Center Director: Minoru Koh (Professor, School of Medicine)
Campus: Shinanomachi
Center Overview
This center aims to establish and solidify a support system for the career path development of young researchers in the fields of medical and life sciences. This is achieved by leveraging the expertise gained from two programs funded by the MEXT Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology—"Fostering Young Researchers to Lead Basic Research in Cells and Metabolism" (Program for Promoting the Establishment of Independent Research Environments for Young Researchers) and "Fostering Dynamic PhDs in Medical Science" (Program for Fostering Young Human Resources for Innovation)—and through the operation of the MEXT Subsidy for Promoting and Establishing the Tenure-Track System.
Specifically, it aims to (1) explore the optimal tenure-track system for the university and (2) establish a system for placing non-physician researchers into the business world.
Keywords and Main Research Themes
Tenure-track system
2015 Business Plan
■ Activities Continuing from the Previous Fiscal Year: Rationale and Goals for Continuation
Tenure Track: We will continue to explore the optimal tenure-track system for the university by fostering young researchers through The Sakaguchi Laboratory Tenure-Track Program (funded by the MEXT Subsidy for Human Resource Development in Science and Technology).
Career Development: We will continue to support the career development of young researchers. By continuing to collaborate with the career advisors who participated in the MEXT project, we will create a system to provide on-demand career counseling.
■ New Activity Goals, Content, and Rationale for Fiscal Year 2015
None
2014 Business Report
■ Implementation Details, Research Outcomes, and Degree of Achievement Relative to the Fiscal Year Business Plan
In fiscal year 2014, a total of four tenure-track faculty members (two tenure-track lecturers and two tenure-track assistant professors) advanced their research at the School of Medicine and The Sakaguchi Laboratory at the School of Medicine. Through public subsidies, we continued to maintain a system that provides these tenure-track faculty with research space, research funds, and administrative support (e.g., accounting), enabling them to focus on their research and achieve significant results. A public seminar, which also serves as an evaluation of the tenure-track faculty, is scheduled to be held in March.
■ Number of Published Papers (Number and Major Journal Titles), Number of Conference Presentations (Domestic and International), and Achievements in Social Contribution, such as Events (Date, Location)
Takubo et al. Blood. 2014 May 1;123(18):2897-9.
Takubo et al. J Biol Chem. 2014 May 30;289(22):15776-87.
Takubo et al. Dev Dyn. 2014 Jun;243(6):844-51.
Takubo et al. Blood. 2014 Apr 17;123(16):2540-9.
Takubo et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Nov 14;454(2):353-7. and others
■ Notable Achievements Through Center Activities
The coexistence of a tenure-track system funded by the School of Medicine's operating budget and one supported by subsidies, as well as the parallel implementation of a system design for the entire School of Medicine and one for a specific department within it, allowed for a multifaceted examination of the tenure-track system.
Project Members
Principal Investigator
Hideyuki Okano
ProfessorPhysiologyKeiichi Fukuda
ProfessorCardiology, Department of Internal Medicine