Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Introduction
The objectives of cultivation of human resources in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences are as follows.
1. Cultivate human resources who have a comprehensive and deep understanding of information relating to drugs (pharmacoinformatics) as well as practical and specialized knowledge, the application of which can be expanded through education and research on pharmaceutical sciences.
2. Carry out cultivation of advanced specialized technicians and educators, etc., while placing an emphasis on raising researchers who are knowledgeable in the three fields of "drug discovery science," which involve identification of disease-related genes, etc. and protein molecules targeted for drug discovery, as well as design, synthesis and evaluation of the properties of new pharmaceuticals; "pharmaceutical life science," which clarifies the pharmacological effects, adverse effects and disposition, etc. of pharmaceuticals; and "medicinal science," which is related to the safety and toxicity of pharmaceuticals and environmental sanitation.
List of Research Areas and Faculty Members
| Course | Faculty in Charge | Research Institute Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Discovery Science | Professor | Shin Aoki | Bioorganic Chemistry |
| Professor | Hiroyuki Ohshima | Biophysical Chemistry | |
| Professor | Susumu Kobayashi | Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry | |
| Professor | Hiroshi Terada | Efficacy Physicochemistry | |
| Professor | Kimiko Makino | Pharmaceutical Physicochemistry | |
| Associate Professor | Hiromi Uchiro | Synthetic Drug Discovery Chemistry | |
| Associate Professor | Kiyoshi Nishitani | Molecular Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Junior Associate Professor | Hiroshi Wada | Resource Phytochemistry | |
| Pharmaceutical Life Sciences | Professor | Yoshihisa Asada | Pharmacognosy |
| Professor | Jun-ichiro Oka | Pharmacology | |
| Professor | Shuji Kojima | Radiation Life Sciences | |
| Professor | Ken Takeda | Hygiene Chemistry | |
| Professor | Seiichi Tanuma | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology | |
| Professor | Yoichi Hayakawa | Microbial Pharmaceutical Chemistry | |
| Professor | Yoshikazu Higami | Molecular Pathology, Drug Metabolism | |
| Professor | Takashi Hirota | Biopharmacy | |
| Professor | Fumio Fukai | Molecular Pathogenesis | |
| Professor | Yasuhiko Masuho | Drug Discovery Genome Science | |
| Professor | Satoru Miyazaki | Life Information Science | |
| Associate Professor | Fumiaki Uchiumi | Gene Regulation | |
| Medicinal Science | Professor | Takao Aoyama | Drug Therapy |
| Professor | Junzo Suzuki | Public Health | |
| Professor | Masataka Mochizuki | Organic Pharmaceutical Chemistry | |
| Professor | Akinori Yanaka | Clinical Pharmacology | |
| Associate Professor | Takafumi Ohta | Drug Information | |
| Associate Professor | Nobuyoshi Sunagane | Drug Safety | |
| Professor | Masayo Komoda | Medical Safety | |
| Associate Professor | Kenji Ishii | Clinical Drug Metabolism | |
| Associate Professor | Shuji Shimada | Drug Evaluation | |