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Gerontological Nursing / Wound Care Management Lab (Nakagami Lab)
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The lab pursues nursing science and engineering, aiming for a society where growing older is not a bad thing.
AboutAbout the lab
Toward a society where growing older is not a bad thing
The Gerontological Nursing / Wound Care Management lab is pioneering a new academic field called "nursing science and engineering," which integrates nursing science with bioscience, engineering, and data science.
The lab's goal is to realize a life of care and recovery in which patients are not made to endure suffering.
In particular, it works to establish new care techniques for people receiving care who cannot communicate their own pain or distress.
Established in 2004, the lab has been led by Professor Gojiro Nakagami since April 2022.
Key terms
- Nursing science and engineering
- An academic field that integrates nursing science with bioscience, engineering, and data science
- Pressure ulcer
- Damage to the skin and underlying tissue caused by lying in the same position for a long time, among other causes. Also known as a bedsore
- Biomarker
- A measurable indicator, such as in body fluids, that reflects changes occurring inside the body
NewsLab news
A graduate's research accepted by the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
A paper by a doctoral student accepted for the journal of the Japanese Society of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Management
Research by a graduate and an Assistant Professor published in the Journal of Dermatology
A paper by a visiting researcher published in Breast Cancer
A Lecturer's collaborative research published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing
ResearchResearch themes
Based on the concept that "aging is a process of human maturation," the lab aims to realize a society where growing older is not a bad thing, in which older adults can live with dignity. To address the challenges older adults face, it generates new evidence, establishes technologies for prediction, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and develops devices that support independent living.
*Illustrative imageData Science Starting from the Clinical Setting
The lab does not start from statistical methods or AI; it starts from the real problems of clinical practice. Researchers go directly into home-visit nursing and hospital wards to collect real-world data, which the lab analyzes with AI to predict future risks such as the onset or worsening of pressure ulcers.
*Illustrative imageNursing Bioscience
Using samples such as skin, wound exudate, and urine, the lab is developing biomarkers that can detect invisible changes occurring inside the body without causing pain. It is also identifying the microbiomes that cause wound infection and investigating the mechanisms behind these changes.
*Illustrative imageEngineering and Development
The lab incorporates engineering technologies such as ultrasound (echo), biomaterials, and wearable devices to develop new tools that advance care itself. Through industry-academia collaboration, it focuses on creating technologies that are truly useful in clinical settings.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Gerontological Nursing / Wound Care Management lab consist of faculty, project researchers, academic specialists, technical assistants, doctoral and master's students, research students, part-time lecturers, and visiting researchers.As of 2026
- ProfessorGojiro NakagamiPublications ↗
- Project Associate ProfessorYuko Mugita
- LecturerMao KunimitsuPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorChihiro TakizawaPublications ↗
- Project Assistant ProfessorKosuke Aruga
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Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Ultrasound Scan ND” Nevit Dilmen (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Data Science Starting from the Clinical Setting: “ROC Curve Youden J” Kognos / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Nursing Bioscience: “Mixed-culture biofilm” Krzysztof A. Zacharski / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Engineering and Development: “HIFU Transducers Compared with Cardiac Imaging Probe” Chris Adams / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (高齢者在宅長期ケア看護学/緩和ケア看護学分野): “A woman supporting herself with a walking frame” rawpixel.com / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (地域看護学教室): “Minami-Tama Public Health Center 20111227” An azalea / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (基礎看護学教室): “Nurses at Work” Yonat945 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (母性看護学・助産学分野): “Newborn on mother chest” DerringUndo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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