Advanced Medical Research Center

YCU Advanced Medical Research Center
The Advanced Medical Research Center of YCU
Established2006
DirectorYukie YAMAGUCHI
Address3-9 Fukuura, 236–0004 Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Location
Yokohama
Coordinates35°20′36″N 139°39′05″E / 35.343430°N 139.651487°E / 35.343430; 139.651487
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Websitewww-user.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/~english/index.php/research/amedrc/

The Advanced Medical Research Center (横浜市立大学先端医科学研究センター) (AMRC) is an ancillary establishment of Yokohama City University (YCU) in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.[1] It was established in October 2006, and a new research building at the AMRC was opened on the YCU Fukuura campus in March 2013.[2] The AMRC research building was further enlarged in 2015.[3]

Research

Research at the AMRC covers a wide variety of medical fields, including oncology, immunology, genetics, regenerative medicine, translational research and bioinformatics.

Organization

  • Department of Research and Development (Hideki TANIGUCHI)
  • Department of Clinical Research Promotion (Yasuo TERAUCHI)
  • Department of Research Support and coordination (Takuya TAKAHASHI)
  • Biobank Division
  • Bioinformatics Laboratory

Directors

  • Yukie YAMAGUCHI (current)
  • Atsushi NAKAJIMA
  • Nobuhiko ORIDATE
  • Tomio INOUE
  • Hisashi HIRANO
  • Shigeo OHNO (2006 to 2008)

References

  1. ^ Advanced Medical Research Center | Yokohama City University
  2. ^ 大学プレスセンター - 横浜市立大学 先端医科学研究センター整備事業：先端医科学研究センター新研究棟が完成～平成25年3月28日（木）に竣工記念式典を開催 (in Japanese)
  3. ^ 横浜市大、iPS拠点拡充 Archived March 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)