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Professor/Senior Staff

KUDO Masatoshi

Department of Medicine / Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Professor Kudo has been a member of the ILCA (International Liver Cancer Association) Governing Board since 2009 and is a past president of APPLE (Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Association). He has published over 1,100 international scientific peer-reviewed papers in well-regarded journals. He received a Highly Cited Researchers award in the Clinical Medicine category from Clarivate Analytics in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

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DOTERA Tomonari

Department of Science / Graduate School of Science and Engineering

Professor Dotera specializes in condensed matter physics and does research on soft matter quasicrystals. He has created several complex Archimedean tiling patterns in polymer, and showed evidence of a 'polymeric quasicrystal' tiling for the first time. In 2014, his paper clarifying the origin of unusual non-periodic ordering that defines soft matter quasicrystals was published in Nature.

Professor/Senior Staff/Dean

NISHIO Kazuto

Department of Medicine / Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Professor Nishio's specialty is pharmacotherapy for cancer--particularly in the areas of targeted therapy, translational research, biomarkers, and personalized medicine. Using genome and gene analyses as well as approaches grounded in molecular biology, he works to elucidate pathological conditions and conducts research on biomarker development. 

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【近大ビジコン2025 開催報告📣】 本日 12/10(水)、東大阪キャンパス・実学ホールにて「近大ビジコン2025」を開催いたしました! 当日はなんと 316名 の皆さまにご来場いただき、 会場は終始、熱気と応援ムードに包まれました🔥 今回は 近大生10チーム が、想いのこもったアツいプレゼンを披露! 🏆グランプリ部門 最優秀賞:中筋 穂奈実(なかすじ ほなみ)さん 「研究発の食用ばらで、地域に新しい魅力を」 優秀賞:イ・ジュンオさん AI×薬局DXで築く、次世代医療インフラ」 🚀チャレンジ部門 最優秀賞:岸田 宗将(きしだ そうすけ)さん 「はぐれキャリア特化型のRPG自己探求サービス」 学生同士の交流、学生×企業、そして教職員の皆さまとのつながりが深まり、 とても有意義で刺激の多い時間となりました✨ ビジコンの結果詳細は Web に掲載しておりますので、ぜひご覧ください! 今後とも KINCUBA をどうぞよろしくお願いいたします!💡🚀 【Kindai Business Competition 2025🏆】 On December 10 (Wed), we held the Kindai Business Competition 2025 at the Jitsugaku Hall on the Higashi-Osaka Campus! An amazing 316 attendees joined us, and the venue was filled with excitement and enthusiastic support throughout the event ✨ Ten teams of Kindai students took the stage and delivered passionate, high-quality presentations. 🎖️ Grand Prix Division Grand Prize: Honami Nakasuji “Creating new regional value with research-based edible roses” Excellence Award: Lee Junoh “Building next-generation medical infrastructure through AI × pharmacy DX” 🌟 Challenge Division Grand Prize: Sosuke Kishida “RPG-style self-discovery service for off-track career seekers” The event fostered meaningful connections—student to student, students to companies, and with faculty and staff—creating an inspiring and productive time for everyone 🙌 Full competition results are available on our website. Thank you for your continued support of KINCUBA! 💼✨

2025/12/10

\糸井嘉男氏や卒業生経営者らが登壇!/ 学生起業家が100周年応援イベントを開催🎉 本日、KINCUBA Basecampにて 近大発ベンチャー「Enlink」が主催する 近畿大学創立100周年応援イベントを実施! 代表は、経営学部キャリア・マネジメント学科4年の神田健斗さん✨ イベント開催費用は、クラウドファンディング「CAMPFIRE」を通じて集めることに成功🔥 挑戦をカタチにしたその行動力に、会場中が拍手👏 ゲストには近大卒・阪神タイガーススペシャルアンバサダーの糸井嘉男さん! 卒業生経営者とのパネルディスカッションも行われ、 在学生・卒業生・支援者がつながる熱い1日となりました。 Kindai University 100th Anniversary Event 🎊 A Kindai University 100th Anniversary support event, organized by student-led venture "Enlink," was held today at KINCUBA Basecamp! The event was led by Kento Kanda, a 4th-year student in the Faculty of Business Administration. He successfully raised the necessary funds through crowdfunding (CAMPFIRE) 🚀. His action and dedication earned a standing ovation from the crowd! Special guest and Kindai University alumnus, Yoshio Itoi (Hanshin Tigers Special Ambassador), joined the event. A panel discussion with alumni business owners also took place, making it an inspiring day that connected current students, graduates, and supporters! 👏✨

2025/11/26

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