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The Japan Times Interview
- Itaru Matsumura, President of Kindai University -

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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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Working in fields that span the realms of science, medicine, engineering, and more. Kindai University’s diverse community of dedicated researchers, educators, and innovators is united in the pursuit of ideas and applications that make a real-world difference.

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【北川進先生 ノーベル化学賞受賞記念講演会🎓】 12月24日(水)、東大阪キャンパスにて 京都大学 理事・副学長・特別教授 北川進先生をお迎えし、「2025年ノーベル化学賞受賞記念講演会」を開催しました✨ 北川先生は、昭和54年(1979年)から平成4年(1992年)までの13年間、近畿大学理工学部で教鞭をとられ、ノーベル化学賞受賞につながる研究の原点となる挑戦を本学で重ねられました🔬 講演では 「小さな錯体から始まった旅路 ―『無用の用』がひらいた多孔性結晶の世界―」 をテーマに、研究の歩みや科学への向き合い方、そして未来を担う若者へのメッセージを語っていただきました💡 会場には近畿大学生や卒業生をはじめ、多くの来場者が集まり、世界的研究成果の背景にある探究心や粘り強さに、真剣に耳を傾けました👀📖 本講演会が、科学の面白さや知の力に触れ、 それぞれの立場で新たな気づきや志を育むきっかけとなることを願っています🌱✨ 【🎓 Nobel Prize Commemorative Lecture】 On December 24, Kindai University welcomed Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, for a special lecture at the Higashi-Osaka Campus ✨ He shared the origins of his research, his scientific journey, and inspiring messages for the next generation 🔬💡 Students, alumni, and many visitors listened with great interest, making it a truly inspiring experience 🌱 #ノーベル賞 #ノーベル賞化学賞 #近畿大学 #NobelPrize #kindaiuniversity

2025/12/24

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