This department does work related to the biobank (system of systematic collection, storing, and parceling of biological specimens, such as blood and urine, health information, such as lifestyle, history of illnesses, and living environment, and gene analysis information, excluding personal information). With the advancement of gene analysis technologies, biobanks are becoming essential for uncovering illnesses and developing treatment methods. This department aims to contribute to resolving the health issues of the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and improve the health of the people in the region, and to establish a Tohoku University-initiated biobank that will make global contributions.

 

---

Professor	Kinuko Ohneda	Kazuki Kumada	Yoko Izumi
	Yoshinobu Saito	Muneaki Shimada	Kenichi Noguchi
	Masahiro Hiratsuka

Associate Professor

Takahiro Nobukuni

Senior Assistant Professor	Hisaaki Kudo	Shohei Komaki	Atsushi Hasegawa
	Yumi Yamaguchi-Kabata	Bin Li

Assistant Professor

Mika Kobayashi

Xiaodong He

Hiroko Matsubara

Adjunct Associate Professor

Noriko Ishida

 

 

Kinuko Ohneda, Professor
Deputy Executive Director
Department Chair
Sector Director of Integrated Biobank
Deputy Center Director of Biobank Utilization and Academia-Industry Partnership(Materials and Information Management) 
Group Leader of Return of Genomic Results
Genomics and Disease Prevention

 

Specialty
-Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Education and Professional Positions
-Tohoku University, M. D.1987
-Tohoku University, Ph.D., Medicine
-The University of North Carolina st Chapel Hill, Postdoctoral Fellow
-The University of California San Francisco, Postdoctoral Fellow
-Kumamoto University, Postdoctoral Fellow
-University of Tsukuba, Research Associate, Lecturer
-Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Faculty of Pharmacy, Professor
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor 2019-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

 Kazuki Kumada, Professor
Deputy Department Chair
Deputy Sector Director of Integrated Biobank
Group Leader of Biobank
Biobank Life Science
 

 

Specialty
-Molecular Cell Biology
Education and Professional Positions
-Kyoto University, Ph.D.
-Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Research Fellow
-Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Research Fellow
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2017-2018
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2018-2019
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Associate Professor, 2020-2022
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Associate Professor, 2022-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Yoko Izumi, Professor
Deputy Executive Director
Center Director of Biobank Utilization and Academia-Industry Partnership
Health Policy
 

 

Specialty
-Health Administration
Education and Professional Positions
-Tohoku University, M.D.1988
-Tohoku University, Ph.D., Medicine
-Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour
-Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2020-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Yoshinobu Saito, Professor
Special Adviser to the Executive Director
Health Policy
 

 

 

Specialty
-University Administrative Management
Education and Professional Positions
-Tohoku Gakuin University Faculty of Economics, 1984
-Tohoku University Hospital, Business Administration Manager, 2009-2011
-Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Director of Administration bureau, 2011-2014
-Tohoku University President’s Office, Management Planning Chief Staff, 2014-2016
-Tohoku University Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Director of Administration bureau, 2016-2018
-Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering, School of Engineering, Director of Administration bureau, 2018-2021
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2021-
Publications

Back to Top

---

Muneaki Shimada, Professor
Clinical Integration Analysis
 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Gynecology
Education and Professional Positions
-Tottori University, M. D.1995
-Tottori University, Ph.D., Medicine
-Tohoku University Hospital, Department of Gynecology, Associate Professor, 2016
-Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Gynecology, Associate Professor, 2018
-Tohoku University Hospital, Department of Gynecology, Director, 2018
-The Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine(INGEM), Professor, 2023-
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2023-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Kenichi Noguchi, Professor
Deputy Center Director of Biobank Utilization and Academia-Industry Partnership (Academia-Industry Partnership)
Health Policy
 

 

 

Specialty
-Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education and Professional Positions
-Osaka University, B. A. 1991
-Osaka University, M. Engineering
-Okayama University, Ph.D. Pharmacology
-Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
-Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K.
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2022-
Publications

Back to Top

---

Masahiro Hiratsuka, Professor
Pharmacogenomics

 

 

 

Specialty
-Pharmacogenomics, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Drug Therapeutics
Education and Professional Positions
-Tohoku University, BSc, 1991
-Tohoku University, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
-Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Research Assistant
-Tohoku University Hospital, Research Pharmacist
-Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Lecturer
-Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, Guest Researcher
-Tohoku University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor 2008-
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Associate Professor, 2012-2025
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Professor, 2025-
Awards
-The Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Award for Divisional Scientific Contributions (2012)
-7th Annual Clinical Pharmacology Research Award by Daiichi Sankyo's Japan Research Foundation (2014)
-The 2016 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Divisional Scientific Promotions (2016)
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Takahiro Nobukuni, Associate Professor
Genomics and Disease Prevention
 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Human Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Education and Professional Positions
-Keio University, B.D. 1990
-The University of Tokyo, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry
-National Cancer Center, Research Resident
-The University of Tokyo, Postdoctoral Fellow for Research (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
-Friedrich Miescher Institute, Postdoctoral Fellow
-University of Cincinnati Genome Research Institute, Postdoctoral Fellow
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2014-2023
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Associate Professor, 2023-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Hisaaki Kudo, Senior Assistant Professor
Biobank Life Science

 

 

 

Specialty
-Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology
Education and Professional Positions
-Tokyo Institute of Technology, BSc 1997
-Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ph.D. in Bioscience
-Kansai Medical University, Postdoctoral Fellow
-Helsinki University, Postdoctoral fellow
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2012-2018
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2018-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Shohei Komaki, Senior Assistant Professor
Biobank Life Science

 

 

 

Specialty
-Ecology and Evolution, Epigenetics
Education and Professional Positions
-Shinshu University, B. A. 2010
-Hiroshima University, Ph.D., Science
-Hioshima University, Research Fellow
-Iwate Medical University, Postdoctoral Fellow
-Iwate Medical University, Assistant Professor
-Iwate Medical University, Senior Assistant Professor
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2026-
researchmap

Back to Top

---

Atsushi Hasegawa, Senior Assistant Professor
Biobank Life Science
 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Molecular biology, Hematology
Education and Professional Positions
-University of Tsukuba, 2008
-Tohoku University, Ph.D., Medicine
-JSPS, PD
-Tohoku University, Assistant Professor
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2019-2026
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2026-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Yumi Yamaguchi-Kabata, Senior Assistant Professor
Genomics and Disease Prevention
 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Genetics, Population Genetics, Molecular Evolution
Education and Professional Positions
-Kyushu University, 1990
-The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai) Ph.D
-Kyoto University, Postdoctoral Fellow (JSPS)
-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Research Fellow
-Biological Information Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Research Scientist
-Center for Genomic Medicine, Riken, Research Scientist
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2013-2020
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2020-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Bin Li, Senior Assistant Professor
Biobank Life Science
 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Molecular Biology, Gynecology and Obstetrics
Education and Professional Positions
-Tohoku University, Ph.D. (Medicine)
-Tohoku University, Technical Assistant (Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics)
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Research Fellow (Biobank)
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2018-2024
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Senior Assistant Professor, 2-024
-The Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (INGEM), Assistant Professor, 2018-2024
-The Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (INGEM), Senior Assistant Professor, 2024-
Awards
-67th Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology IS Good Poster Award (2015)
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Mika Kobayashi, Assistant Professor
Health Policy
 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Child Development
Education and Professional Positions
-Fukushima Medical University, M. D.2004
-Tohoku University, Ph.D., Medicine
-Sendai City Hospital, Junior Resident
-Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center & Children’s Medical Center, Pediatric Resident
-Okinawa Miyako Hospital, Pediatrics, Staff Physician
-The University of Tokyo Hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Specially Appointed Staff Physician
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Research Associate
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2025-
Awards
-Omi Memorial Award for Encouragement of Community Health Care Research and Survey (2019)
-Scholarships in developmental education and research (2020)
-Best Presentation Award at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Epidemiological Association (2021)
Publications

Back to Top

---

Xiaodong He, Assistant Professor
Biobank Life Science
 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Biochemistry, Immunology
Education and Professional Positions
-Gunma University, Ph.D., Medicine
-Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, researcher
-Shandong University, Lecturer
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2025-

Back to Top

---

Hiroko Matsubara, Assistant Professor
Genomics and Disease Prevention
 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Epidemiology
Education and Professional Positions
-University of Nevada, Las Vegas., M.Ed. 2009
-Gunma University, Ph.D., Health
-Tohoku University, Assistant Professor
-Hirosaki University, Assistant Professor
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2021-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top

---

Noriko Ishida, Adjunct Associate Professor

 

 

 

 

Specialty
-Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Education and Professional Positions
-University of Tsukuba, BSc
-Research Center of Nippon Roche, Researcher
-Kyusyu University, Ph.D., Medicine
-Kyusyu University, Research Scientist
-Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Assistant Professor
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Assistant Professor, 2012-2025
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Adjunct Faculty, 2025-2026
-Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Adjunct Associate Professor, 2026-
researchmap
Publications

Back to Top