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Translational Science for Drug Discovery Lab (Astellas Pharma Inc.)
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A cooperative graduate school lab that bridges basic research and clinical medicine through drug discovery.
AboutAbout the lab
Connecting basic research and clinical medicine through drug discovery
The Translational Science for Drug Discovery Lab is part of the Degree Program in Medical Sciences, Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences, at the University of Tsukuba, as a cooperative graduate school lab with Astellas Pharma Inc.
The lab researches and develops new evaluation methods in drug discovery, such as in pathophysiology, toxicology, and biomimetic systems, and verifies their validity.
Through this research, the lab aims to bridge basic research and clinical medicine and lead to the creation of new drugs.
Key terms
- Translational science
- Research that bridges the results of basic research and clinical medicine. In this lab, it aims to lead to the creation of new drugs.
- Toxicology
- The study of the harmful effects that drugs and chemical substances have on the body. In this lab, it is one of the areas in which evaluation methods are researched and developed.
- Biomimetic systems
- Experimental systems built to mimic the functions of living organisms. In this lab, they are one of the areas in which evaluation methods are researched and developed.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab promotes translational science that effectively bridges basic research and clinical medicine, with the aim of leading to the creation of new drugs. It works on the research, development, and validity verification of new evaluation methods in drug discovery, such as in pathophysiology, toxicology, and biomimetic systems.
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- Academic AdvisorJun Naraoka
- ProfessorKazuya Morikawa
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