Speaker Details

Mr Takaaki Kurasaki

Biography

Takaaki KURASAKI is Director, Division of Advanced Medical and Radiological Science, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japanese Government. He was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962, and received Bachelor Degree (1984) and Master Degree (1986) in Engineering from the University of Tokyo. After joining to the Science and Technology Agency (STA) in 1986, which was integrated into MEXT in 2001, he has experienced planning, promotion and regulation of various policies and activities in science and technology field.

Abstract

Japan’s Research and Development Policy in Life Science

In the presentation, Japan’s research and development policy in life science, including translational research which aims to apply the outcome of advanced medical research to actual medical care, will be showen.