Basic Medicine Course
This course aims to train researchers and educators in medical and life science field.
Basic Medicine Course
This course aims to train researchers and educators in medical and life science field. Students
acquire broad expertise required to become independent researchers, learn various research
approaches including techniques for designing experiments, and develop their research capabilities.
They are also expected to acquire the competence and skills to apply and utilize their expertise to
medical and life science fields with interdisciplinary approach.
Message from Graduate Student
A scientific trip from Africa to Asia
Basic Medicine Course
Department of Molecular Psychoimmunology
Arab Republic of Egypt
Fayrouz Shawky Abdelmoneim Naim
After getting a master degree in Immunology from Alexandria university, Egypt. I decided to complete my studies in Japan by enrolling in the doctoral course of Hokkaido University. I was interested in neuroimmune science. It has been found that polymorphism of some genes could be involved in the pathogenesis of some neurological diseases. Following that discovery, I focused on the mechanism by which some genes can induce the IL-6 amplifier in chronic neurological disorders through activation of the NF-κB positive feedback-loop in non-immune cells which accumulate immune cells causing chronic inflammation. These would be promising candidates as novel therapeutic targets of various inflammatory diseases.
I think I have been lucky to complete my studies in this field, especifically in my department.
(As of April 2020)