The Department of Pharmacoscience aims to develop researchers and technicians who possess a strong sense of ethics and a global perspective, along with a deep understanding of both the fundamentals and advanced areas of pharmaceutical science. Students also gain expertise in clinical pharmacy and related fields, equipping them with the problem-solving skills necessary to meet diverse societal needs. A distinctive feature of this program is its emphasis not only on drug development and life pharmaceutical sciences, but also on medical and pharmaceutical sciences related to drug toxicity and environmental impact—areas that serve as key pillars of the curriculum.

List of Research Areas and Faculty Members

Major Name Title Research Area
Drug Discovery Science AOKI Shin Professor Bio-related chemistry,
Chemical pharmacy
UCHIRO Hiromi Professor Chemical pharmaceutical science,
Drug development chemistry
GOTO Satoru Professor Physical pharmaceutical science
WADA Takeshi Professor Chemical pharmaceutical science
YOKOYAMA Hideshi Professor Physical Biochemistry
KUSAMORI Kosuke Associate Professor Biopharmaceutics, Bioengineering
AKITA Tomomi Junior Associate Professor Physical pharmaceutical science
Pharmaceutical Life Sciences AKIMOTO Kazunori Professor Cancer science
UCHIUMI Fumiaki Professor Biological system pharmaceutical
OGIHARA Takuo Professor Development for Drug Discovery Resources
HAYATA Tadayoshi Professor Developmental biology Orthopaedic surgery Functional basic dentistry
Higami Yoshikazu Professor Biomedical Gerontology
Molecular Pathology and Metabolism
HARADA Yohsuke Associate Professor Cellular and molecular immunology
Medicinal ScienceMIYAZAKI Satoru Professor Applied genome Science
KAMBAYASHI Atsushi Associate Professor Data Science and Mathematical Modeling in Pharmaceutical Sciences
KAWANO Yohei Junior Associate Professor Pharmacotherapeutics
FUJIE Tomoya Junior Associate Professor Environmental and hygienic pharmacy