STUDENT ADMISSION INFORMATION FOR 2016 DOCTORAL PROGRAM INTEGRATED MASTER S AND DOCTORAL PROGRAM OF DISABILITY SCIENCES HEALTH SCIENCES

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1 STUDENT ADMISSION INFORMATION FOR 2016 (SECOND) DOCTORAL PROGRAM INTEGRATED MASTER S AND DOCTORAL PROGRAM OF DISABILITY SCIENCES HEALTH SCIENCES Application period January 4 (Mon), 2016-January 8(Fri), 2016 Entrance examination January 26(Tue), 2016 Announcement of successful applicants Registration for admission February 12(Fri), 2016 April 1, (2016) Application period for preliminary screening December 2 (Wed), 2015 December 9 (Wed), 2015 If applicable TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE November 2015

2 The Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine is seeking students for the Doctoral Program according to the following guidelines: 1. Number of Openings for Students MAJOR Disability Sciences 9 Health Sciences afew NUMBER OF OPENINGS Course of Nursing Course of Radiological Technology Course of Medical Technology 2. COURSE/DOMAIN Major Course Domain Disability Sciences Functional Medical Science Nursing Advanced Nursing Practice and Health Development Nursing, Family Nursing Health Sciences Radiological Fundamental Radiological Science, Technology Clinical Radiological Science Laboratory Medicine and Science, Medical Technology Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Science For offered fields (education and research fields), please refer to the List of Research Themes from page ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applicants for the doctoral program (latter three years of the doctoral program) must satisfy one of the following conditions: (1) Those who have a master s degree or a professional degree (or expect to receive it by March 2016) (2) Those who have been conferred a degree equivalent to the master s degree or a professional degree at a graduate school of a foreign university (or expect to receive it by March 2016). (3) Those who have completed a program at a foreign university through correspondence courses while residing in Japan and have been conferred a degree equivalent to the master s degree or a professional degree (or expect to receive it by March 2016) (4) Those who have completed a program at a foreign educational institution, which is positioned in the educational system of that country as being a graduate school and is specifically stipulated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan, and have been conferred a degree equivalent to the master s degree or a professional degree (or who expect to complete it by March 2016). (5) Those who graduated from United Nations University established on United Nations General Assembly Resolution in December 12, 1972 provided that Act on Special Measures Incidental to Enforcement of the "Agreement between the United Nations and Japan regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations University" No.72 of 1949 (Ordinance No.1, Item 2) and was given a suitable master s degree (or expect to 1

3 graduate by March 2016). (6) Those who graduated from foreign university or United Nations University, pass a suitable examination and screening provided that Standards for the Establishment of Universities No.28 of 1947 (Ordinance No.16, Item 2) and are recognized that they have academic ability Equal to or greater than master s degree (or expect to graduate by March 2016). (7) Those who have been stipulated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (for details, see Ministerial Announcement No. 118 of 1989). (8) Those who have undergone a special admissions screening and are recognized by the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine as having achieved an academic level equivalent to those who have a master s or professional degree, and are 24 years of age or older by March (EXPLANATORY REMARKS) A master s or professional degree mentioned in items (1), (2), (3), (4), and (8) above refers to a degree conferred from a graduate school in Japan. Those who satisfy the conditions for item (8) above must pass the preliminary qualification screening for application. a. Application period for preliminary screening. December 2 (Wed), 2015 December 9(Wed), 2015 b. Those who are interested in taking the preliminary qualification screening should contact the Registrar's Office Graduate School of Medicine Academic Affairs Section before applying. Those who fulfill (6) should inquire at the Register s Office Graduate School of Medicine Academic Affairs Section in advance. 4. APPLICATION PROCEDURE (1) Application period is from January 4 (Mon), 2016 to January 8 (Fri), 2016 (application must reach the office due NLT January 8). Please use the prescribed application envelope and send by registered and express mail. Some application forms may reach the admission office on January 12 (Tue), 2016 or later. In this case, those postmarked on and before January 8 (Fri), 2016 shall be regarded as valid. (2) Applications should be addressed to: Graduate Academic Affairs Section, Educational Affairs Division Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai Japan Tel: (+81) (0) (3) APPLICATION DOCUMENTS DOCUMENTS APLICATION FORM/ RESUME ASPIRATIONS, MOTIVES, REASONS AND AMBITIONS EXAM ADMISSION TICKET. PHOTO ID TICKET PARTICULARS 1A Graduate School prescribed application form (with a recently taken photo affixed). 2Check the appropriate about presence of report with academic professor in the section Preferred fields. On a Graduate School prescribed application form (approximately 500 words long) Affix a photo to each of the prescribed application form and the photo ID ticket. 2

4 ENVELOPE FOR MAILING EXAM ADMISSION TICKET TRANSCRIPT OF ACADEMIC RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION (EXPECTED COMPLETION), ETC. A COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF ALIEN REGISTRATION OR RESIDENT S CARD (ONLY STUDENT STUDYING ABROAD) Master's thesis etc (each 4 It is possible to copy it.) (Only applicant for Disability Sciences, Health Sciences Course of Nursing) APPLICATION FEE, 30,000 by postal regular money order FEE PAYMENT SLIP RETURN ENVELOPE FOR RECEIVING PASS/FAIL NOTICE AND ADMISSION DOCUMENTS Enclose the prescribed, return-addressed stamped envelope ( 362 inside Japan). The office will send the admission ticket in this envelope so it should clearly bear your name, return address and postal code. Submit an official transcript of academic records issued by the president (dean) of your graduating university (graduate school) with the appropriate official seal (not required for graduates of Tohoku University School of Medicine). Certificate of the completion (expected completion) of a master s degree or a certificate of the conferral (expected conferral) of a master s degree issued by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation. (Graduates of Tohoku University School of Medicine are not required to submit this form.) Candidates who stay in Japan (whose stay is over 90 days) must submit your copy of certificate of alien registration or resident s card (both front and back) at the application. Research records and research achievements (Announcement thesis and list of academic conference presentation etc) Copy or separate volume of announcement thesis Research content summary (The format is free.a4 size about 800 characters) 1 The application fee is 30,000. Send it by postal remittance (do not fill in the space for the recipient). 2 Applicants who expect to complete the master s degree, doctoral degree (first two years of the doctoral program, i.e., master s program) or professional degree at Tohoku University in March 2015 are exempt. 3MEXT Scholarship students are not required to pay the application fee. 4We take special measure excusing from paying the applicant fee for applicants suffered from The Great East Japan Earthquake. Those who fulfill its condition should take procedure in the way of "another paper 1". 1Applicant s name should be entered on the slip (in two places). 2Applicants who expect to complete the master s degree, doctoral degree (first two years of the doctoral program, i.e., master s program) or professional degree at Tohoku University in March 2015 are exempt. 2MEXT Scholarship students are not required to submit the fee payment slip. 3We take special measure excusing from paying the applicant fee for aplicants suffered from The Great East Japan Earthquake. Those who fulfill its condition should take procedure in the way of "another paper 1". Enclose the prescribed, return-addressed stamped envelope ( 205 inside Japan) for receiving the pass/fail notice. Also enclose the prescribed, return-addressed envelope for receiving admission procedure documents. The return address should be the address as of around early March, 2016(postage is not necessary). Note: In addition to the above application-related documents items, please submit a photocopy of a score sheet from the external test of English language (TOEFL, TOEIC, etc.) as a reference if the applicant has such a score (the score does not affect the admission). (4) IMPORTANT 1 Any blank spaces or irregularities found in applications may result in rejection of the application so applicants should exercise great care when filling out the application form. 2 If any of the information in an application is found to be false, it may result in cancellation of admission if the applicant is initially accepted. 3 The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances. 4 Applicants who have satisfied the conditions for entry through preliminary screening should enclose a copy of their acceptance notification. 3

5 5. SCREENING (1) Applicants will be selected based on a comprehensive review of the results of the entrance examination (written) and interview as well as the information given in the submitted application documents. (2) ENTRANCE EXAMINATION DATE/TIME & SUBJECTS DATE MAJOR TYPE OF TEST TIME SUBJECTS January 26 (Thu), 2016 Disability Sciences Health Sciences Course of Nursing Health Sciences Course of Radiological Technology Course of Medical Technology Written examination Oral examination From 13:30 Written examination Interview From 15:00 10:00 to 12:00 Language (English) Oral examination on a master's thesis etc. and interview 10:00 to 12:00 Language (English) 13:00 to 14:30 Field of specialty 4

6 6. EXAMINATION LOCATION Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Further information will be provided with the examination admission ticket. 5

7 7. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS & PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION (1) The identification numbers of the successful applicants will be posted at the entrance lobby of Bldg. No. 1 of the School of Medicine at 10:00 on February 12 (Fri), 2016, and also published on the website. For the admission examination results, please check the Notification that is mailed later. We cannot answer the examination result on the phone or via . (2) In this research course, the handling of the pass or fail telegraph etc. to the examinee is not done. Please note that the person who accepts the pass or fail telegraph etc. around the examination room is not related to this learning at all enough. (3) Admission documents will be mailed to successful applicants around early March (4) Fees for admission are as follows: 1 Admission Fees: 282,000 (expected amount) 2 First Semester Tuition: 267,900 (Annual Tuition: 535,800) (expected amount) Explanatory Remarks 1. The amounts mentioned above may change if fees are revised at school entry or during the period of the applicant s enrollment, in which case the new amount is effective at the time of change. 2. Information on exemptions for admission or tuition fees or deferment of fees will be included in the admission procedure document packet that is sent after the announcement of successful applicants. 3. Successful applicants who expect to complete the master s degree, doctoral degree (first two years of the doctoral program, i.e., master s program) or professional degree at Tohoku University are exempt from paying the admission fee. (5) Applicants who are employed at the time of admission must submit a letter of consent from their immediate superior at work during the admission procedure. (6) The date of registration for admission is April 1, OTHER INFORMATION (1) For those students who already have full time jobs, and may take longer than the standard number of years to complete their studies, our graduate school reviews and may provide an opportunity to plan a course schedule to fit such special circumstances. This system is termed the Long-term Program for Students and students in this program pay the same total amount of tuition for the entire program as regular students. It appears also on the website. For further details of this system, contact t the Registrar s Office Graduate School of Medicine Academic Affairs Section. URL: (2) For inquiries regarding the entrance examination, applicants may enclose a return postcard or a return envelope (with their name, address and postal code with a 82 stamp (inside Japan) attached to it). (3) Applicants who would like to view questions in past entrance examinations may do so at the Graduate Academic Affairs Section. However, question sheets should not be removed from the premises or photocopied. (The examination questions applicants are allowed to view are those for the previous year only). (4) Applicants can request an application form through the mail by sending a request envelope, enclosing a return-addressed stamped ( 250 inside Japan) envelope (34 cm x 24 cm). On the surface of the request envelope should be written Request for Application for the Doctoral Program in the School of Medicine for April by 6

8 using a red pen. (5) Handling of personal information 1. Personal information collected during the application procedure is used only for the following purposes: admission-screening procedure, admission procedure as well as, after the entrance, scholarship/student welfare and study guidance. Personal information is used for no other purpose. 2. Individual information collected during the admission procedure is strictly handled, based on the Personal Information Protection Regulations of Tohoku University. Personal information will not be disclosed or offered to a third party without specific prior written approval. 3. Applicants to the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine are understood to be in agreement with the content of the statement above. (6) Applicants requiring special care during the examination procedures and subsequent education should request advice in advance by contacting the Graduate Academic Affairs Section. November 2015 TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Graduate Academic Affairs Section 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai Japan Tel: (+81) (0) Address: m-daigakuin@grp.tohoku.ac.jp This application information can be viewed at the following website: URL: 7

9 DESCRIPTION OF GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAM 1. OBJECTIVE AND MISSION The Doctoral Program of the Disability Sciences Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program aims to train human resources to acquire abilities enabling them to perform independent research activities or to be engaged in medical rehabilitation work, and to contribute to the international society. The Doctoral Program of the Health Sciences Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program aims to train human resources to be professionals in health and nursing sciences, and perform research activities independently as researchers/educators or play an active part in research at a clinical site, enterprise, etc. as a leader in the front lines. 2. COURSE OF STUDY AND DEGREE To complete a course of study in the Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Doctoral Program), Disability Sciences at our graduate school, students must be enrolled for at least three years and attain 16 or more credits, 8 credits or more from core and 8 credits from elective subjects. Also, students will receive the necessary research guidance so that they may complete a doctoral dissertation and successfully pass the review and final examination and earn a degree. However, students who have acquired the necessary credits and been highly evaluated for their achievements by the Graduate Research Review Committee may complete the course in one or more years (for those who have completed the master s program in less than two years of attendance at the graduate school, a period of three years in total is required). To complete a course of study in the Doctoral Program, Health Sciences at our graduate school, students must be enrolled for at least three years and attain 16 or more credits, 8 credits or more from common and 8 credits from specialized subjects. Also, students will receive the necessary research guidance so that they may complete a doctoral dissertation and successfully pass the review and final examination and earn a degree. However, students who have acquired the necessary credits and been highly evaluated for their achievements by the Graduate Research Review Committee may complete the course in one or more years (for those who have completed the master s program in less than two years of attendance at the graduate school, a period of three years in total is required). Those who complete the Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Doctoral Program) in Disability Sciences and Health Sciences are granted the degrees: Disability Sciences Doctoral degree (Disability Sciences) Health Sciences Nursing Course Doctoral degree (Nursing) Radiological Course Doctoral degree (Health Sciences) Medical Technology Course Doctoral degree (Health Sciences) 3. RESEARCH SUPERVISION All students who are admitted into the graduate program will be given research guidance in accordance with the research themes of the domain the students belong to. For the research theme of each domain, please refer to the List of Research Themes from page 10. [Inquiry] TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Graduate Academic Affairs Section 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai Japan Tel: (+81) (0) Address: m-daigakuin@grp.tohoku.ac.jp 8

10 4. ADMISSION FEE/TUITION EXEMPTIONS (1) Exemption of Admission Fee Students recognized as being in severe financial difficulties are eligible to apply for exemption from payment of the admission fee (complete exemption or 50% exemption). (2) Exemption of Tuition Students recognized as being in severe financial difficulties are eligible to apply for tuition exemption (complete, 50%, or 1/3 exemption) if they have an excellent academic record. 5. SCHOLARSHIP FUND The Japan Student Services Organization offers students loans of up to 122,000 or 80,000 per month which you can choose (for first-level students as of 2015). 6. STUDENT ACCIDENT AND DISASTER INSURANCE This insurance covers damage or injury resulting from experiments, clinical research, university activities or extracurricular activities. The insurance premium is 4,150 for a period of three years (as of 2015). 9

11 List of Research Themes 1 Disability Sciences Doctoral Program *When applying, it is desirable to contact the applicable instructor in advance. *Please contact: xxxx * : Professor of additional post Area Domain Instructor (Phone No.) Functional Medicine & Medical Science in Sports Science & Exercise Ryoichi Nagatomi (8588) Behavioral Medicine Shin Fukudo (8214) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Shinichi Izumi (7338) Epileptology Nobukatsu Nakasato (7343) Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science Masahiro Kohzuki (7351) Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience Etsuro Mori (7358) Music & Acoustical Medicine Masayoshi Ichie (7457) Advanced Interdisciplinary Biomedical Engineering Yoshitaka Kimura (7575) Theme URL Mechanism of skeletal muscle restoration after muscle damage Impact of physical exercise on the immune system and its implications Epidemiological verification of daily physical exercise for disability prevention and health promotion Practical application of a simple tool to measure daily physical activity Emotional change accompanied by physical exercise Change in the metabolic system accompanied by physical exercise and its implications ( Research on behavioral medicine and psychosomatic medicine Research on stress response Brain-viscera interactions, especially brain-gut interactions Mechanism of formation of emotion and behavior Brain processing of stress and brain function image Stress response and therapeutic modification Development of novel psychotherapy ( Non-invasive brain stimulation for patients with central nervous system disorders Clinical and basic neuroscience research using neuro-imaging technique Study on rehabilitation program based on cognitive and neuroscience Study for pathology and management of musculoskeletal disorders Assessment of quality of life Rehabilitation of dysphagia Community-based rehabilitation system Comprehensive rehabilitation approach for patients with vascular dementia Effects of communication skills on quality of health care Rehabilitation for visually impaired people ( Basic mechanism of epilepsy Phenomenology of epilepsy Diagnostic evaluation of epilepsy Pharmacotherapy of epilepsy Surgical therapy of epilepsy Rehabilitation psychology of epilepsy Social issues of epilepsy ( Rehabilitation for respiratory and cardiovascular disease Study concerning the supplement, interaction or synergistic effect of therapeutic exercise and medication Study concerning maintenance of muscle power, prevention of disuse atrophy or angiogenesis of skeletal muscle by a low voltage electrical stimulation Rehabilitation for renal disease Research for preventing lifestyle-related disease Study concerning exercise physiology and health science ( Behavioral neurology Neuropsychology Clinical and neuroimaging on the neural bases for language and memory Clinical studies on dementia Clinical studies on cerebral vascular disorder Clinical studies on cognitive/behavioral disorders in cerebral disease ( ( Wellness through Music Activity CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) in medical fields Resonance of Human Body by Music, Sound and Vibration ( The gene analysis of fetal asphyxia and advanced fetal monitoring The study of epigenetic change of fetal development Next generation Doppler sound imaging ( ( 10

12 2 Health Science Doctoral Program Course of Nursing *When applying, it is desirable to contact the applicable instructor in advance. *Please contact: xxxx * : No application invited this time. Domain Basic and Health Developme nt Nursing Science Family Nursing Area Instructor (Phone No.) Science of Nursing Practice Ryoko Maruyama (7484) Nursing Education and Administration Kyoko Asakura (8674) Gerontological Nursing and Home Care Akiko Ozaki (7919) Nursing Science of Community Health Care System Katsuko Suenaga (7930) Community Health Yuko Minami (7479) Public Health Nursing Junko Omori (7925) Adult Nursing Akira Imatani (7926) Oncology Nursing Fumiko Sato (7926) Palliative Nursing Mitsunori Miyashita (7924) Child Health Nursing Hitoshi Shiwaku (7921) Psychiatric Nursing Hidemitsu Saito (7916) Maternal Nursing Kineko Sato (7956) Women s Health Nursing Toyoko Yoshizawa (7915) Theme URL Physiological effects on nursing practice Research of the environmental effects on health Sex hormone and autonomic nerves system Immunological study of skin wound healing ( Professionalism of nurses Occupational mobility of nurses Gender issues in nursing Nursing education and administration ( Health and quality of life of the elderly Improvement of quality of gerontological nrursing Development of home care nursing support Research on the collaboration in community health activities Research on the community care system ( Cancer epidemiology Epidemiology of autoimmune diseases Theory of epidemiology ( Culture and health beliefs of community Social relationships and quality of lives Social capital and health promotion Methodology of public health nursing ( Molecular analyses of the carcinogenesis through the immune response to Helicobacter pylori in the stomach Molecular mechanisms of the differentiation of gastric stem cells under the chronic inflammation Oncology nursing Quality of life in cancer patients ( Palliative care End-of-life care Quality of life in cancer patients Evaluation of quality of cancer care ( Development of the psychosocial support nursing for children and their families The mental health care for sick children (neurosis, ADHD, ASD, malignance, etc.) and their family ( Mental health care for patients with mental disorders and their family Occupational mental health care Research of the perinatal period medical treatment system Research on perinatal period mental health ( Women s health coparenting Maternal & perinatal nursing ( 11

13 Course of Radiological Technology *When applying, it is desirable to contact the applicable instructor in advance. *Please contact: xxxx * : No application invited this time. Area Domain Instructor (Phone No.) Medical Medical Physics Information Kohsuke Gonda Engineering (7892) Clinical Radiologica l Science Medical Imaging and Applied Radiology Yoshio Machida (7937) Radiological Imaging and Informatics Noriyasu Homma (7914) Clinical Imaging Tadashi Ishibashi (7481) Diagnostic Image Analysis Haruo Saito (7938) Radiological Examination and Technology Koichi Chida (7935) Theme URL Development of high accuracy imaging using nanotechnology Elucidation of mechanisms of cancer development with nano-imaging Elucidation of mechanisms of vascular remodeling in peripheral artery disease with nano-imaging Development of cancer diagnostic method using nano-imaging Medical technology in nuclear medicine and PET/SPECT Quality assessment and improvement of MR images Development of fast MR imaging techniques and its application Analyses of brain and neuronal functions by using optical imaging, MRI, electrophysiology, and computer simulation Development of intelligent computer-aided diagnosis systems Development of next generation adaptive radiation therapy Quality assessment and improvement of radiological images Image quality improvement and dose reduction of X-ray CT ( Digital diagnostic techniques using a flat panel or a computed radiography Forensic imaging and techniques Postmortem Imaging Optimization and Image analysis of Cardiovascular MDCT and MRI Functional brain Imaging Accuracy management of PET and SPECT Direct irradiation dose measurement during radiotherapy or IVR Radiation Safety Management Radiological Protection in Medicine QC and QA for Radiation Equipment Optimization of Radiation Dose and Image Performance Cooperate Chairs Internationa l Research Institute of Disaster Science Disaster Medical Science Division Therapeutic Radiology Ken Takeda (7909) Radiation Disaster Medicine Koichi Chida (7935) Technology of adaptive radiotherapy for head and neck cancer Image-guided high precision radiotherapy for prostate cancer Development of dose calculation algorithm using parallel computing technique Development of a novel procedure to set up a patient in radiotherapy treatment based on the alignment of the dose distribution Development of a novel system to create immobilization devices supporting radiotherapy by 3D-printer Evaluation/measurement of radiation doses and radiation effects Radiation safety and risk management Development of diagnostic imaging systems for use in disasters Optimization of radiation protection Public education regarding radiation and radioactivity ( 12

14 Course of Medical Technology *When applying, it is desirable to contact the applicable instructor in advance. *Please contact: xxxx * : No application invited this time. Area Domain Instructor (Phone No.) Fundamenta Molecular and l Medical Functional Dynamics Technology Shin-ichi Hayashi (7913) Clinical Radiologica l Science Medical Microbiology, Mycology and Immunology Kazuyoshi Kawakami (7946) Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science Kazuhiro Takahashi (7482) Pathology and Histotechnology Takashi Suzuki (7947) Clinical Physiology Chiyohiko Shindoh (7948) Molecular Hematology Ritsuko Shimizu (7952, 8080) Molecular Endocrinology Akira Sugawara (7483 ) Theme URL Molecular mechanisms of estrogen-dependent cancer Development of a new examination and diagnostic method for cancer ( ( staff_19_hayashi.html) Research on the host defense immune me chanism against microbial infection Research on the memory T cell response to fungal infection Research on the immune mechanism of excessive inflammatory response and tissue damage, such as SIRS and ARDS Research on the immune mechanism of vaccine in its preventive effect and the development of new vaccines Development of stealth nanoparticles with biological products and its application to new diagnosis and therapy of malignant diseases ( Studies on neuropeptides and cardiovascular peptides Endocrinology of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis ( Analysis of hormonal actions in breast cancer ( Effects on diaphragm muscle contraction by cytokine and respiratory drugs Effects of non-uniform contraction on triggered arrhythmias in cardiac muscle ( Transcriptional dysregulation in leukemia Transcriptional regulation in blood cell development Regulatory mechanism of hematopoietic homeostasis ( Elucidation of the significance of nuclear hormone receptors in cardiovascular disorders. Elucidation of the etiology of atherosclerosis and innovation of novel anti-atherosclerotic therapy. Elucidation of the etiology of hypertension and innovation of novel anti-hypertensive therapy and hypertensive biomarkers. Elucidation of the etiology of diabetic nephropathy and innovation of novel therapy against it. Elucidation of the etiology of Cushing s disease and innovation of novel therapy against it. Screening and analysis of novel post-translational modifications Elucidation of the DNA dioxygenases in chondrocyte differentiation ( 13