Download Endowed Chairs and Research Divisions

2015
■ Endowed Chairs and Research Divisions
Endowed Chairs and Research Divisions are established to facilitate and enhance the research and education at
Tohoku University through contributions from businesses and other organisations. Endowed Chairs are organized at the
graduate schools and Endowed Research Divisions are organized at the research institutes as listed below.
(as of May 1, 2015)
Endowed Chairs
Year
Graduate School
Graduate School of Arts and Letters
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Environmental Studies
Graduate School of Dentistry
Graduate School of Biomedical
FY 2014 (Dept. Changed)
Engineering
FY 2013
Graduate School of Medicine
FY 2013
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Environmental
FY 2013
Studies
FY 2013 (Continued) Graduate School of Medicine
FY 2013 (Continued) Graduate School of Medicine
FY 2013 (Continued) Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
FY 2013 (Continued)
Sciences
FY 2012 (Continued) Graduate School of Medicine
FY 2012 (Continued) Graduate School of Medicine
FY 2012 (Continued) Graduate School of Medicine
FY 2011
Graduate School of Dentistry
FY 2015 (Continued)
FY 2015 (Continued)
FY 2015 (Continued)
FY 2015 (Continued)
FY2015
FY2015
FY 2014 (Continued)
FY 2014 (Continued)
FY 2014 (Continued)
FY 2014 (Continued)
FY 2014 (Continued)
FY 2014 (Continued)
FY 2014 (Continued)
FY 2014 (Continued)
Chair
Practical Religious Studies
Advanced Ophthalmic Medicine
Integrative Renal Replacement Therapy
Retinal Disease Control, Ophthalmology
Function and Development Science of Livestock Production
Microbial Resources
Preventive Psychiatry
Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease
Miyagi Community Health Promotion
Pediatric Education
Nano-Medical Science for Advanced Imaging
Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Medicine
Control of Environmental Materials (Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.)
Next-generation Dental Materials Research
Duration
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2018
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2018
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2018
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2018
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2020
October 1, 2014-September 30, 2017
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2016
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2016
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
Department of Diabetes Technology
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2018
Traffic and Medical Informatics in Disaster
Advanced Breast Cancer Imaging
Multidisciplinary Research on the Circulation of Waste Resources
(Sendai-Kankyo-Kaihatu K.K.)
Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutics
Molecular Hematology/Oncology
Research Division of Sciences for Aortic Disease
Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical
Evaluation
Innovative Cardiovascular Medicine
Surgery and Oncology
Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Medicine
Redox Regulation
December 1, 2013-March 31, 2016
July 1, 2013-March 31, 2016
July 1, 2013-June 30, 2016
May 1, 2013-April 30, 2016
April 1, 2013-March 31, 2016
April 1, 2013-March 31, 2016
April 1, 2013-March 31, 2018
October 1, 2012-September 30, 2017
October 1, 2012-September 30, 2015
October 1, 2012-September 30, 2017
April 1, 2011-March 31, 2016
Endowed Research Divisions
Year
Institute / Center
Research Division
Duration
Division of Dynamic Proteome in Aging and Cancer
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2016
Earthquake induced Tsunami Risk Evaluation (Tokio Marine)
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2018
Department of Cohort Genome Information Analysis
Department of Genomic Medicine Education
Division of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
Neuro-Imaging Research（Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.）
Division of Anti-Infective Agents
Division of Cognitive Neuroscience (Kumon Educational Japan Co. Ltd.)
Hematopathology
Geriatric Behavioral Neurology
Department of The Uehiro Tohoku Historical Materials Research
October 1, 2014-March 31, 2019
October 1, 2014-March 31, 2019
July 1, 2014-June 30, 2017
May 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2016
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
April 1, 2012-March 31, 2017
■ Joint Research Chairs and Divisions
Research, Education
and Social Contribution
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer
International Research Institute of
FY2015(Continued)
Disaster Science
FY2014
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization
FY2014
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization
FY 2014 (Continued) Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer
FY 2014 (Dept. Changed) Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer
FY 2014 (Continued) Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer
FY 2014 (Continued) Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer
FY 2014 (Dept. Changed) University Hospital
FY 2014 (Dept. Changed) Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center
Center for Northeast Asian Studies
FY 2012
FY2015(Continued)
Joint Research Chairs and Divisions comprise a system to promote joint researches focusing on the utilization of
research results etc. by accepting researchers and funding from companies etc., and sharing the university’s faculty
staff and objectives under the establishment of “Joint Research Chairs” (for Graduate Schools etc.) or “Joint Research
Divisions” (for Research Institutes etc.).
Joint Research Chairs
Year
FY 2015
FY 2014
Graduate School
Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering
Chair
Advanced Power Engineering
Microstructure Control for Advanced Steels (JFE Steel)
(as of May 1, 2015)
Joint Research Divisions
Year
FY 2015
FY 2015
FY 2015
FY 2014
FY 2014
Institute / Center
Institute of Fluid Science
Research Center for Electron Photon Science
Graduate School of Engineering
Cyberscience Center
Institute of Multidisciplinary
Research for Advanced Materials
FY 2014
Advanced Institute for Material Research
FY 2013
Advanced Institute for Material Research
Duration
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2018
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2017
Research Division
Duration
Fundamental Research of Advanced Vehicle Technology（KEIHIN）
Condensed Matter Nuclear Reaction
Advanced Electric Power Energy System
High Performance Computing（NEC）
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2018
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2019
April 1, 2015-March 31, 2018
July 1, 2014-June 30, 2018
Nano-Fluid Engineering
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2016
Industrial-Academic Partnership Project Hitachi, Ltd. Next
April 1, 2014-March 31, 2016
Generation Innovative Battery Laboratory
Industrial-Academic Partnership Project Denso-MEMS Laboratory October 1, 2013-September 30, 2015
（ FY = Fiscal Year/ Financial Year ）
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