The Institute of Medical Science Tokyo Japan First Building 0080-2

The Institute of Medical Science (Tokyo-daigaku Ikagaku Kenkyujyo 東京大学医科学研究所) is an ancillary establishment of

Tokyo University , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...

. It succeeded established in 1892 and is the foremost institute for medical and bioscience research in Japan. A research hospital is attached to the institute. The former Institute of Public Health was located on the site.

History

*1892: Dainihon Shiritu Eiseikai Fuzoku Densenbyo Kenkyujyo (Empire of Japan Private Sanitation Meeting Attachment Institute of Infectious Diseases) was established. *1899: It became the National Institute of Infectious Diseases under the jurisdiction of the

Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

. *1914: The institute entered under the management of the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

). *1916: It becomes an ancillary establishment of

Tokyo Imperial University , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...

. *1967: Densenbyo Kenkyujyo (Institute of Infectious Diseases) was reorganized, then, Ikagaku Kenkyu-jyo (Institute of Medical Science) was established.

Organization

*Department of Microbiology and Immunology *Department of Cancer Biology *Department of Basic Medical Sciences *Donation Laboratories *Human Genome Center *Center for Experimental Medicine *The Advanced Clinical Research Center *International Research Center for Infectious

Research facilities

First Building

*Photographic Laboratory (Prof. Jun-ichiro Inoue) *Research Hospital *Administration Office Project Accounting Office *Division of Molecular of Therapy (Prof. Arinobu Tojo) *Division of Medical Data Processing Network System (Prof. Tetsuo Shimizu) *Executive Project Coordination Office *Department of Advanced Medical Science (Prof. Naohide Yamashita) *Division of

Infectious Diseases An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable dise ...

(Prof. Aikichi Iwamoto) *Division of

Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

(Associate Prof. Seiichi Takasaki) *Library *Director's Office (Prof. Naohide Yamashita) *Dean's Office (Prof. Motoharu Seiki) *Division of

Bioengineering Biological engineering or bioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically-viable products. Biological engineering employs knowledge and expertise from a number o ...

(Prof. Hideaki Tahara) *Division of Cellular Therapy (Associate Prof. Kohichiro Tsuji) *Division of Cellular Therapy (Prof. Toshio Kitamura) *Research Hospital

Second Building

*Laboratory of Social Genome Sciences (Prof. Ichizo Kobayashi) *Division of Fine Morphology (Prof. Eisaku Katayama)

Third Building

*Laboratory of

Molecular Genetics Molecular genetics is a sub-field of biology that addresses how differences in the structures or expression of DNA molecules manifests as variation among organisms. Molecular genetics often applies an "investigative approach" to determine the ...

(Prof. Izumu Saito) *Division of

Oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...

(Prof. Tadashi Yamamoto) *Laboratory of Functional Genomics (Prof. Sumio Sugano) *Division of Neuronal Network (Prof. Toshiya Manabe) *Department of Infectious Disease Control (Division of Microbial Infection) (Prof. Tetsuro Matano) *Department of Infectious Disease Control (Division of Viral Infection) (Associate Prof. Yasushi Kawaguchi) *Department of Infectious Disease Control (Division of Bacterial Infection) (Associate Prof. Ichiro Nakagawa) *B Common Laboratory (Prof. Chieko Kai) *Culture Media Section (Prof. Jun-ichiro Inoue)

Fourth Building

*Division of Molecular Pathology (Prof. Yoshinori Murakami) *Division of Clinical Immunology (Prof. Chikao Morimoto) *Laboratory of Cell Biology (Prof. Yoichiro Iwakura) *Division of Host-Parasite Interaction (Prof. Hideo Iba) *Division of Infectious Genetics (Prof. Kensuke Miyake) *Radioisotope laboratories (Prof. IWAKURA Yoichiro Iwakura) *Radioisotope laboratories

Clinical Research Building A

*Division of Cell Processing (CERES) ((Visiting) Prof. Tsuneo Takahashi) *

Cord blood bank A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed in response to the potential for cord blood in treating diseases of the blood and immune systems. Public cord ...

Clinical Research Building B

*Div. Hematopoietic Factors Chugai (Head: Toshio Kitamura)

Research Building (annex)

Open Laboratory Building

*Division of Molecular and Developmental Biology (Oriental･Tomy･Softbank) (Prof.(Visiting) Sumiko Watanabe) *Division of Stem Cell Engineering (Tooth Regeneration) (Prof. (Visiting) Minoru Ueda) *Division of Exploratory Research (Ain Pharmaciez) (Associate Prof. (Visiting) Masahiro Kami)

The Core Facility for Therapeutic Vectors

The Scintiscanner room

General Research Building

*Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis (Prof. Satoru Miyano) *Laboratory of

Molecular Medicine Molecular medicine is a broad field, where physical, chemical, biological, bioinformatics and medical techniques are used to describe molecular structures and mechanisms, identify fundamental molecular and genetic errors of disease, and to develop ...

(Prof. Yusuke Nakamura) *Laboratory of Functional Analysis in silico (Prof. Kenta Nakai) *Laboratory of Genome Technology (Associate Prof. Toyomasa Katagiri) *Division of

Cancer Cell Cancer cells are cells that divide continually, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood with abnormal cells. Cell division is a normal process used by the body for growth and repair. A parent cell divides to form two daughter cells, and these d ...

Research (Prof. Motoharu Seiki) *Division of

Molecular Biology Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...

(Prof. Yoshikazu Nakamura) *Division of

Mucosal Immunology Mucosal immunology is the study of immune system responses that occur at mucosal membranes of the intestines, the urogenital tract, and the respiratory system. The mucous membranes are in constant contact with microorganisms, food, and inhaled a ...

(Prof. Hiroshi Kiyono) *Division of Molecular Cell Signaling (Prof. Haruo Saito) *Division of Bacterial Infection (Prof. Chihiro Sasakawa) *Division of

Virology Virology is the Scientific method, scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host (biology), ...

(Prof.

Yoshihiro Kawaoka is a virologist specializing in the study of the influenza and Ebola viruses. He holds a professorship in virology in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and at the University of Tokyo, Japan. ...

) *Pathogenic Microbes Repository Unit (Prof.

Chihiro Sasakawa is a Japanese bacteriologist well known for his pioneering research into the invasive mechanisms of pathogenic bacteria and the host’s subsequent immune response to infection. In his work on Shigella species and Helicobacter pylori, Sasakawa ...

) *Laboratory Animal Research Center (Prof. Chieko Kai) *Laboratory of

Stem Cell Therapy Stem-cell therapy is the use of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition. , the only established therapy using stem cells is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. This usually takes the form of a bone-marrow transplantation, but ...

(Prof. Hiromitsu Nakauchi) *Division of Cellular and

(Prof. Jun-ichiro Inoue) *Laboratory of Gene Expression and Regulation (Prof. Nobuaki Yoshida)

Human Genome Center

*Laboratory of Genome Database (Prof.

Minoru Kanehisa (born January 23, 1948) is a Japanese bioinformatician. He is a project professor at Kyoto University, technical director of Pathway Solutions Inc and president of NPO Bioinformatics Japan. He is one of Japan's most recognized and respected bio ...

) *Laboratory of Sequence Analysis *Department of Public Policy (Associate Prof. Kaori Mutou) *Laboratory of Functional Genomics (Prof. Mark Lathrop, Associate Prof. Masao Nagasaki) *RIKEN SNP Research Center *Radioisotope Control Room Super Computer Room *Radioisotope laboratories (Human Genome Center) (Prof. Yusuke Nakamura) *Radioisotope Laboratory

Human Genome Center (annex)

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Clinical center

;Hospital Building A　(New Hospital Building) ;Hospital Building B (Clinical Center) :Surgical Center Medical Supply Center :Cell Processing and Transfusion Dialysis room Applied Genomics :Laboratory Medicine ;Hospital Building C (MRI Facility) File:Institute_of_Medical_Sciences%2C_Japan_%282%29.jpg, Hospital Building A File:Japanese Institute of Medical Science Hospital Building B (Clinical Center).JPG, Hospital Building B (Clinical Center) File:Japanese Institute of Medical Science MRI Facility.jpg, Hospital Building C (MRI Facility) Image:The_Institute_of_Medical_Science_Tokyo_Japan_General_Research_Building_0104.jpg, General Research Building and Hospital Building A

Adjunct facilities

;Amgen Hall :This structure was donated from

Amgen Amgen Inc. (formerly Applied Molecular Genetics Inc.) is an American multinational biopharmaceutical Corporation, company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. One of the world's largest independent biotechnology companies, Amgen was esta ...

to the Institute of Medical Science to support

medical science Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practice ...

research. It contains a main conference room, a smaller conference room, and a laboratory for Tumor Cell Biology (Prof. Toshiki Watanabe) ;Crest Hall ;International Hall ;Shirokane Hall :In 1999, the house for the was remade into ''Shirokane Hall''. ;Medical Science Museum File:Main entrance, Medical Science Museum, Tokyo University.jpg, The main entrance Image:The_Institute_of_Medical_Science_Tokyo_Japan_entrance_0117.jpg, Entrance which faced " Plachina dori". Image:North gate of The Institute of Medical Science.jpg, North

gate A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" meaning road or path; But other terms include ''yett and port''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall ...

(usually shut.) Image:The_Institute_of_Medical_Science_Tokyo_Japan_garden_0135.jpg,

Garden A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is ''control''. The garden can incorporate both ...

Image:The Institute of Medical Science Tokyo Japan Human Kindergarten 20070127 0108.jpg,

Kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...

for children of staff member Image:The_Institute_of_Medical_Science_Tokyo_Japan_Shrine_0133.jpg, Image:Tennis court白金医科研テニスコート0056.JPG,

Tennis court A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the centre. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles matches. A variety of surfaces can be u ...

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Inner links

Campuses of other Global 30 in Japan

Campus of the University of Tokyo The campus of the University of Tokyo is the location of the first modern Japanese university. The campus is of historical note for two reasons. First, it was not damaged by air raids during World War II. Second, many university buildings have bee ...

* Campus of Keio University *

Campus of Kyushu University The origins of in Fukuoka, Japan, lie in the establishment of Fukuoka Medical College in 1903, which was affiliated with Kyoto Imperial University. In 1911, Kyushu Imperial University was founded. In 1947, after World War II ended, the university ...

External links

The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

References

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