OpenFieldProf. Dr. Masayuki Yamamoto
Executive Director of Tohoku Medical Megabank & Professor of Medical Biochemistry · Department of Medical Biochemistry · Tohoku University School of Medicine
Academic focus & active research
Prof. Dr. Yamamoto is a world-renowned biomedical scientist who discovered and elucidated the Keap1-Nrf2 molecular pathway governing oxidative stress and cytoprotective gene expression, and leads the 150,000-person Tohoku Medical Megabank.
Supervision & prospective applicants
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- Institution
- Tohoku University School of Medicine
- Department / Faculty
- Department of Medical Biochemistry
- Primary Field
- Keap1-Nrf2 Stress Response System
- Campus Location
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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