2027 Doctoral Program Information Session and Young Investigator Seminar

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The 2027 Doctoral Program Information Session and Young Investigator Seminar will be held on the following date. We warmly welcome anyone interested in our program to participate.

Date and Time: Saturday, May 16, 2026, 15:00–18:00 (Doors open at 14:30)
Venue: Seminar Rooms 1 & 2, 2nd Floor, Faculty of Medicine Education and Research Building, The University of Tokyo
(Hybrid format with online streaming available)

Organizer: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
(Program Director: Prof. Makoto Takeda)

Program

[15:00–15:05 Opening Remarks]
Prof. Makoto Takeda, Program Director

[15:05–16:00 Young Investigator Seminar]

“Spatial Analysis of Aberrant Differentiation and Tumor–Stromal Interactions in Fetal Phenotype Gastric Cancer”
Kazuta Osawa (Department of Human Pathology)

“Decoding Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function Through Their Temporal Behaviors”
Takao Yogo (Division of Cell Regulation, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo)

[16:00–17:10 Introduction of Departments, Affiliated Facilities, and Faculty Members]

Core Departments
16:00 Human Pathology and Diagnostic Pathology — Prof. Tetsuo Ushiku
16:05 Molecular Pathology — Prof. Yasuhiro Yamada
16:10 Immunology — Lecturer Taku Kureha
16:15 Microbiology — Prof. Makoto Takeda
16:20 Infection Control — Prof. Takeya Tsutsumi

Supporting Department
16:30 Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital — Prof. Ryuhei Takada (Recorded Presentation)

Collaborating Departments
16:35 Institute of Medical Science — Prof. Ken Ishii
16:40 Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine — Lecturer Yuichi Hiraoka
16:45 Institute for Quantitative Biosciences — Prof. Taku Okazaki

Affiliated Graduate Research Institutions
17:00 National Institute of Infectious Diseases — Center Director Yoshimasa Takahashi
17:05 National Cancer Center Research Institute — Researcher Yoshihisa Kobayashi
17:10 Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research — Director Toru Hirota

[17:20–18:00 Informal Discussion with Faculty Members]

Registration:
Registration Form

Contact:
Department of Molecular Pathology
Prof. Yasuhiro Yamada / Yosuke Yamada
TEL: +81-3-5841-3484
E-mail: yoyamada@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Yosuke Yamada)