules
・ Basic studies on transcription factors and synaptic molecules toward drug development
targeted for neurological disorders・Behavioral pharmacological, molecular biological and cell biological studies to clarify thefunction of the novel molecules for the psychiatric diseases
・Study for the clarification of the mechanisms of establishment of addiction of nicotine, THC
and methamphetamine
・Establishment of addictive model mice・Pharmaceutical studies and pharmaceutical educational methods
Rapid progress has been made in the functional analysis of various substances responsible forsignaling pathway, such as physiologically active substances and their receptors, in the nervous,
endocrine, and immune systems. I will conduct education and research on the modes andmolecular basis of intercellular and intracellular transduction mechanisms in the central andperipheral regions.
We engage in education and research focused on the development, analysis, and evaluation ofvarious machine learning techniques. This includes artificial neural networks inspired byhuman brain mechanisms, deep learning where artificial intelligence learns autonomously,
swarm intelligence approaches like ant colony optimization, error backpropagation methods,
genetic algorithms, and evolutionary strategies.

Professor
Shangce Gao
gaosc@eng(Gofuku Campus)※In addition to the above table, the following laboratories are also available.
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Table I-4 List of Research projects Conducted by Academic Advisors (Medical Design)
Educational area
Responsible teacher
Research contents
Contact address
Biological Information
We focus on both basic and applied neuroscience of learning and memory. We investigate
Processing
cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory using advanced methodsof electrophysiology, electrochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, and behavior measurement.
Professor
Based on the results of these studies, we devise brain-tech gadgets such as a mobile device for
TABATA Toshihide
episodic memory performance training.
ttabata@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Computational
Biophotonics

Professor
KATAGIRI Takashi
katagiri@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Mechanical Information
and Instrumentation
Professor
SASAKI Tohru
tsasaki@eng(Gofuku Campus)

Human-Computer
Interaction
Professor
NOZAWA Takayuki
nozawa@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Dynamical Systems andRobotics
Associate Professor
TODA Hideki
toda@eng(Gofuku Campus)

Biomedical Photonics
Associate Professor
OSHIMA Yusuke
oshima@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Medical Image Analysis,
Bioinformatics
Associate Professor
TERABAYASHI Kenji
tera@eng(Gofuku Campus)

We conduct research and education aimed at creating basic principles of next-generation
medical measurement and diagnostic technology and building an academic system bycombining photon science, laser spectroscopy, optical communication technology andinformation science.

We conduct research to make complex systems highly functional and multifunctional, todevelop elements and systems that constitute efficient measurement and control systems, andto establish theories.

We conduct education and research on the analysis and evaluation of human cognition andsocial interaction, and on the design of information technologies that support people's
intellectual activities in real life. For this purpose, we use a combination of multimodal
measurement of brain, psychological, physiological, and behavioral activities with data scienceand artificial intelligence techniques.

We will establish various theories and technologies for the creation and application processesof excellent new materials and functional materials, and collaborate with molecular functional
materials. Furthermore, we will conduct educational research on the industrial application ofmolding technology for metals and new materials.

We conduct research on advanced optical devices such as novel lasers or microscopy
techniques, diagnosis, photodynamic therapy, image information processing, and AI
technology for practical use in the life science and medical fields focusing on the interaction oflight and living bodies and its mechanisms and working with engineering researchers,
technicians, biologists, and clinicians in a cross-disciplinary approach.
・Image understanding of cells in blood for cancer patients・Analysis of CT data for fracture fixation
・Understanding central nervous system disease based on proteomics

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Educational area
Responsible teacher
Contact address
Medical Information
Sensing
Professor
HASEGAWA Hideyuki
hasegawa@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Associate Professor
NAGAOKA Ryo
nryo@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Brain and Neural
Systems Engineering

Professor
KAWAHARA Shigenori
kawahara@eng(Gofuku Campus)
Materials Plasticity
Engineering
Professor
AIDA Tetsuo
aida@sus(Gofuku Campus)
Cardiology and
Nephrology

Professor
KINUGAWA Koichirokinugawa@med(Sugitani Campus)

Urology
Professor
KITAMURA Hiroshi
hkitamur@med(Sugitani Campus)

Research contents
We conduct education and research on the theory and applications of noninvasive ultrasonicimaging and sensing of morphological and functional information of biological bodies. In
particular, we develop advanced signal- and image-processing techniques, such as ultrasonic
beamforming, target motion estimation, and tissue viscoelasticity estimation, for ultrasonicmeasurements.

By using relatively simple invertebrate neural networks, we conduct education and research onphase-dependent processing of sensory information in synchronous neural activities anddynamic interaction among the nonlinear oscillators in the brain as well as between the brain
and rhythmic sensory inputs.

We will establish various theories and technologies for the creation and application processesof excellent new materials and functional materials, and collaborate with molecular functional
materials. Furthermore, we will conduct educational research on the industrial application ofmolding technology for metals and new materials.

・Establishment of optimization protocol for the treatment of heart failure using various
biomarkers
・Development of non-invasive home tele-monitoring system in order to minimization of rehospitalization by heart failure
・Mechanisms of sympathetic nerve inhibition by non-pharmacological therapy for heart
failure・Introduction of novel staging of heart failure by cardiopulmonary function
・Development of novel strategy for heart failure to alter cardiac-specific gene ・expression
・Investigation of relationship between beta-adrenergic receptors and reversibility of
myocardial remodeling・Exploitation of factors to determine the viability of renal collecting tubules
・Effect of renal denervation on autonomic disorders in heart failure model・Mechanisms of onset of atrial fibrillation
・Biomarker research on urological cancers
・Development of immunotherapy for urological cancers
・Cancer stem cell research on urologic cancers
・Growth factor research on prostate cancer
・Basic research on impaired spermatogenesis
・Research on vascular epithelial cells in erectile dysfunction
・Research on Heat Shock Protein in acute/chronic rejection after renal transplantation

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Educational area
Responsible teacher
Contact address
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor
TSUCHIYA Tomoshi
ytakaoka@med(Sugitani Campus)

Hematology
Professor
SATO Tsutomu
tsutomus@med(Sugitani Campus)
Comprehensive
Oral Sciences
Professor

YAMADA Shin-ichi
shinshin@med

Research contents
Through our transplantation and tissue engineering research, we have established a networkwith domestic and international research institutions to promote human exchange, joint
research, and study abroad programs. (Collaborating institutions: Department of Biomedical
Engineering at Yale University, Cincinnati University, RIKEN, Institute of Quantum Beam
Science, Nagasaki University, Nagoya University, Department of Surgery for Organ
Replacement and Xenotransplantation at Kagoshima University)
The following is a list of major research projects. (Ref；https://www.organengineering.com/)・Research on organ engineering using decellularized tissue skeletons
・Development of disease models using regenerated organs
・Development of disease models using lung organoids
・Induction of immune tolerance by cell therapy in lung transplantation models～Cell therapy using regulatory T cells (Treg cells)～Cell therapy using mesenchymal stem cells
・Research on development and disease control of lung mucinous adenocarcinoma
・Prediction of pleural invasion by intraoperative imaging using artificial intelligence
・Development of new drugs for multiple myeloma
・Exploratory research into molecularly-targeted therapy for T-cell lymphoma
・Prevention of bone mineral density reduction during lymphoma therapy
・Effects of osteoporosis on hematopoietic stem cells

・Research on pathological diagnosis and image diagnosis of oral diseases using artificial
intelligence.
・Basic research on anticancer drug sensitivity using human oral squamous cell carcinoma celllines.
・Basic research on cancer proliferation and invasion mechanisms using human oral squamouscell carcinoma cells.
・Immunological analysis using mouse oral squamous cell carcinoma model.
・Research on prevention of oral mucositis using human fibroblasts.
・Research on the development of minimally invasive oral cancer treatment.
・Research on the effects of oral bacteria on systemic diseases.

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Educational area
Responsible teacher
Contact address
Computational Drug
Design andMathematical Medicine

Research contents

Our aims to construct theoretical medicine, which has an analogous concept of theoreticalphysics in contrast with experimental physics. It is not easy to describe the human body, that
is, a complex system, with a hard science which uses mathematical models in such field asphysics or chemistry. Therefore, we utilize molecular simulation analyses to describe humanbody partially, and use this approach to predict the future disease treatments. It is a challenge
Professor
to evolve the medical system as a science with accumulated logic for prediction from the one
TAKAOKA Yutaka
which emphasizes experiences and results. Our final goal is to enable a paradigm shift fromytakaoka@med"validation" to "prediction" in the system of medical science. It is important to note that we pay(Sugitani Campus)
attention whether the mathematical model is applicable to the real world and do not aim formathematical sophistication.
In addition, we also study the themes for Kampo and Acupuncture, machine learning andnatural language processing, and social medicine such as community medical policies,
improvement of hospital function, and medical management as follows:・Prediction of adverse drug reactions base on molecular simulation and mathematical models
・Prediction of drug efficacy of molecularly target drugs for cancer based on molecularsimulation and mathematical models
・Design of nucleic acid drugs and evaluation of drug efficacy
・Application of drug repurposing to computational drug design
・Molecular simulation analysis of pathological conditions caused by genetic mutations
resulting in amino acid substitutions
・Molecular mechanisms of therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion
・Application of AI technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing to
improvement of hospital functions
・Population dynamics and the future prediction of community medicine※In addition to the above table, the following laboratories are also available. Biomechanics
・The (Gofuku Campus), (Sugitani Campus) and (Takaoka Campus) in the contact information indicate the campus where
the teacher's laboratory is located.
・A portion of email address is listed in the contact address. Please use it for preliminary consultations with the relevant
academic advisor in the field of your choice. Please add ".u-toyama.ac.jp" after the address.
Example) abc@def → abc@def.u-toyama.ac.jp

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