NEWS AND EVENTS


US-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program Site Visit:
January, 10, 2006

Dr. Duane J. Gubler and Dr. Satoru Izutsu hosted visitors from the US-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program on a tour of the new medical school facility at Kaka'ako. Earlier in the day, Dr. Gubler gave a presentation on the vision and mission of the Institute to the US and Japan delegates. Distinguished visitors included;

Japan Delegation
Dr. Takehiko Sasazuki
President, International Medical Center of Japan

Dr. Tadao Kakizoe
President, National Cancer Center

Dr. Satoshi Kimura
Director General, AIDS Clinical Center International Medical Center of Japan

Dr. Masaki Kitajima
Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery
Keio University School of Medicine

Dr. Toru Mori
Director, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis
Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association

Dr. Ikuo Takashima
Professor, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine
Hokkaido University

Dr. Naoki Yamamoto
Director, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
AIDS Research Center

Dr. Kazumi Suzukawa
Senior Scientific Research Specialist
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Noriyo Yoshikawa
Deputy Director
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Minister's Secretariat, Health Sciences Division


US Delegation
Karl A. Western, MD, DTPH
Program Coordinator
Director, Office of Global Affairs
Assistant Director for International Research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services

Gayle Bernabe, MPH
Regional Program Officer (Asia)/ORISE Fellow
Office of Global Affairs
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services



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Laboratory