Ken Takahashi appointed Research Associate Professor

by takahashy
in Highlight, Prize, Research, Teaching
on 2020/04/23

Research Associate Professor Ken Takahashi

Okayama University has appointed Ken Takahashi, Ph.D. at the Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, as a Research Associate Professor in April 2020. The university established the position of Research Associate Professor this year to promote a researcher who has excellent research ability, for them to play an active role as a principal investigator. It is given to an assistant professor or lecturer with an outstanding track record of internationally recognized publications and who is active as a principal investigator.

Takahashi earned his Ph.D. in medicine from Nagoya University. Subsequently, he began his scholarly career as a physiologist researching mechanobiology. He joined the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University from 2018 to 2019. In addition, he is an Editorial Board member at AIMS Biophysics, Hearts, and Biology and Medicine journals.

I am honored to be appointed as a Research Associate Professor. It is a wonderful opportunity to advance science and medicine with students, academics, industries, and the broader public.
Ken Takahashi

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Takahashi Lab at Okayama University uses principles of physiology, cellular and molecular biology, and biophysics. The purpose of the lab is to unveil the mechanisms of diseases through collaborations with scientists, epidemiologists, and corporate alliances. The alliance includes Harvard University, Boston University, Tokyo University of Science, and PD Aerospace, Ltd.

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