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Endowed Chair Professor: Ryuichi Morishita
Ryuichi Morishita, M.D., Ph.D.
[Endowed Chair Professor]

Carrier

4/1981-3/1987
MD(3/1987)
Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
Medicine
4/1987-3/1991
PhD(3/1991)
Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
Medicine
4/1991-8/1991
Postdoctoral Fellow
Osaka University Medical School
Department of Geriatric Medicine (T. Ogihara)
8/1991-4/1994
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University School of Medicine,
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (Victor J. Dzau)
5/1994-9/1996
Senior Research Associate
Osaka University Medical School
Department of Geriatric Medicine (T. Ogihara)
5/1994-8/1996
Visiting Instructor
Stanford University School of Medicine,
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (Victor J. Dzau)
4/1995-9/1996
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
10/1996-10/1998
Assistant Professor
Department of Geriatric Medicine (T. Ogihara)
Osaka University Medical School
5/1994-present
Chief
Section of Gene Therapy
Department of Geriatric Medicine (T. Ogihara)
Osaka University Medical School
10/1998-3/2004
Associate Professor
Department of Geriatric Medicine (T. Ogihara)
Osaka University Medical School
10/1998-3/2004
Associate Professor
Division of Gene Therapy Science (Y. Kaneda)
Osaka University Medical School
10/1998-3/2004
Chief
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
Division of Gene Therapy Science (Y. Kaneda)
Osaka University Medical School
1/2000-present
Visiting Professor
The University of Hong Kong
3/2003-present
Endowed Chair Professor
Department of Clinical Gene Therapy
Osaka University Medical School
(Donated by Dai-ichi Pharmaceutical)
4/2018-7/2019
Member of the Committee for Regulatory Reform
(Advisory Committee to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe)
1/2019-6/2019
Member of the Advisory Committee on the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
6/2019-present
Member of the Advisory Board, University Public Corporation Osaka
3/2020-present
Special Adviser to Osaka Prefecture & Osaka City
2/2021-present
Expo 2025 Osaka Pavilion Promotion Committee General Producer
4/2021-present
Healthcare Policy Adviser of National Healthcare Policy Secretariat
Honors
1991 Award in Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology
1991-1992 Award in Japan Heart Foundation
1992-1994 Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant in American Heart Association, California
1993 Award in American Federation Clinical Research
1993 Upjohn Young Investigator Award in Cardiology, Stanford University
1994 Young Investigator Award of the Dr. C & F. Demuth Medical Foundation at the 15th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of hypertension in Melbourne, Australia.
1994 Award in American Federation Clinical Research
1994 Award in Second Conference "Hypertension and Vascular Metabolisms"
1994 Young Investigator Award in Japan Vascular Disease Research Foundation
1996 Young Investigator Award (First winner) in Japanese Circulation Society
1996 Young Investigator Award in Japanese Atherosclerosis Society
1996 Harry Goldbratt Award in Council of High Blood Pressure, American Heart Association
1997 Young Investigator Award in 11th International Symposium on Atherosclerosis
1997 Young Investigator Award in 1st annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular & Endocrinology
1998 Young Investigator Award in 71th annual meeting of the Society of Endocrinology
1999 Young Investigator Award in the annual meeting of the Society of Pharmacology
1999 Award in Japanese of Japan Medical Society
2001 Takamine Jokichi Award in 5th annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular & Endocrinology
2001 Young Investigator Award in 2nd annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Hypertension
2002 Sato Award in 27th annual meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society
2003 Japan Innovator Award in 1st meeting (Nikkei BP)
2003 Award from Minister of Education in 1st meeting
2005 Invitrogen-Nature-Biotechnology Award
2011 Japan Venture Awards 2011

Editor-in-Chief

Hyepertenion Research (2013-)
The Open Gene Therapy Journal (2008-)
Immunology, Endocrine and Metabolic Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (2011-)
World Journal of Hypertension (2011-)
World Research Journal of Gene Therapy (2012-)

Regional Editor

Current Hypertension Reviews (2012-)

Editorial

Circulation Research (1998-2009), Circulation (1999-), Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (Associate Editor; 1999-2004), Japanese Circulation Journal (2000-), Current Drug Targets (2000-), Current Gene Therapy (2000-), Heart (2000-), Journal of Hypertension (2000-2003), Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy (2002-), Cancer Therapy (2003-), Medicinal Chemistry Reviews (2003-), Gene Therapy & Molecular Biology (2004-), Current Hypertension Reviews (2004-), Current Cardiology Reviews (2004-), Geriatrics Gerontology International (2004-), Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets (2004-), Recent Patent Reviews On Cardiovascular Drug Discovery (2005-), Hypertension (2006-), Current Medicinal Chemistry (2006-), Recent Patents in Biotechnology (2006-), International Journal of Biomedical Science (2006-), The Open Gene Therapy Journal (2007-), Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy (2007-), Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal (2007-), Open Biochemistry Journal (2007-), The Open Cancer Journal (2007-), The Open Genetics Journal (2007-), The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal (2007-), The Open General and Internal Medicine Journal (2007-), Anti-aging Medicine (2007-), Cardiovascular Research (Consulting Editor; 2008-), Cell Biology Insights (Honorary, 2008-), Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity (2008-), Journal of Epithelial Biology & Pharmacology (2008-), Gene Therapy (2008-), The Open Surgical Journal (2008-), Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine (2009-), Liver Disease Review Letters (2009-), World Journal of Hepatology (2009-), Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology (2009-), Immunology, Endocrine and Metabolic Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (2009-), Journal of Experimental & Clinical Medicine (2009-), World Journal of Orthopedics (2010-), Chinese Journal of Clinicians (2010-), World Journal of Medical Genetics (2010-), World Journal of Biological Chemistry (2011-), World Journal of Hypertension (2011-), World Journal of Medical Genetics (2011-), American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease (2011-), World Journal of Methodology (2011-), Current Angiogenesis (2011-), World Journal of Biological Chemistry (2011-), World Journal of Hepatology (2011-), World Journal of Orthopedics (2011-), PLoS ONE (2011-), American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2011-), Letters in Drug Design & Discovery (2012-), Journal of Hypertension: Open Access (2012-. Exective Editor), World Journal of Neurology (2012-), World Journal of Experimental Medicine (2012-), Annals of Neurosciences (Senior Editor, 2012-), World Journal of Clinical Cases (2012-), Genomics Discovery (2012-), Journal of Autoimmune Diseases and Rheumatology (2013-), Receptors & Clinical Investigation (2013-), Genetic Disorders & Gene Therapy (2013-), Journal of Cardiology and Therapy (2013-)

Professional activities & appointments (selected)

  • Member of Committee for Regulation Reform (Abe Cabinet)
  • Committee for Industry-Academia Relationship, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan
  • Committee for Human Resource, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan
  • Committee for Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • Vice Chairman, Bio-Venture Association Originated from Universities
  • Past Member of Headquarter for Intellectual Property Strategy, Cabinet Office (Koizumi & Abe Cabinet)

Professional Societies

Board : Japan Society of Hypertension, Japan Society of Vascular Biology Organization, Society for Intellectual Property, Japan Society of Anti-Aging, Japan Society of Gene Therapy, Japan Society of Venture, The Japanese Society of Cosmetic Medicine
Fellow : Council of Circulation, American Heart Association, Council of Atherosclerosis, American Heart Association, Council of High Blood Pressure, American Heart Association, American College of Angiology, Japanese Society of Nephrology, Japanese Society of Pharmacology, Japanese Society of Atherosclerosis, Japanese Society of Endocrinology, Japanese Society of Cardiovascular & Endocrinology, Council of Basic Science, American Heart Association, Japanese Society of Gerontology, Japanese Society of Molecular Medicine, The Japan Society of Inflammation and Regeneration, International Society of Heart Research
Member : International Society of Nephrology, American Society of Gene Therapy, North American Vascular Biology Organization, Japanese Society of Circulation, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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