FACULTY
- Department
- Department of Pharmacy
- Field of Study
- Medical Pharmacy
- Degree
- Doctor of Medical Science
History
Graduate School/University, etc.
1979 Graduated from Kyoto Pharmaceutical University 1987 Graduated from Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital
Why I Became a Researcher
After being assigned as a research student in the department of clinical pharmacology at Kyoto University Hospital, through guidance from Professor Inui, the former dean of Kyoto Pharmaceutical University (I was his assistant at the time), I clarified the kinetics of nutritive substances and ionic drugs in the kidneys, small intestines, and other organs, from the perspective of transporters. At that time, phenomenological agreement was observed with animal testing that was being conducted in the same laboratory as well as with test data at the organ and cellular level, and I realized that the movement of drugs in a living organism is extremely reasonable. And at that time, I felt happy to be one part of the gears in a large machine.
Research Information
Research Area and Theme
Drug Transferability to Organs, Pharmacodynamics and Toxicity
I am conducting analyses that take into account drug transferability to organs, pharmacodynamics, and toxicity.
Thoughts on Research Theme
Pharmacokinetics are researched at the individual level (1 person or 1 animal), the organ level, cellular level, membrane level, as well as the genetic level, and it can be said that when those are phenomenologically linked, “the action mechanism of a drug will be understood.” That was the first time that I thought that I could theoretically discuss the pharmacodynamics and toxicity of drugs. Recently developed drugs have many remaining parts that have yet to be understood within these processes. We won’t be able to resolve everything, but I would like to work towards getting closer to completing at least one missing part of the puzzle.
Message to Students
Creating people who will also be thought of as medical professionals
In 2010, I arrived at my post in the Ritsumeikan University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and I handled Pre-professional Practicum for 4th-year students, as well as Practicum at hospitals and pharmacies for 5th-year students. Also, as a member of the employment committee, I support job hunting activities while mainly thinking about the paths to advancement along with upperclassmen. Hospitals are the main employers of College of Pharmaceutical Sciences students or being a pharmacist in a drugstore, development at a corporation, and sales departments. There are also some students who become civil servants as well as those who advance to graduate school. No matter what kind of place a student is in, or what kind of social status they have, I want them to be people who always think from their position as medical professionals.