Keio University

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Veranópolis, the Longevity Village of Brazil: Porto Alegre and Veranópolis (Brazil) August 2022

Masato Yasui (Director, KGRI; Professor, School of Medicine) and Jin Nakahara (Vice Director, KGRI; Professor, School of Medicine) visited the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) on August 4 and Veranópolis, the Longevity Village of Brazil, on August 5.

On August 4, after a courtesy visit to Rector Evilázio Francisco Borges Teixeira at PUCRS, they toured the TECNOPUC Science and Technology Park, the Brain Institute (InsCer), and the Geriatric and Gerontology Institute (IGG), guided by Professor Douglas Kazutoshi Sato.

On August 5, guided by Professor Hideyuki Emilio Moriguchi of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, they visited Veranópolis, the Longevity Village of Brazil. After a courtesy visit to Mayor Waldemar De Carli, they toured the city's Instituto Moriguchi, where longevity research is conducted.

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

https://www.pucrs.br/en/

TECNOPUC Science and Technology Park

https://tecnopuc.pucrs.br/

Geriatric and Gerontology Institute (IGG)

https://www.pucrs.br/igg

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From left: Professor Douglas Kazutoshi Sato, Director of the Geriatric and Gerontology Institute at PUCRS; Professor Carla Denise Bonan, Dean of International and Institutional Affairs at PUCRS;Professor Evilázio Francisco Borges Teixeira, Rector of PUCRS; Professor Masato Yasui; and Professor Jin Nakahara

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During a courtesy visit to Mayor Waldemar De Carli (second from right), they received an overview of the city of Veranópolis.