Application Guidebook for Students
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Doctoral Program (Four-Year Course)[Major in Experimental and Clinical Pharmaceutical Science]
Nagoya City University (NCU)
for Academic Year 2024 (October Enrollment)
1. Prescribed enrollments
A small number of students.
2. Eligibility for applicants
All applicants must satisfy one or more of the following articles:(1) A person who has graduated from university or who is expected to graduate from 6-year course of university
curriculum (school of pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, and veterinary) by September 2024.
(2) A person who has completed a 18-year course of schooling of pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, or veterinary
outside Japan or who is expected to complete that course by the end of September 2024.
(3) A person who has completed a 18-year course of schooling of pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, or veterinary
program of the country outside Japan that is provided by correspondence education in Japan, or who is
expected to complete such a program by September 2024.
(4) A person who has completed a university educational program in the institution outside Japan (it is limited toa person who is recognized to complete 18-year schooling of pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, or veterinary
outside Japan) and that program is approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology of Japan, or who is expected to complete such a program by September 2024.
(5) A person who has completed or is expected to complete to be awarded a bachelor’s degree by September,
2024 via 5-year or more year’s program (only limited program including a course in medicine, dentistry,
pharmacy or veterinary medicine) in the university or other tertiary institution in a foreign country assured by
the government or authorized organization in the original country, or specified by the Mistry of Education,
Culture, Sports Science and Technology of Japan. The program includes the comprehensive education study
provided by the foreign university in tertiary institution in Japan, or the program provided by the foreign
educational institution established in Japan based on the educational system of the original country. In suchcases, the institution should be specified by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology of Japan.
(6) A person approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
(7) A person who has been enrolled in a university for 4 years or more, or completed a 16-year course ofschooling of pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, or veterinary outside Japan, and who have acquired the prescribed
credits with excellent academic results that is approved by the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of
NCU.
(8) A person who has academic ability equivalent to or higher than those who have graduated from university by
the individual achievement test conducted by the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NCU, and who
will be 24-year-old or more at the end of September 2024.
Notice: Prior to submitting application materials to NCU, any applicants have to ask for a professor of thedepartment about research plan after you will enroll in the graduate school.
Any applicants who fall under (6), (7) or (8), “2. Eligibility of applicants” are preliminarily evaluatedbefore the application. Under the consultation with the faculty member of the specialized department(major subject), send the preliminary examination-application documents by registered post express mailto the address shown in the next page. Please mark “Application documents for preliminary examination
to Ph.D.’s program of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NCU” in red in the lower left
section of the front of the envelope. The mail must arrive within the period from June 17 (Mon) to 19(Wed), 2024 [must be received. Postmark date is not taken into account]. The mail is sent from outside
Japan. If applying from outside Japan, be sure to entrust your application procedure to a proxy residing in-1 -Japan. Notifications from NCU will be addressed to your proxy. The result is noticed 2 days before 3.
period of application. If you will not receive the notice, please ask for Student Affairs Division,
Administration Office of NCU. Accepted applicants can submit the application July11 (Thu)－July 17(Wed), 2024.
The preliminary examination-application documents:
The preliminary examination-application documents: (Use the prescribed form of NCU)
(1) Application for preliminary examination(2) Curriculum Vitae(3) Reasons for Application(4) Certificate of Research and Pharmaceutical Work Experience(5) List of Research Achievements(6) Reply envelope （Clearly indicate your receiving address and put stamps for 344 yen to the envelope.）(7) ② and ③ described in the following “4. Application documents”

3. Period of application
July 11 (Thu)－July 17 (Wed), 2024 [must be received]

Must be sent by post. Delivery in person is not accepted.
Fill in the required items on the cover of the envelope which is designated by the University, and paste the coveron the envelope(240mm×332mm) prepared by yourself. Enclose the application documents in the envelope above
and send them by registered express mail.
No Application forms are received in- person at the office or outside the designated period of application(Postmark date is not taken into account). When your application documents, etc. are accepted, you will receive
your examination admission card and instructions for examination from us later.
If you do not receive them by within a week after application deadline, please be sure to contact the Student
Affairs Division, Administration Office of NCU
Application documents must be sent by post to
Nagoya City University
Student Affairs Division, Administration Office of NCU
1, Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601, Japan
Application by post from a foreign country will not be accepted. If applying from a foreign country, be sure to
entrust your application procedure to a proxy residing in Japan. Notifications from NCU will be addressed toyour proxy.

4. Application documents, etc. (Fill out in Japanese)
Documents, etc.
①

Application foradmission/
Photo
Identification
card/
Examination
Admission card/
Curriculum Vitae(reverse side ofapplication form)②

Transcript

Description[Use the prescribed form of NCU]
Affix your photograph to the application form. The color photograph should be takenwith you directly facing the camera without background. It should show your upper
body and bare head. It should be measuring 4 cm high x 3 cm wide, and taken within
the last 3 months before the application.
Enter the address at which you are (or a proxy is) certain to be contactable.
In “Academic Background,” start from your initial admission to university.
If you have work experience, provide the details in “Career.”If you have received school education in a foreign country, fill in your school
education in full from elementary education (equivalent to elementary school) tohigher education (equivalent to university education).
Transcript must be prepared by the president of the university that you are enrolled inor have graduated from.
If it is too difficult to obtain a reissued transcript, a photocopy can be received. Its
authenticity will be verified during your entrance formalities.
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③

Diploma(graduation
letter), certificate
of completion(expected
completion)④

Abstract of thegraduation thesisor its alternative
document
Letter of
Acceptance for
Examination⑤⑥

Examination fee(30,344 yen)⑦

Mailing label⑧

Residencecertificate(only forapplicants who
have foreign
nationality)
Document forinterview test⑨

(If a photocopy is submitted, be sure to present the original when you take theadmission procedure.)
If your academic transcript is prepared in a foreign language, prepare a Japanesetranslation in any form, and attach it to the original transcript. Do not write theJapanese translation directly on the original transcript.
Your diploma should be prepared by the office of the president of the university you
are enrolled in or have graduated from.
If you have completed (are expected to complete) the graduate school, submit its
certificate of completion (expected completion), too, together with the university
diploma, etc.
If it is too difficult to obtain a reissued transcript , a photocopy can be received .Its
authenticity will be verified during your entrance formalities.
If you submit an application under (2) or (7) of “2. Eligibility for applicants,” submit
a document certifying your eligibility.
If your certificate is unable to be reissued, submission of a photocopy is acceptable. If
a photocopy is submitted, be sure to present the original when you take the admission
procedure.
Be sure to prepare a Japanese translation in any form, and attach it to the original
certificate. Do not write the Japanese translation directly on the original certificate.
Submit the abstract of graduation thesis is (if you have Master’s degree, you can
submit that of Master’s thesis). If the applicants do not have them, submit thealternative documents about research process. About 2 pages of A4 paper.
[Use the prescribed form of NCU]
*Consult with the faculty member in charge of the field of your major beforehand
about research planning, etc. before submitting your application.
*Submit only your first choice of field.
When paying the examination fee, fill in the transfer request form (prescribed form of
NCU) with the required information, and hold it out with 30,344yen (Examination fee
30,000 yen + Express mail fee to send the admission card 344yen) to a bank or otherfinance institution for transfer.
Japan Post Bank or Yucho Bank does not accept this transfer. Do not use ATM, etc.;
use only a teller for transfer.
* Remittances from overseas to Japan are not accepted.
The bank transfer fee is payable by the applicant.
Submit the “Examination Fee Payment Certificate (Slip B)” received from the bank,etc., together with the other application documents. (Do not submit the “Receipt ofTransfer Amount (and Transfer Fee) (Slip A),” which should be retained by you.)* The examination fee is not refundable in principle. (Refer to (4) of “12. Cautions.”[Use the prescribed form of NCU]
The mailing label will be used to notify you of the admission decision. Write theproper address and name.
To be submitted if you are a foreign national and eligible for residence in Japan.
Residence certificate that does not contain the Social Security and Tax Number.
If your visa status is for short-term residence, submit a photocopy of the Japan entry
visa stamped in your passport
If you are residing in a foreign country, submit a photocopy of yourpassport.
・Bring the document to the interview test after filling in the required items.
・The number of copies necessary will be informed when sending the examination
admission card.
・Describe the outline of your research contents at the university, graduate school oroffice currently enrolled.
Applicants who are employed or graduates can also describe them at the final
academic background.
・Describe the academic achievements such as academic conference presentation ,academic paper, from the latest one. Applicants who are employed or graduates canalso describe them at the final academic background.
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https://www.nagoya-cu.ac.jp/admissions/graduate/phar/index.html
EnvelopetoFill in the required items on the cover which is designated by the University, and paste⑩
submit thethe cover on the envelope (240mm×332mm) prepared by yourself. You can download
application
the cover from the website of the University. Enclose the application documents,
documents
envelope and send them by registered express mail＜The University Website＞
https://www.nagoya-cu.ac.jp/admissions/graduate/phar/index.html＊1 If you have taken the screening of qualification for examination, it is not necessary to submit the application
documents 2, 3 and 4 when you apply.
＊2 If the name written on your “Academic Transcript,” “Diploma” or other certificates is different from yourcurrent name, provide the document to prove that your name has been changed (e.g., family register).

5. Prior consultation with the applicants with disability
A parson with a disability and needs extra care on having an entrance examination and studying has to notify
Student Affairs Division.
6. Notice of preliminary examination results
If you wish to submit an application under (6), (7) or (8) of “2. Eligibility for applicants,” you will receive a
notice of the results of your preliminary examination of eligibility for applicants by 2 days before the deadline forapplications. If you are permitted to take the examination, complete the procedure for application by theprescribed date. If you do not receive the notice by the time specified above, contact the person in charge ofentrance examinations, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
7. Date and method of selection for admission(1) Date, time, subject, etc.
Examination dateExamination time
August 17 (Sat), 2024

Examination subject

10:00－

Written or oral examinations for specialized subjects,
English, master's thesis abstracts, etc.

13:30－

Interview(2) Examination place and meeting place
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University(3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya)
You will receive instructions for the examination together with your examination admission card.
(3) Selection method
Selection is made by comprehensively judging the summary of applicant’s thesis and reports or equivalent,
the academic transcript, etc., and the results of the examination (major subject, English) and interview.

8. Announcement of application results
August 23 (Fri), 2024 at 10:00
The announcement is posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, NCU, and also communicated to each applicant.
※We will send important documents that date of procedure and necessary documents are described to thesuccessful examinees, so make sure to check them.
※If you do not receive them after 1 week from the announcement, please contact Student Affairs Division,
Administration Office of NCU
9. Admission procedure(1) Date of procedure
At the beginning of September, 2024
You will be notified of the specific date together with the announcement of application results.
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The details of the procedure will be notified to you together with the announcement of application results.
(3) Fees payable during the admission procedurea. Admission fee
Nagoya City residents, etc.
Others232,000 yen
332,000 yen

If person who will graduate Master’s course of our university at the end of September 2024 need not
pay admission fee.
b. Disaster and accident insurance for student education and researchc. Liability Insurance coupled with "Gakkensai”

3,300 yen
1,360 yen

Note 1: The admission fee should be paid through a financial institution before commencing the admission
procedure. The paid admission fee is not refundable.
Note 2: “Nagoya City residents, etc.” means (1) enrolled students or (2) their spouse or first-degree family
member who can certify by referring to their resident card that they have continuously had an address
within Nagoya City at least one year from the date before the date of admission.
10. Tuition
Annual amount
535,800 yen (1st semester and 2nd semester: 267,900 yen each)
Note 1: After admission, tuition is to be paid twice a year (for the 1st semester and the 2nd semester)(automatic withdrawal from your account).
Note 2: If the tuition is revised during your enrollment, the revised tuition will apply.
Note 3: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences may charge additional cost without any advance
notification.
11. Scholarship system
The scholarship loan plan of the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) is available to graduate students.
Students wishing to use the plan will be referred following a review of academic achievement, research ability, etc.,
to determine eligibility.
12. Cautions(1) Applications lacking necessary documents will not be accepted.
(2) Applicants found to have made false statements in their applications may have their admission revoked evenafter enrollment.
(3) Application documents, etc. will not be returned.
(4) The examination fee (excluding bank transfer fee is not refundable in principle. However, in any of thefollowing cases, the paid examination fee is refunded. Confirm this on the NCU website.
1. The examination fee was transferred twice.
2. The application documents were not submitted after the examination fee was transferred (or the application
was not accepted).
(5) If your return address changes, please notify the Office of new address immediately.
(6) As a rule, double enrollment is prohibited
13. Treatment of your personal information
NCU treats your personal information in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of
Nagoya City.
(1) Use of your personal informationa. Your name, address and other personal information given in application documents, etc. are used for ouroperations of selection for admission (e.g., application registration, selection, application result
announcement, admission procedure).
b. Your personal information used for selection for admission (e.g., academic transcript) may be used as
reference material for investigative research and academic research to improve future selection foradmission and graduate education. (Investigative research results are announced in such a way that
individuals cannot be identified.)c. After you are admitted, your personal information is used for operations related to educational affairs (e.g.,enrollment management, schooling guidance), student support (e.g., health control, tuition waiver,application for scholarship, job placement support), and tuition collection.
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The operations of (1) above may be entrusted to some external business operators under an agreement withthem for proper treatment of personal information.
14. Admission policy
Admission policy of Graduate School of Nagoya City University
Nagoya City University (NCU) aims to be a university in which all citizens feel pride and affinity. In graduate
education, based on our recognition that research guidance for graduate students is a challenge in offering research
activities. We aim to cultivate researchers and professionals who can gain advanced expertise and an interdisciplinary
thinking.
With this philosophy and aim, the graduate school is widely looking for individuals who possess advanced expertiseand an eagerness and aptitude for activity both within Japan and abroad, in addition to diverse skills and work
experience.

Admission policy of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences(1) «Philosophy, Purpose, Educational Goals»
The Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences aims to foster researchers and technical experts with creativeand outstanding ability who can execute innovative research in pharmaceutical life sciences, drug discovery
science, environmental and health science, and clinical pharmaceutical sciences, by acquiring a broad
knowledge and deep expertise about pharmaceutical sciences. In addition, we also aim to develop humanresources with prominent ability to play an active part in education, public administration and medical front
with wide view and high ethics. In order to cultivate these diverse and highly specialized human resources, wewelcome following students.
(2) «Profile of students sought »・Students who are willing to perform cutting-edge research outcomes, to transmit them to the world, and tocontribute to society
・Students who are motivated to acquire problem-finding and -solving abilities through the process of publishingresearch results・Students who aim to contribute to society as a leading pharmacist, educator and researcher.
・From the point of view of developing international human resources, students from overseas who want toperform researches in pharmaceutical sciences.
(3) «Contents and level of required knowledge, abilities and skills»
・In addition to the basic ability of material science and life sciences, basic knowledge and techniques aboutclinical pharmaceutical sciences to perform clinical researches or their related filed.
・ In addition to the basic language ability, language skill necessary for preparing research manuscripts,
presentations, and discussions at international meetings(4) «Selection method»
Students with basic academic skills in materials and life sciences, knowledge and skills in related fields, and required
language skills will be selected by the following method.
[General selection]
Applicants are selected on the basis of their research reports, academic transcripts, examinations (major subjects),
foreign language (English), and interviews.
The language skills required for research will be evaluated by reading and comprehending English papers. In addition
to the basic academic skills in materials science and life science necessary for conducting research, advanced
knowledge and skills in related fields will be assessed through examinations of major subjects and research report. Theinterview will be conducted to evaluate whether the applicant is a person who meets the required image of a student,such as a person who has the will and motivation for research, a person who aims to become a researcher in clinicalresearch or related fields, and a person who aspires to contribute to society as a leading pharmacist, educator, or
researcher. The selection process is based on a combination of these results and the evaluation of transcripts.

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In case of emergency (e.g., occurrence of disaster) or if changes are required to the contents of this application
guidebook, students will be notified those changes through the website of NCU. Particularly as the examination
day draws near, pay close attention to the website of NCU. Applicants may also be directly contacted. In yourapplication documents, therefore, be sure to provide contact details where you can always be reached.
NCU Website

https://www.nagoya-cu.ac.jp/

A Ban on smoking in the premises
NCU has banned smoking in the premises. All students are requested to observe this policy, and asked tofurther cooperate by not smoking on roads and alleys around NCU.

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Outline of Graduate School
Department
Clinical Pharmacy[Clinical Applied
Pharmacotherapeutics][Clinical Formulation][Community
Healthcare and Health
Promotion]

Medicinal Safety
Science[Regulatory Science]

Kampo Medicinal
Therapeutics[Pharmacognosy]

Biomolecular
Pharmacology[Molecular andCellularPharmacology]
Molecular
Neuroscience[Biomedical Science]

Biopharmaceutics andClinicalPharmacokinetics[Biopharmaceutics]
Pathobiology andPharmacotherapy in
Pharmaceutical
Practice[Pathobiology]
Stress Response
Cellular Biology[Cell Signaling]

Research interests
1. Differentiation of human iPS cells into intestinal cells and brain microvascularendothelial cells, and its application to the study of a new drug development
2. Development of new anti-hepatitis B virus and evaluation of metabolism and toxicityof new anti-HBV drugs
3. Clarification of the mechanism of vascular disorder due to diabetes, and examinationof medication
4. Development of patient-friendly formulations
5. Development of formulations for wound healing
6. Study on improving the solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs
7. Studies on risk factors of adverse drug event incidence, medical costs and medical
systems for appropriate use of pharmaceuticals
8. Studies on influence of pharmaceutical use on quality of life
9. Studies on construction of support and education resulting in behavioral modification
to appropriate pharmaceutical use and health promotion
1. Exploring study of biomarkers related to the idiosyncratic drug adverse reaction
2. Study of pathogenic mechanism for the idiosyncratic drug adverse reaction
3. Pharmacoepidemiologic study by analyzing the big medical data
4. Study of ethnic factors in the drug response among East Asia populations
5. Analysis of clinical study design
1. Medical pharmaceutical study of crude drugs, Japanese traditional kampo medicinesand natural materials
2. Usability assessment of traditional medicines aiming at the application to various
diseases, and their action mechanism
3. Searching of biofunctional materials made from natural materials including plants or
microbes and their application to drug discovery
4. Genetic control for secondary metabolic function in plants and microbes, andproduction of useful compounds
5. Analysis of the diverseness of medicinal resource plants based on genome
information, and its application to crude drug assessment
1. Physiological functions of ion channels
2. Pathophysiological roles of ion channels in cardiovascular diseases
3. Electrophysiology and pharmacology in smooth muscle cells, cardiomyocytes,
neurons, chondrocytes, and immunocytes
4. Drug development in the ion channel research field
1. Molecular mechanism of neuronal network formation
2. Molecular mechanism of higher brain function (e.g., memory, reading, feeling)
3. Development of novel methods of diagnosis, prevention, and treatment ofneurodevelopmental disorders
4. RNA metabolism and its relation with neurodevelopmental disorders
1. Functions and regulation mechanisms of transporters involved in drug disposition
2. Roles of transporters in drug disposition
3. Physiological and pathophysiological roles of transporters
4. Methodologies of evaluation and prediction of drug disposition
1. Neuroprotective effect and glial function
2. Microenvironment around cancer
3. Spontaneous regression and malignancy of neuroblastoma
4. Early stage of arteriosclerosis
5. Bone disease and osteoclast disfunction
1. Clarification of cancer biological properties and development of novel moleculartargeted drugs
2. Clarification of the mechanisms of TGFβ signal and cancer malignant progressions
3. Clarification of cellular stress, including endoplasmic reticulum stress, and thepathogenesis of lifestyle-related diseases
4. Understanding metabolic reprogramming and its application to disease prevention
5. Effects of stress on drug and toxicant metabolism

Department
Clinical
Neuropharmaology[Neuropharmacology]

Research interests
1. Analysis of the molecular mechanism for sleep-wake regulation using model animals
2. Pharmacotherapeutics and clinical studies in sleep medicine
3. Neuropharmacological study of chronic pain and palliative care
4. Pharmacological approach to alleviate the higher brain dysfunction in metabolic
disease5. Understanding of the mechanism of sensory abnormality caused by nerve injury[Departments in Affiliate Graduate School 1]
Department
Research interests
Oncology
1. Clarifying the roles of tumor microenvironment in cancer formation and progression(Aichi Cancer Center 2. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of metastasis
Research Institute)
3. Unraveling the pathophysiology of cancer cachexia
4. Study on the dysfunction of cellular signaling pathways in cancer
Experimental
1. To elucidate mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease
Gerontology
2. To identify therapeutic targets to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease(National Center for3. To investigate roles of glial cells in neurodegenerative diseases
Geriatrics andGerontology ResearchInstitute)
Quality Assurance
1. Study on bioequivalence evaluation and quality management of generic drug
Science for
products
Pharmaceuticals
2. Study on formulation and process design of protein pharmaceuticals(National Institute of
3. Studies on the quality control and quality assurance of regenerative/cellular therapy
Health Sciences)products
4. Development of testing methods for the assessment of quality and safety ofregenerative/cellular therapy products derived from human ES/iPS cells
Molecular Profiling for 1. Study on molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer and therapeutic
Cancer Precision
strategies to overcome the resistance
Therapy
2. Understanding the diversity of cancer and development of new therapeutic strategies(Japanese Foundation 3. Study on development of personalized cancer immunotherapy based on individuals’
for Cancer Research)cancer genome information
4. Molecular mechanisms of cancer metastasis and development of anti-cancer
metastasis drug
[Major in Medicinal and Life Sciences]
Department
Research interests
Organic and Medicinal 1. Molecular design, synthesis, and evaluation of biologically functional and usefulChemistrycompounds
2. Development of the methods for exploration and analysis for bioactive substances
based on chemical approach
3. Bioorganic chemistry for reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide
4. Development of the compounds for controlling cellular properties based on
photochemistry and organic chemistry
Bioorganic-Inorganic 1. Chemistry of enzyme and enzyme models
Chemistry
2. Development of a functional molecule useful for clarification of biotic functions
3. Rational design, synthesis and activity evaluation of drug lead compounds
4. Development of functional molecules based on a new concept
Synthetic Organic
1. Studies on the synthesis of biologically active natural products
Chemistry
2. Studies toward drug discovery based on biologically active natural products
3. Development of efficient methods for construction of molecular architectures
4. Development of highly selective synthetic reactions
Synthetic
1. Development of multicomponent domino reaction by using a transition metal
Supramolecularcatalyst, and its application to drug synthesis
Chemistry
2. Logical study of transition metal-catalyzed reaction by ab initio molecular orbital
study calculation

Department
Cellular Biophysics

Research interests

1. Analysis of allergic responses
2. Artificial cell
3. Mechanism of neural development
4. Mechanism of exocytosis
Physical Chemistry of 1. Study of the ordering of soft matter (colloid, gel, polymer, micelle)
Colloid and Polymer
2. Formation of gel immobilized colloid crystal, and its application to materials
3. Computer simulation of the ordering process of soft matter
4. Application of colloid system to drug field
Structural Biology and 1. Elucidation of the functional mechanisms of biomolecules by integrative structural
BiomolecularbiologyEngineering
2. Structural glycobiology for elucidating pathological mechanisms and drug
development
3. Exploration of dynamical ordering of biomolecular systems for creation of integratedfunctions
Molecular Biology
1. Organelle biology
2. Pathology for neurological disorders
3. Epigenetics for metabolism
4. Intracellular signals for cancer immunity
Drug Delivery and1. Development of a targeting drug delivery system (DDS) for brain cancer and other
Nano Pharmaceutics
various cancer
2. Design of a DDS for nano-micro lung-administered particles
3. Formulation design of poorly soluble and absorbable drugs
4. Development of a DDS for nano particle carriers
Multilevel
1. Elucidation of biomolecular networks using omics analysis
Biofunctional
2. Structural and functional analysis of glycans and drug discovery
Analytics
3. Research on biosynthetic systems of glycoproteins
Molecular and Cellular 1. Cytokine signaling and immune responses
Health Science
2. Studies on the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases
3. Evaluation of novel drug delivery system using microorganisms
4. Immune responses against microorganisms, including Mycobacterium andStaphylococcus spp.
Biological Chemistry 1. Molecular mechanism of translation and mRNA decay
2. Posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression
3. Antiviral defense mediated by exogenous mRNA decay
4. Pathological mechanism of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases resulting from RNA
aberrations
5. Development of mRNA-based drug for gene therapy[Departments in Affiliate Graduate School 2]
Department
Research interests
Integrative Science for 1. Structural biology and its research methods
Dynamic Living
2. Protein structure and functional relationship
Systems
3. Development of molecular dynamics simulation method and its application to(National Institutes ofproteins
Natural Sciences)
4. Theoretical study on the formation mechanism of protein aggregates causing
neurodegenerative diseases
Regulatory Science for 1. Study of quality, efficacy and safety evaluation of pharmaceuticals
Evaluation of
2. Study of quality, efficacy and safety evaluation of medical devices
Pharmaceuticals and3. Study of quality, efficacy and safety evaluation of regenerative medicine products
Medical Devices(Pharmaceuticals andMedical Devices
Agency)List of Faculty Members, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences(Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Department

Professor

Associate prof.

Community Pharmacy
Management
Individual Differences
and Personalized
Medicine[Clinical Pharmacy]
Medicinal Safety
Science[Regulatory Science]
Kampo Medicinal
Therapeutics[Pharmacognosy]
Biomolecular
Pharmacology[Molecular and Cellular
Pharmacology]
Molecular
Neuroscience[Biomedical Science]
Biopharmaceutics andClinicalPharmacokinetics[Biopharmaceutics]
Pathobiology andPharmacotherapy in
Pharmaceutical Practice[Pathobiology]
Stress Response
Cellular Biology[Cell Signaling]
Pharmacotherapeutics Palliative Care forCancer Patients[Clinical
Neuropharmaology]
Organic and Medicinal
Chemistry

Tomoya Tachi
Takahiro Iwao
Yayoi Kawano

Yuji Hotta(concurrent)

Bioorganic-Inorganic
Chemistry

Naoki Umezawa

Yosuke Hisamatsu

Synthetic Organic
Chemistry

Seiichi Nakamura

Kazutada Ikeuchi

Masahiro TohkinToshiaki Makino(As of May. 2024)
Research
Assosiate(Clinical AssistantProfessor)
Akimasa Sanagawa(concurrent)

Kaori Ambe,
Kanichiro Ishiuchi

Hisao
Yamamura

Kazuhiro Terasaka
Yoshiaki Suzuki

Rubii Kondo

Mitsuharu Hattori

Takao Kohno

Maki Takagishi

Hiroaki Yuasa

Tomoya Yasujima

Takahiro
Yamashiro

Mineyoshi Aoyama

Hiromasa Aoki,
Kohki Toriuchi

Yasumichi Inoue

Chiharu Miyajima

Kazuhiko Kume

Jun Tomita

Hidehiko Nakagawa

Mitsuyasu
Kawaguchi、Synthetic
Supramolecular
Chemistry
Cellular Biophysics

Assistant
Professor
Tadahiro Hashita,
Eisei Hori
Saito Masayuki

Shin-ichi Ikeda

Naohide Hirashima

Masahiko Tanaka

Yoshinori Suzuki

Yuhei Ohta

Eisaku Ohashi

Department

Professor

Associate prof.

Structural Biology and
BiomolecularEngineering
Molecular Biology

Koichi Kato
(specially appointed
professor)
Michiko Shirane

Drug Delivery andNano Pharmaceutics
Multilevel

Tetsuya Ozeki

Assistant
Professor

Research
Assosiate

Maho Yagi
Nakatsumi Hirokazu
Koki Ogawa
Hirokazu Yagi

Biofunctional Analytics
Molecular and Cellular
Health Sciences
Biological Chemistry

Shigeaki Hida

Saotomo Itoh

Isamu Ogawa

Shin-ichi Hoshino

Tsuyoshi Udagawa

Hiroto Inagaki

Affiliated Research Institutes h Institutes
Professor
Staff

Associate prof.

Institute of Drug
Discovery Science
Affiliate Graduate School
Department

Professor

Associate prof.

Oncology(Aichi Cancer Center ResearchInstitute)Masahiro Aoki
(Guest Prof.)
ChitoseOneyama(Guest Prof.)
Koichi Iijima(Guest Prof.)

Teruaki Fujishita(Guest AssociateProf.)

Kazuyoshi
MurataHisashi Okumura(Guest AssociateProf.)

Experimental Gerontology(National Center for Geriatrics
and Gerontology ResearchInstitute)Integrative Science for Dynamic
Living Systems(National Institutes of Natural
Sciences)
Quality Assurance Science for
Pharmaceuticals (National
Institute of Health Sciences)

Assistant
Professor

Assistant
Professor

Michiko Sekiya(Guest AssociateProf.)(Guest Prof.)
Yoji Sato,
Satoshi Yasuda(Guest Prof.)

Naoyuki
Regulatory Science for
YabanaEvaluation of Pharmaceuticals(Guest Prof.)and Medical Devices(Pharmaceuticals and Medical
Devices Agency)
RyoheiMolecular Profiling for Cancer
Katayama,
Precision Therapy(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Reo Maruyama(Guest Prof.)
Research)[ ]: Advanced lecture to be delivered in the master’s course of the doctoral program

Research
Assosiate

Research
Assosiate Assistantprof.