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    Greeting from the Chief Professor

    Thank you for visiting the website of the Nagoya University Department of Psychiatry. My name is Masashi Ikeda, Professor at the Nagoya University Department of Psychiatry. On behalf of Nagoya University School of Medicine Hospital and the Graduate School of Medicine, I extend my greetings.

    Established in 1908, our department has a rich history and experience built by seven generations of professors and staffs, consistently sharing research achievements with the world. We also have a track record of contributing to mental health care in Japan and the local community as clinical practitioners.

    I personally engage in research aimed at elucidating the pathogenesis of mental disorders, particularly specializing in genomic analysis. Additionally, I have been involved in clinical psychiatry with the aspiration to become a psychiatrist who can contribute to patients suffering from mental disorders. Through research and clinical practice, my goal is to educate young physicians and students, raising awareness for the elimination of stigma. In the future, I am committed to diligently facing patients in research, clinical work, and education, striving to produce results that are beneficial in practical clinical settings. I look forward to mutual growth and collaboration with department members.

    Thank you for visiting the website of the Nagoya University Department of Psychiatry. My name is Masashi Ikeda, the Chief Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University. On behalf of Nagoya University Hospital and Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, we would like to welcome you.

    Since established in 1908, our department has a long history and experience built up by seven generations of professors and medical staffs, and has disseminated research results to the world. As a clinician, we have contributed to psychiatry in Japan and the Chubu region, where our university located in.

    I have been conducting research aimed at elucidating the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders, especially genome analysis, and I have also practiced psychiatry with the hope of becoming a psychiatrist who can help patients suffering from psychiatric disorders. Furthermore, through my research and clinical practice, I aim to educate young doctors and students about the elimination of stigma. In the future, I would like to continue to share my research, clinical practice, and education with my colleagues, to share my findings with patients in a sincere manner, and to give back to the community in a way that will be useful in actual clinical practice.

    Masashi Ikeda, MD, PhD

    Staffs

    Chief Professor

    Masashi Ikeda 

    MD, PhD
    Certification:Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Whole Genome Association Analysis, Pharmacogenetics, Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis


    Clinical Professor

    Hiroyuki Kimura 

    MD, PhD
    Certification:Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords: General Hospital Psychiatry, Dynamic Psychiatry, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy


    Designated Professor

    Norio Ozaki 

    MD, PhD
    Certification:Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Neuroscience , Chronobiology , Epidemiology , Genomic Medicine , Psychiatry


    Hiroshige Fujishiro 

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry, Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
    Research Keywords: Alzheimer’s Disease, Lewy Body Disease, Neuroimaging, Neuropathology, Sleep.


    Associate Professor

    Youta Torii 

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Dementia, Neuropathology, Schizophrenia


    Designated Associate Professor

    Branko Aleksic 

    MD, PhD
    Research Keywords: Schizophrenia, genetics, CNV, resequencing, cognitive genetics


    Daisuke Mori 

    PhD
    Research Keywords: Comprehensive Brain Networks, Signaling, Developmental disorders, Brain/Neurons


    Lecturer

    Hiroki Kimura 

    MD, PhD
    Certification:Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Dynamic Psychiatry, Clinical Psychopharmacology, Genomic Medicine


    Maeri Yamamoto 

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:MRI, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Neural Circuits, Functional Connectivity 


    Masako Tachibana 

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Delirium, Liaison Psychiatry, Medical Devices


    Clinical Lecturer

    Itaru Kushima 

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Bipolar Disorder, ASD, Schizophrenia, CNV, Genomic Copy Number Variation


    Designated Lecturer

    Hidekazu Kato 

    MD, PhD
    Certification:Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry, Board Certified Pediatrician
    Research Keywords: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatric Genetics, Genetic Counseling, ASD


    Yuko Arioka 

    MT, PhD
    Research Keywords: iPS Cells, Omics Analysis, Brain Organoids, Molecular Cell Biology


    Seiko Miyata 

    MT, PhD
    Research Keywords: Brain function, Sleep


    Assistant Professor

    Yoshihiro Nawa 

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Psychiatric Genomics, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Schizophrenia


    Kuniyuki Iwata 

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Geriatric Psychiatry, Dementia, Neuropsychology


    Assistant Clinical Professor

    Kazuhiro Takeda

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords: Geriatric Psychiatry, Neuropathology, Child and Adolescent psychiatry


    Masanori Shimamoto

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Depression, Medical Education


    Yoshiharu Koie

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords: Genomic medicine


    Designated Assistant Professor

    Yu Hayashi 

    MD, PhD
    Certification: Certified Psychiatrist of the Japanese Board of Psychiatry
    Research Keywords:Psychiatric Genomics, Molecular Genomics, iPS Cell Research


    Hiroki Okumura 

    Ph, PhD
    Research Keywords:iPS Cells, Schizophrenia, ASD