Center for Parkinson's Disease Research
Summary
Recently, the number of Parkinson's disease patients is rapidly increasing due to the aging society, and overcoming this disease and extending healthy life expectancy are urgent issues. Although many drugs have been developed for Parkinson's disease, there is still no curative or disease-modifying treatment. Improving the nursing and care of Parkinson's disease patients and their care environment is another pressing issue.The center will conduct integrated research of basic and clinical science and cross-faculty research with the goal of establishing innovative treatments for Parkinson's disease and improving medical care and welfare of patients.
SDGs
3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Operational Period
2022/10/01～2027/03/31
Members
◎ indicates the project leader
| Name | Affiliation | Position | Field of Specialization/Research Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| ◎ Morinobu Seki | School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine | Associate Professor | Neurology, Parkinson's disease |
| Jin Nakahara | School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine | Professor | Neurology |
| Michisuke Yuzaki | School of Medicine, Department of Physiology | Professor | Neurophysiology, General neuroscience |
| Yoshihiro Nihei | School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine | Assistant Professor | Neurology, Neurodegenerative disease |
| Toshiki Tezuka | School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine | Assistant Professor (Non-tenured) | Neurology, Parkinson's disease |
| Shohei Okusa | School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine | Research Associate | Neurology, Parkinson's disease |
| Tomonori Nukariya | School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine | Research Associate | Neurology, Parkinson's disease |
