The Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology carefully supports public health services in the community and contributes to the advancement of medical services using cutting-edge technology, such as genomic analysis, by setting up the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study, the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Community-Based Cohort Study, and the ToMMo Child Health Study. In the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, there are concerns that the occurrence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and mental illnesses, including PTSD (Posttraumatic stress disorder), mood and anxiety disorders may increase associated with various stress factors. Especially, special attention needs to be paid to vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, children and the elderly. Considering the situation, the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology intends to conduct long-term cohort studies of people in the communities more or less affected by the disaster. Based on the study, the department provides information useful to promote health of each participants. Information beneficial for promoting public health, and for improving technologies and systems for prevention, detection, and treatment of diseases will be extracted from the data, and shared with local communities, as well as global societies.

 

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Professor	Ichiro Tsuji	Atsushi Hozawa	Shinichi Kuriyama
	Hiroaki Tomita

Associate Professor

Taku Obara

Naoki Nakaya

Senior Assistant Professor	Naho Tsuchiya	Tomohiro Nakamura	Kotaro Nochioka
	Takumi Hirata

Assistant Professor	Mami Ishikuro	Mana Kogure	Masato Nagai
	Akira Narita	Hiroko Matsubara

Research Associate

Chizuru Yamanaka

Adjunct Professor

Masahiro Kikuya

 

 

	Ichiro Tsuji, Professor Department Chair Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases and Aging Education and Professional Positions -Tohoku University, Ph.D., Medicine -Tohoku University, Lecturer, 1993 -Tohoku University, Associate Professor, 1996 -Tohoku University, Professor, 2002- -Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Center for Community Health, Director, 2011- -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2012- -Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Vice Dean, 2015- Awards -FY2001 Tohoku University Medical School Gold Medal -Japan Medical Association Research Grant, 2008 Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications Tohoku University Researchers Information
	Atsushi Hozawa, Professor Deputy Department Chair Group Leader of Community Based Cohort Study Group Leader of Information Management for Genome-Cohort Study Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology, Information Security Department of  Traffic and Medical Informatics in Disaster (Endowed Research Division)	Top of Page
Specialty -Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology Education and Professional Positions -Tohoku University, M.D., Ph.D., Medicine -Fellowships from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2002-2005 -University of Minnesota, Visiting Research Associate, 2004-2006 -Shiga University of Medical Science, Project Assistant Professor, 2006-2008 -Tohoku University, Assistant Professor, 2008-2010 -Yamagata University, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, 2010-2012 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2012- Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications
	Shinichi Kuriyama, Professor Deputy Sector Director of Cohort Studies Group Leader of the Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study Deputy Center Director of Sendai Community Support Center Molecular Epidemiology Department of Traffic and Medical Informatics in Disaster (Endowed Research Division)	Top of Page
Specialty -Molecular Epidemiology, Disaster Public Health Education and Professional Positions -Osaka City University, Ph.D., Medicine -Osaka City University Hospital, Internal Medicine -Occupational Health Physician -Tohoku University, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Associate Professor -Tohoku University, Professor, 2010- -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2012- Awards -FY2007 Tohoku University Medical School Gold Medal Molecular Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications Tohoku University Researchers Information
	Hiroaki Tomita, Professor Group Leader of Mental Health Promotion Disaster Psychiatry	Top of Page
Specialty -Psychiatry, Disaster Psychiatry, Molecular Genetics Education and Professional Positions -Department of Neuropsychiatry, OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY, M.D. (1989), Ph.D. (1995) -Department of Human Genetics, School of Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1996 -Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Collage of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Research Fellow, 2000 -Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Research Fellow, 2001 -Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Assistant Professor-equivalent Faculty Researcher, 2002 -Department of Biological Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Associate Professor, 2006 -Department of Disaster Psychiatry, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, and Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2012- Interviews -Post 3/11: Interview Based Narration of Japan's Progress (Published on Nov. 27th, 2014) Disaster Psychiatry (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications Tohoku University Researchers Information
	Taku Obara, Associate Professor Deputy Group Leader of the Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study Molecular Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Pharmacoepidemiology Education and Professional Positions -Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 2003 -Tohoku University, Ph.D., 2008 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2012 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2013 -Tohoku University Hospital, Pharmaceutical Department, Associate Professor, 2015- -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Associate Professor, 2015- Awards -Young Researcher's Award by Miyagi Pref. Pharmaceutical Association, 2015 Molecular Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications
	Naoki Nakaya, Associate Professor Deputy Group Leader of Community Based Cohort Study Deputy Center Director of Tagajo Community Support Center Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Public Health, Epidemiology, Psychooncology, Behavioral Medicine, Applied Health Sciences Education and Professional Positions -Azabu University, B.Sc., 1996 -Tohoku University, Ph.D., Disability Science -Tohoku University, Division of Epidemiology, Postdoctoral Fellow -National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan, Psycho-Oncology Division, Postdoctoral Fellow -Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Assistant Professor -Danish Cancer Society, Denmark, Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) -Kamakura Women's University, Senior Assistant Professor -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2012 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Associate Professor, 2015- Awards -Young Investigator Award by the Japan Epidemiological Association, 2013 Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications Tohoku University Researchers Information
	Naho Tsuchiya, Senior Assistant Professor Center Director of Tagajo Community Support Center Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Epidemiology, Epidemiology in Infectious Diseases, Public Health Education and Professional Positions -Asahikawa Medical University, M.D., 2002 -Yamagata University, Research assistant -Nagasaki University, Clinical Fellow (Infectious Diseases) -Nagasaki University, Ph.D., Medicine -London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, M.Sc., Epidemiology -Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine, staff doctor -Nagasaki University, COE research fellow -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2013 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2018- Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications
	Tomohiro Nakamura, Senior Assistant Professor Acting Group Leader of Information Management for Genome-Cohort Study Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Statistics, Epidemiology Statistics Education and Professional Positions -Tokai University, B.A., 2000 -Tokai University, Ph.D., Science -Research Organization of Information and Systems, Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Researcher -Yamagata University, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute for Advanced Molecular Epidemiology, Assistant Professor -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2013 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2018- Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications Tohoku University Researchers Information
	Kotaro Nochioka, Senior Assistant Professor Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Heart failure, Transplantation, Epidemiology Education and Professional Positions -Tohoku University, M.D., 2004 -Tohoku University, Ph.D., Medicine -Harvard School of Public Health, MPH. -Harvard University, Research Fellow -Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Research Fellow -Tohoku University, Specialty Appointed Assistant Professor -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2017- Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Tohoku University Researchers Information
	Takumi Hirata, Senior Assistant Professor Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Clinical Epidemiology for atherosclerosis, endocrinology, metabolism and geriatric medicine, Preventive medicine Education and Professional Positions -Keio University School of medicine, M.D. 2002 -Kyoto University, M.P.H., 2012 -Keio University School of Medicine, Ph.D., Medicine, 2014 -Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Keio University School of Medicine, Medical staff -Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Senior Researcher -Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Project Assistant Professor -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2018- Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications
	Mami Ishikuro, Assistant Professor Molecular Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Molecular Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health Education and Professional Positions -Akita University, B.S.N.2007 -Tohoku University, M.Med.Sci., the Course of Public Health Sciences for Human Security -Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Technical Assistant -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Research Associate, 2012 -Tohoku University, Ph.D., Medicine -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2013- Molecular Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications
	Mana Kogure, Assistant Professor Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Epidemiology, Nutritional epidemiology Education and Professional Positions -Kamakura Women’s University, R.D., 2008 -National Center for Child Health and Development, R.D.(part time) -Kamakura Women’s University, Research Associate -Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, MSc -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Research Associate, 2016 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2017- Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications
	Masato Nagai, Assistant Professor Molecular Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Epidemiology Education and Professional Positions -Iwate University, B.A., 2006 -Utsunomiya University, M.ed. -Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Ph.D., Medicine -Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science -Japan Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Research resident (Shiga University of Medical Science, Visiting Assistant Professor) -Shiga University of Medical Science, Research Assistant Professor -Fukushima Medical University, Assistant Professor -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2016~ Awards -7th Hypertension Research Award, 2016 Molecular Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications
	Akira Narita, Assistant Professor Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Genetic Epidemiology, Quantitative Genetics, Biostatistics Education and Professional Positions -Kyoto University, B.S., 1999 -Kyoto University, Ph.D., Agriculture -The University of Tokyo, JST Postdoctoral Fellow -Tokai University, JST Postdoctoral Fellow -Tokai University, Project Assistant Professor -StaGen Co., Ltd. -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2015- Personalized Prevention and Epidemiology (Graduate School of Medicine) Publications Tohoku University Researchers Information
	Hiroko Matsubara, Assistant Professor Molecular Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Epidemiology Education and Professional Positions -Gunma University, Ph.D. Health -Tohoku University, Research Associate (International Research Institute of Disaster Science, IRIDeS) -Tohoku University, Assistant Professor (IRIDeS) -Tohoku University, Assistant Professor (ToMMo), 2017- Publications
	Chizuru Yamanaka, Research Associate Molecular Epidemiology	Top of Page
Specialty -Clinical Psychology Education and Professional Positions -Miyagi University of Education, 2000 -Tohoku University, Graduate School of Education -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Research Associate, 2015- Publications
	Masahiro Kikuya, Adjunct Professor	Top of Page
Specialty -Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Child Development Education and Professional Positions -Hirosaki University, M.D., 1995 -Tohoku University, Ph.D., Medicine, 2001 -Tohoku University, Research Associate, 2003-2007 -University of Leuven, Research Fellow, 2006 -Tohoku University, Assistant Professor, 2007-2010 -Tohoku University, Lecturer, 2010-2012 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Associate Professor, 2012 -Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Adjunct Professor, 2018- Publications