GUNMA UNIVERSITY Graduate School of Medicine

Course of Biomedical Sciences（Master's Program）
GUNMA UNIVERSITY
Graduate School of
Medicine

2025 Admission

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A Message from the Dean

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Outline of Biomedical Sciences（Master s Program）

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Graduation Requirements

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Admission Policy

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Admission Information

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Introduction of Major Field

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Description of Research Objectives

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Interview the graduate students

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A Message from the Dean
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2007 at Graduate School of Medicine. Due to rapid development of life
science, medicine, and information science, a possibility of utilizing theadvance in bio-medical ﬁelds, in such as a bio-correlative industry, drug
design, and advanced medicine, has increased. Therefore, Course of
Biomedical Sciences was established in order to grow researcher,educator and high-level medical person, who can exercise leadership inlife science, medicine and medical ﬁeld.
In Course of Biomedical Sciences, the interdisciplinary ﬁeld of medicine
and life science is set as the main object of education and research.
Namely, it aims at advancing a life process for analysis from a medical
viewpoint, promoting the education and research of the interdisciplinary
ﬁeld in medicine and medical treatment, learning and developing new
medicine and medical technology which aimed at improvement of healthand the quality of life, raising advanced medical person, etc.
Although the graduates of this Course would be divided into theadvanced profession people in each ﬁeld, such as researcher, educator,
medical person, and industrial person, or into those who go on to Courseof Medical Sciences (Doctoral Program), playing an active part as aleader in each ﬁeld will be expected, taking advantage of having learned
at Course of Biomedical Sciences.
<Special Educational Course and Program>
Medical Physics Course
In Gunma University, heavy-ion cancer therapy was started from 2010
in Heavy-Ion Medical Center uniquely installed in Japan. Medical
physicist, who takes charge of the cancer medical treatment using
radiation, such as heavy-ion, is very insuﬃcient in Japan. So, Medical
Physics Course that aimed at cultivation of medical physicist was
installed.

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Outline of Biomedical Sciences（Masterʼs Program）

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Aim of Master s Program for Biomedical Sciences

Recent advances in life sciences and information sciences have opened up abundant
prospects for applying the achievements of basic research within bio-related industries andnew medical services, including drug discovery and regenerative medicine. At the same time,
there is a need to solve many challenges, such as medical ethics and information security thatare associated with advanced medical technology, and community healthcare support in our
aging society, which are opening up a wide range of potential roles for medical researchersand health professionals. Many doors are being opened to non-medical school graduates andtrained researchers, educators, and/or highly skilled workers who can exercise leadership in
the life sciences and medical ﬁelds. However, there is a looming shortage of
researchers/educators able to respond to the needs of society and who can take an activerole in Biomedical Sciences, this new interdisciplinary ﬁeld between life sciences and medicine.
There is also a growing number of non-medicine, non-veterinary, and non-dentistry
graduates who are hoping to pursue their interest in life science research or medical ﬁelds;
however, before these graduates can enter a graduate school of medicine to take a PhD
course, they either need to have obtained a Master s Degree or must have more than two
years research experience at a university or research institute. Gunma University Graduate
School of Medicine has been shifting its focus of interest to new interdisciplinary ﬁelds. For
example, in 2003, we re-organized our Medical Sciences Course (Doctoral Program) and our
research and educational system into a basic plus clinical integrated style, and established a
PhD program in health sciences, now being run by the Graduate School of Health Sciences.
The implementation of a day/evening course system for both programs allowed us to oﬀer thecourse to mature students not from only the medical and health science ﬁelds, but also from
related ﬁelds. However, we were still unable to accept graduates from facilities other than
medicine, veterinary, or dentistry directly to our medical sciences course.
In response to increasing demand, and to broaden our intake of graduates from otherfaculties, we have established a Biomedical Science Course (Master s program) within the
Graduate School of Medicine. Furthermore, we will begin the Day/Evening course system insome major ﬁelds from April, 2022. This program aims to educate non-medical school
graduates in the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to engage in the type of
independent research that increasingly underpins medical and life sciences, and to foster
leadership in medical-related ﬁelds on the part of health professional experts.

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Research conducted in Biomedical Sciences

Biomedical Sciences is a general term for the life sciences ﬁeld, which overlaps medicine, life
sciences, and other medical interdisciplinary ﬁelds. The Biomedical Sciences Course isdesigned to draw together life sciences and traditional basic medicine/clinical medicine as
educational and research subjects to promote the elucidation of biological processes from a
medical perspective and to establish Biomedical Sciences as a discipline that is aimed at thecreation of new medical care: not only diagnosis and treatment, but also the promotion ofhealth and improvement of quality of life.

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Career options after earning Master s Degree

This Master s course will train students in the biomedical sciences. It is hoped they will
acquire basic knowledge of medicine, and come to understand the relationship between
medicine and life sciences. We hope graduates will become researchers who can propose andconduct original research in biomedical sciences and academic medicine.

Graduates of this Master s Program can expect to become:1. Educators and/ or researchers in the area of biomedical sciences (eg. life sciences ormedical science related ﬁelds)
2. Highly trained experts in the ﬁelds of medicine, welfare, pharmacology, biology-relatedindustries
3. Those who continue their education in Medical Sciences (Doctoral program) course−Educators and researchers in biomedical sciences−Highly trained experts in respective ﬁelds−Educators and researchers in(Career possibilities)
Research institutions, educational institutions,clinical pathology facilities, health care facilities,
pharmaceutical companies, clinical research anddevelopment companies, biotechnology associatedindustries, hospital and medical facilities, etc.

medical and /or life science ﬁelds−Health care providers

Course of Medical Sciences(Doctoral Program)

Course of Biomedical Sciences(Master s Program)03

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Outline of Biomedical Sciences（Masterʼs Program）

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Curriculum1) Subjects are categorized as Basic Subjects, Practical Subjects, and Research Subjects.
2) Basic Subjects are taken in the 1st year. In required subjects , basic knowledge on life
sciences and medical sciences, and basic techniques necessary in biomedical research will
be acquired. In required elective subjects, basic biomedical knowledge needed in multiple
ﬁelds will be acquired (11 credits of required subjects, 4 credits of required elective
subjects ).
3) Practical Subjects are electives selected according to research theme and/ or postgraduate
career. Practical and applied knowledge needed for specialization and/ or research inchosen ﬁelds will be acquired (4 or more credits of Practical Subjects).
4) In Research Subjects, students will conduct biomedical research in their chosen ﬁeld andcompose a master s thesis. They will acquire knowledge and techniques needed to propose
and conduct research, and present research ﬁndings (13 credits of Research Subjects).
*Please note that entrance is in April or October.
In principle, all classes for students entering in October are conducted in English.

１st-year

April
Enrollment→ Apr.

Admission

October
Enrollment→ Oct.

２nd-year
Apr.

Early Jan.

Secondacademicyear

Thesissubmission

Oct.

Early Jul.

Mid-Jan.

ThesisreviewMar.

Degreeceremony

Mid-Jul.

Sep.

Requirements for degree award−Acquisition of the credits listed in the Curriculum Table on Page 5.
−Successful completion of Master s thesis review process and passing
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Graduation Requirements

Curriculum
General course
subdivision

Basic

Practical

ResearchAnacademic
year

Subject

Teaching methods

credits
Requiredsubjects

selectable
Elective
Requiredsubjects
subjects

LectureResearch Ethics

1

1

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Research Ethics（e-learning）

1

1

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Introduction to Clinical Sciences A

1

2

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Philosophy A

1

2

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Basic Scientific Language A

1

2

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Statistical Informatics A

1

2

Bio-Scientific Training A

1

1

Anatomy A

1○

Analytical Physiology

1

2

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1

2

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Socio-Environmental Medicine A

1

2

Laboratory Animal Science A

1

2

subtotal（12subjects）−

An Introduction to Pathology

2

10

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0

2

Bacteriology & Infection Control

2

2

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2

2

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2

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2

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Reproduction, Regeneration and Development

2

Informational Management

2

International Public Health2○

Ion beam technology for bioengineering

2

2

Drug Discovery

2

2

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Clinical Trial and Research

2

2

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Exercises in Genomic Medicine

2

2

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Rihabilitation Medicine & Sociology

22

subtotal（11subjects）−

0

Biomedical Scineces Methodology

1〜2

2

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Biomedical Sciences Research

1〜2

10

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Research Discussion Seminar2

1

subtotal（3subjects）

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13

0

0

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24

30

0

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total（27subjects）
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Master（Biomedical Science）
RequiredStudents should 1) obtain credits described above, 2) write a dissertation with mentors' guidance, and 3) pass
the thesis defense.

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Neuroscience lecture

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Biomolecular Chemistry A

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11Seminarterms
terms per year
school weeks per terms
time of one class

two terms
15 weeks60-90 minutes

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<Aims in Human Resources Development>
Our program aims to cultivate scientists who will pursue medical science, medical ethics, andmedical skills. We hope our graduates will integrate these pursuits and contribute to the progress of
medical research and education, and become leaders in health care and medical science.
<Attributes of Desired Candidate>
We will accept students who wish to gain knowledge and skills in biomedical sciences through ourprogram, and become highly-skilled professionals or researchers. Speciﬁcally, we will accept thosewho:
1. strive to gain the ability to perform research independently based on high ethical values andprofound academic knowledge.
2. strive to contribute to the society in medical science, health care and welfare ﬁled ashighly-skilled professionals by making use of the knowledge and skills they acquired.
3. strive to further develop the knowledge and skills they acquire, and continue to the PhD
program to become researchers and/or educators in Biomedical Sciences ﬁeld.
4. have English skills suﬃcient for reading basic academic literature.
<Basic Policy for Admission Selection>
In order to select applicants with the above qualities, we will make comprehensive evaluation
based on the results of the entrance examination (English test and interview) and undergraduate
academic transcipts. We oﬀer October admission in addition to the traditional April admission, to
expand learning opportunities.
English examination will evaluate "reading comprehension of literature in English" (Attributes of
Desired Candidate ４). The oral examination (interview) will evaluate the applicant's basic academic
knowledge related to the major ﬁeld of study and the willingness to engage in research (Attributesof Desired Candidate 1-3). Furthermore, the transcripts will be added for a comprehensive
judgment.

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Admission Information

１ Qualiﬁcations for Application
The main applicants are those who have been conferred a bachelorʼs degree（or expected to be conferred）
or who have completed a specialised course at a vocational school. However, other persons may also be
eligible to apply (qualiﬁcation screening may be required). Please refer to the application guidelines for
information on application requirements. For any questions, feel free to contact the admissions oﬃce.
2 Acceptance of Application
For more information on the application process, please refer to the website of the Graduate School of
Medicine and the Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University. (https://www.med.gunma-u.ac.jp/). The Application
forms are also available here.
3 Selection Method and the Number of Students to be Admitted
Selection Method :The evaluation for acceptance is based on an Academic examination(including oral
examination), and the academic transcripts submitted by the applicants.
Number of Students to be Admitted:9（※Number of Students to be Admitted will be 7 if the Graduate Schoolof Food Science and Wellness is established.)
4 Examination Date
Examinations for April 2025 entrants are scheduled for September 2024. For more information, please referto the application guidelines on the website.
5 The Aim of Each Examination Subject
Foreign Language (English) …………………… English skills suﬃcient for reading basic academic literature will
be examined.
Oral Examination of Desired Major Field … … Basic academic ability necessary for engaging in studies inmajor ﬁeld and willingness to study will be examined.
6 Fees following entrance
Entrance and tuition fees
(1) Entrance fee: ¥282,000 (JPY 282,000)(2)Tuition fee: (ﬁrst-semester) ¥267,900 (JPY 267,900) (Annual tuition fee: ¥535,800 (JPY 535,800))*If the fees are revised at the time of enrollment or during the course of study, the revised amount will beapplied.
7 Exemption and Postponement of Entrance and Tuition Fee, Scholarship
The admission fee or the tuition fee may be waived for admitted students who have diﬃculty paying due tospecial circumstances. Additionally, the collection of the admission fee or tuition fee can be postponed for acertain period for students who have diﬃculty paying by the speciﬁed deadline. A scholastic loan and beneﬁtsystem for learning support is provided by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) for those with
diﬃculty in paying the tuition fee.
For more information, please contact Education and Student Support Section, Educational Aﬀairs Oﬃce,
Administration Division, Showa Campus of Gunma University.
For exemptions and postponements : TEL. +81-27-220-7796 For Scholarships: TEL. +81-27-220-7792
8 Information sessions for applicants
An admissions information session is planned for those wishing to enrol in the coming year. For more
information on dates and locations, please check our website.
Contact details:
Admissions Section, Educational Aﬀairs Oﬃce, Administration Division, Showa Campus of Gunma University
3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
TEL. +81-27-220-7797 E-mail: kk-mgakumu5@ml.gunma-u.ac.jp

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Introduction of Major Field
Basic Medicine

Clinical Medicine

Cooprative and joint Department

The basic medicine consists of 14
ﬁelds.
Research and education of biomedical
sciences will be conducted based on
basic medicine.

The clinical medicine consists of 36
ﬁelds（Including 8 Internal Medicine
and 6 General Surgical Science）.
Research and education of biomedical
sciences will be conducted based onclinical medicine.

The cooperative department and joint
department consist of 10 ﬁelds of Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, 2 clinical division of University Hosp it a l, 3 ﬁ e l d s of H e av y I o n M e d i c a lCenter, 1 ﬁeld of Center for Food Scienceand Wellness, 1 ﬁeld of Center for Mathematics and Data Science,1 ﬁeld of Initiative for Advanced Research and 1 ﬁeld of
Takasaki Advanced Radiation ResearchInstitute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency.

Anatomy(Internal Medicine)
Cardiovascular Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Nephrology and Rheumatology
Hematology
Neurology
Medical Oncology（University Hospital）
Clinical Trials andRegulatory Science
Medical Informatics

Anatomy and Cell Biology
Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
Biochemistry
Integrative Physiology
Neurophysiology and Neural Repair
Pharmacology
Developmental Genetics andBehavioral Neuroscience
Bacteriology
Infectious Diseases and Host Defense
Public Health
Legal Medicine
Medical Philosophy and Ethics
Medical Education and Development(General Surgical Science)
Cardiovascular Surgery
General Thoracic Surgery
Gastroenterological Surgery
Breast and Endocrine Surgery
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Radiation Oncology
Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine
General Practice Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine
Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Human Pathology
Diagnostic Pathology
Pediatrics
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Urology
Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Dermatology
Plastic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Healthcare Quality and Safety（Institute for Molecular andCellular Regulation）
Molecular TraﬃcLaboratory of Epigenetics and Metabolism
MolecularMembrane Biology
Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics
Laboratory of Integrative Metabolic Regulation
Developmental Biology andMetabolism
Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders
Mucosal Ecosystem Design
Genome Sciences
Metabolic Signaling（Heavy Ion Medical Center）
Medical Physics for Heavy Ion Therapy
Medical Biology for Heavy Ion Therapy
Heavy Ion Clinical Medicine（Center for Food Science and Wellness）
Food Science and Wellness（Center for Mathematics andData Science）
Mathematics and Data Science(Initiative for Advanced
Research)
Gene Therapy Science（Takasaki Advanced Radiation ResearchInstitute, National Institute for Quantum andRadiological Sciences and Technology）
Quantum Biology

Note : Inquiries about admission should be made directly to supervisors in desired Major Fieldof Study prior to the actual application process. Furthermore, If you would like to change
your major ﬁeld, you would change it at the end of the 1st semester of the 1st year.

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Description of Research Objectives（Key Words)＊The Day/Evening course will be begun. (It based on the special divisions on education methods by Article
14 of the Standards Act for Establishment of Graduate School and conducts the selection. )Basic Medicine

Anatomy＊Hirohide Iwasaki

Neuronal circuit, connectome, synapse remodeling, development, vesicle transport, imaging technology, light microscopy, electron
microscopy

Anatomy and Cell Biology＊

Toshiyuki Matsuzaki

cell membrane, water channels, transporters, microscopy, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy

Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology

Kenichiro Hata

genomics, epigenomics, microbiome, single-cell analysis, DOHaD, early development, congenital disorders

Biochemistry＊

Yoji Andrew Minamishima

Hypoxic response, energy metabolism, DNA damage & repair, cell cycle, cellular senescence, lipid mediators,
proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics http://biochemistry.med.gunma-u.ac.jp/en/

Integrative Physiology＊(Under the process of selection)

hormone, development, plasticity, regeneration, environmental factors, endocrine disruption

Neurophysiology and Neural Repair＊

Hirokazu Hirai

memory; learning; motor control; regenerative medicine; viral vector; neurodegenerative disease; marmoset;
non-human primate model; aging; stem cell therapy; gene therapy; patch clamp.

Pharmacology＊

Hiroshi Kawabe

Ultrastructure of Synapses, Superresolution Microscopy, Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders, Cytoskeleton, Posttranslational
Modiﬁcation, Protein Degradation

Developmental Genetics and Behavioral Neuroscience

Goichi Miyoshi

Neuraldevelopment, Inhibitory circuits, Mouse genetics, Social behavior, Autism spectrum disorder, Neurodevelopmental disorder

Bacteriology＊

Haruyoshi Tomita

multi-drug resistant bacteria, VRE, MDRP, enterococcus, bacteriocin, conjugative plasmid, transposon

Infectious Diseases and Host Defense＊ Wataru Kamitani
Coronavirus, Molecular biology, Reverse genetics of Virus, Host-Pathogen interracton, Malaria, Infectious immunity

Public Health＊Kei Hamazaki

micronutrient, maternal and child health, lifestyle related diseases, public health nutrition, epidemiological studies

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Description of Research Objectives（Key Words)

Legal Medicine＊

Hideaki Yokoo

legal medicine, personal identiﬁcation, ABO blood group, enhancer

Medical Philosophy and Ethics＊(Under the process of selection)clinical ethics, medical ethics, philosophy of medicine, medical ethics education

Medical Education and Development

Mikiko Kishi

Medical Education, Lesson Planning, Teaching Material, Curriculum Development

Clinical Medicine

Cardiovascular Medicine

Hideki Ishii(Internal Medicine)arrhythmia, heart failure, ischemic heart disease,ultrasonic echocardiography, molecular biology, translational research

Respiratory Medicine

Toshitaka Maeno (Associate Professor)(Internal Medicine)lung cancer, allergic respiratory disease, COPD, lung ﬁbrosis, infectious lung disease

Gastroenterology and Hepatology＊

Toshio Uraoka(Internal Medicine)

gastrointestinal tumor, endoscopy, esophageal motility disorder, inﬂammatory bowel disease, hepatocarcinogenesis, non-alcoholicsteatohepatitis, hepatic ﬁbrosis, viral hepatitis

Endocrinology and Metabolism＊

Yoshio Ikeda(Internal Medicine)

lifestyle diseases, endocrine disorders, diabetes mellitus, molecular biology, gene mutation

Nephrology and Rheumatology＊

Keiju Hiromura(Internal Medicine)

nephrology, glomerulonephritis, tubulointerstitial injury, rheumatology, lupus nephritis, vasculitic syndrome

Hematology＊

Hiroshi Handa (Associate Professor)(Internal Medicine)hematologic malignancy, genome, epigenome, coagulation disorder, next generation sequencer

Neurology＊

Yoshio Ikeda(Internal Medicine)

Alzheimer disease, dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), microsatellite-repeat

Medical Oncology

Daisuke Takahari(Internal Medicine)

Medical oncology, Targeted therapy, Immune checkpoint inhibitors, Liquid biopsy, Personalized medicine, Precision medicine

Cardiovascular Surgery＊Tomonobu Abe(General Surgical Science)

surgery, heart, brain, ischemia, reperfusion injury, organ protection

10General Thoracic Surgery

Tomonobu Abe(General Surgical Science)

surgical oncology, mechanism of proliferation, invasion and metastasis, driver gene, diagnosis and treatment

Gastroenterological Surgery＊

Hiroshi Saeki(General Surgical Science)

carcinogenesis and cancer progression, gastrointestinal motility, novel diagnostic method, development of novel diagnostic andtherapeutic method, surgical education

Breast and Endocrine Surgery

Takaaki Fujii (Associate Professor) (General Surgical Science)breast cancer, biomarkers, lymph node metastasis, TILs, microRNA, PET

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery＊Ken Shirabe(General Surgical Science)cancer microenvironment, hepato-biliary and pancreatic cancer, sarcopenia, and laparoscopic
surgery for hepato-biliary and pancreatic disease

Pediatric Surgery

Hiroshi Saeki(General Surgical Science)

surgical oncology, circulating tumor cells, minimally invasive surgery, gastro-intestinal motility, enterobacterial ﬂora

Radiation Oncology

Tatsuya Ohno

Precision medicine, DNA repair, anti-tumor immunity, high precision radiotherapy, image-guided,brachytherapy, carbon ion radiotherapy, multidisciplinary cancer treatment

Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine＊

Yoshito Tsushimadiagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, CT, MRI, US, SPECT, PET, interventional radiology

Psychiatry and Neuroscience＊

Yuichi Takei（Associate Professor）

psychiatric disorder, neuroimaging, stress, mental illness, brain function

Anesthesiology＊

Shigeru Saito

anesthesia, neuroimaging, consciousness, pain, brain function

Emergency Medicine

Kiyohiro Oshima

cardiopulmonary arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, severe trauma, reperfusion injury, coagulation

General Practice Medicine

Keiko Kowase

General medicine, Primary care, community medicine, atherosclerosis, Japanese oriental medicine, diagnostic inference

Rehabilitation Medicine＊

Naoki Wada

rehabilitation medicine, disability studies, motion analysis, autonomic nervous system, virtual reality

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Description of Research Objectives（Key Words)

Clinical Laboratory Medicine＊

Takao Kimura (Associate Professor)

Clinical laboratory medicine, gene analysis, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, atherosclerosis, infectious diseases, sports medicine,
lifestyle-related disease, infection control and prevention

Human Pathology＊

Hideaki Yokoo

neuropathology, brain tumor, molecular and cytogenetics of tumor, glial cells, translational research

Diagnostic Pathology＊(Under the process of selection)

cancer morphology, multi-step carcinogenesis, oncogene, tumor suppressor gene, protein expression

Pediatrics

Takumi Takizawa

allergic diseases, neurodegenerative disorder, acute leukemia, nephrosis, inﬂammatory bowel diseases.

Obstetrics and Gynecology＊

Akira Iwase

Reproductive medicine and biology, Reproductive endocrinology, Gynecologic oncology, Perinatal medicine,
Endometriosis, Minimally invasive surgery

Urology＊Kazuhiro Suzuki

urological tumor, prostate cancer, androgen dependency, screening

Neurosurgery

Soichi Oya

brain tumors, skull base tumors, cerebrovascular diseases, microneurosurgery, neuroendoscopic surgery, surgical assisting device

Ophthalmology＊

Hideo Akiyama

Optical coherence tomography, Ocular circulation, Minimally invasive surgery

Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery＊

Kazuaki Chikamatsu

head and neck cancer, immunosuppression, cancer immunotherapy, tumor microenvironment

Dermatology

Sei-ichiro Motegi

Skin, skin sclerosis, cutaneous malignant tumors, wound healing, hereditary skin diseases

Plastic Surgery

Satoshi Yokoo

reconstruction, free ﬂap, wound healing, breast reconstruction

12Orthopaedic Surgery

Hirotaka Chikuda

osteoarthritis, spondylotic deformans, joint arthroplasty, sports injury, musuclo-skeletal tumor

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics＊

Koujirou Yamamoto

clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, genetic polymorphisms, individualization of drug therapy

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Satoshi Yokoo

oral mucous wound healing, oral and maxillofacial reconstruction, oral cancer, salivary gland, jaw deformity

Healthcare Quality and Safety＊

Kazumi Tanaka

healthcare quality, patient safety, quality indicator, shared decision making, interprofessional collaboration,
Patient Engagement

Cooperative Department（University Hospital）

Clinical Trials and Regulatory Science＊ Yoshiaki Ohyama
clinical research, study design, statistics

Medical Informatics＊

Yuichiro Saito (Associate Professor)

medical information, health care, hospital information system（Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation）

Molecular Traﬃc

Ken Sato

membrane traﬃcking, secretion, metabolism, development, C. elegans, knockout mouse

Laboratory of Epigenetics and Metabolism＊ Takeshi Inagaki
Epigenetics and Metabolism, Obesity, Diabetes, Energy Metabolism, Transcription Factors, Chromatin Conformation,
Histone Modiﬁcations

Molecular Membrane Biology

Miyuki Sato&HOHJDQV, organelle, autophagy, endocytosis, mitochondria, maternal inheritanceLaboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics＊

Takashi Nishimura'URVRSKLODmetabolic homeostasis, sugar metabolism, insulin signaling, inter-organ communication, growth regulation

Laboratory of Integrative Metabolic Regulation

Naoko Hattori

Epigenetics, stem cell, aging, cancer metabolism, organ communication, model mouse

Developmental Biology and Metabolism＊

Yoshio Fujitani

diabetes, glucose metabolism, developmental biology, pancreatic beta cells, genetically engineered mice,
beige adipocyte, zinc biology, zinc transporter13

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Description of Research Objectives（Key Words)

Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders＊

Jun Shirakawa

human islets, biomarkers, organ networks, diabetes, fatty liver, adipose tissue inﬂammation

Mucosal Ecosystem Design＊

Nobuo Sasaki

Adult tissue stem cell, Organoid, Human development, Gut microbiota, Symbiosis, Infection disease

Genome Sciences＊Izuho Hatada

epigenetics, epigenome, DNA methylation, microarray, genome-wide analysis,ageing

Metabolic Signaling

Tadahiro Kitamura

diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, transcription factor, knockout mouse, insulin, glucagon(Heavy Ion Medical Center)

Medical Physics for Heavy Ion Therapy Mutsumi Tashiro
Medical physics, Radiation therapy physics, Heavy ion therapy physics, Accelerators, Advancement of heavy ion therapy irradiation
techniques

Medical Biology for Heavy Ion Therapy

Akihisa Takahashi

radiation biology, cancer treatment, normal tissue eﬀects, basic clinical radiobiology, space biology

Heavy Ion Clinical Medicine＊

Hidemasa Kawamura

heavy ion radiotherapy, multimodality, cancer therapy, biological response, high LET, hypofractionation, Image-guided adaptive
radiotherapy(Center for Food Science and Wellness)

Food Science and Wellness＊

Seiji Torii

cancer, metabolism, endocrine, cell biology, peptide hormones, insulin, reactive oxygen species, ferroptosis(Center for Mathematics and Data Science)

Mathematics and Data Science＊

Yuki Aoki

Mathematical Analysis, Machine Learning, Database, Image Analysis, Python

Mathematics and Data Science＊

Mitsuo Uchidasocial medicine, medical statistics, occupational health, infectious disease epidemiology, mathematical modeling, regulatory science(Initiative for Advanced Research)

Gene Therapy Science

Keisuke Nimura

Next generation sequencing, Bioinformatics, Gene expression regulation, Gene therapy science, cancer biology

Joint Department(Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Sciences and Technology)

Quantum Biology

Yasuyuki Ishii Yasuhiko Kobayashi Kazuo Funayama

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HE XIN（September 2022,completed）
October 2022, enrolled in Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Program)

1 Research Theme
An increasing number of patients suffer from chronic
pain each year. In particular, the prevalence of neuropathic
pain (one of the most severe chronic pain conditions)is increasing. It has been reported that chronic pain
patients and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) and its analogues are commonly comorbid.
Ineffectiveness of analgesics is one of the features ofboth ADHD and chronic pain, and is thought to be oneof the mechanisms by the chronicity of pain. Based on
the animal model of neuropathic pain, we are trying tounderstand the mechanism of ineffectiveness of analgesics
via behavioral and histological experiments, so as to clarify
the mechanisms of pain chronicity.

The motive for going on to Biomedical

ciences in Graduate School of2 SMedicine,Gunma University.

When I practiced at the hospital during university, I foundthat there are many patients that are in great distresscaused by pain, which made me realized that pain must be
considered as an even more important problem. Japan is
one of the most advanced countries in the world in termsof science and technology, and many fields, including
medicine, remain at the forefront of the world. After
graduating from university, I decided to study in Japanto further my education in the field of pain. About two
years after I came to Japan, I majored in the Biomedical
Sciences course in Gunma University, performing researchon neuropathic pain. With the kind support of everyone
here, I graduated with a Master's degree in Septemberof 2022. Now I am continuing my PhD studies for further
detailed research.

3 Please tell us about campus life.
Since starting the master's program, my daily life has
been very challenging and enjoyable. In the laboratory,
I mainly do basic experiments and data analysis, etc.,
and participate in some specialized courses. Additionally,
through regular research seminars with my teachers, I geta lot of instructions and suggestions.
N o t o n l y s t u d y i n g m y m a j o r, b u t a l s o a c t i v e l yparticipating in various international and culturalcommunication activities. It is a great
opportunity for me to communicate with Japanese andinternational students, experiencing different cultures andenjoying the international campus life.

4 lease tell us the good points and thePstruggles in school.
In addition, please tell us how you
overcome many difficulties?

The University offers specialized courses and lectures, as wellas various research requirements. The professors gave me a lotof instructions and suggestions on academic research. Moreover,
the opportunities to communicate with international students
helped to improve my cross-cultural communication skills.
However, there were also some difficulties such as language
barriers and the stress of academic research. Thus, I attended
language lessons to improve my communication skills. And, Ialso received much help and support from my tutors and otherteachers.

5 Please tell us your future goals.
My major is anesthesiology and now I am studying in the fieldof pain. It is considered that the treatment of pain is an extremely
important area of the modern anesthesiology. Although there
has been remarkable progress in contemporary medicine, there
is still a lack of progress in chronic pain. For the future, I would
like to contribute to the alleviation of pain for those patients withchronic pain. At present, my research is focused on fundamental
mechanisms. In the future, I will study both pathologicalmechanisms and clinical pharmacotherapy.

Please tell us your message to the

6 applicants for admissions.

Biomedical science is an evolving field for better understanding
and improving of human health. Studying biomedical scienceoffers the opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of biology,
the mechanisms of disease, and innovative medical technologies.
While there are many difficulties in this field, it also provides us
with many opportunities to participate in scientific research toadvance medical science. Let’s all do our best to work hard
and to contribute to the development of medical science formankind in the future.

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experiments, courses

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lunch Experiments,
go home,reading articles, etc. supper

learning
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Ayane Ninomiya（September 2018, completed）(September 2022, completed in Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Program))

1 Research Themeof the medical sciences, but they
are always based on the basic researches. Therefore, I've

The involvement of endocrine system in brain function

noticed the indispensable role of the basic research somany times. This keeps me motivated all the time even

The motive for going on to Biomedical

2 Sciences in Graduate School of
Medicine, Gunma University.

though I know that my research won't be immediately
applied to clinical scenes. On the other hand, sometimes I
find it difficult to keep the motivation high especially when
I face some difficulties in my experiments. Whenever I feelI think 4 years in undergraduate is too short to learn
the speciality. I simply needed more time to explore mycuriosity and enrolling graduate school was my best
choice.

3 Please tell us about campus life.
The biggest difference between undergraduates andlow, I always share the feeling (and negative data) with theother lab members (Special thanks!).

5 Please tell us your future goals.
I would like to balance between research and educationin academic. I hope my research will contribute to medical
education someday.

graduates is the role of lecture. My undergraduate life
consisted of lectures all day long, but here we have few
lectures throughout the year. Lectures become more

Please tell us your message to the

6 applicants for admissions.

supplemental for your own research and you are required
to study independently. But at the same time, I've got

If you come up with a question in your life and wantcolleagues and supervisors who help me work on myto dig into it or share it with someone, jumping into theresearch. You may feel like time flies in your 2 years, but

graduate school may be a good idea. Just a mere dairy-

I bet it will become one of the most intensive and full-of-life question could become an introduction of the big

memories moments in your life!

finding. Here Gunma University is where you can explore
your curiosity!

Please tell us the good points and theIn addition, please tell us how you

4 struggles in school.

overcome many difficulties?
The good thing is that I got realized the significance ofthe basic research. Clinical researches reflect the frontline

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Preparation for Lunch
experiments break
Desk duty

Experiments
Having break on and off

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