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[S-01-6]Development of imaging techniques targeting lysosomal dysfunction
Hitoshi Shimada1,2 (1.Department of Functional Neurology & Neurosurgery, Center for Integrated Human Brain Science, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan, 2.Advanced Neuroimaging Center, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan)
Dr. Shimada obtained M.D. from Chiba University in 2003 and trained in Neurology at Chiba University Hospital and affiliated hospitals. He received Ph.D. degree in Advanced Life Science from Chiba University, Japan, in 2009. He was a postdoctoral researcher from April 2009, a researcher from December 2009, senior researcher from July 2014, and the principal researcher from July 2017 at the Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Chiba, Japan. He has transferred to the Center for integrated human brain science (CIHBS) of Niigata University as a professor as of April, 2021. He also became CIHBS center director in April 2024. His current research interests include Molecular Neuroimaging in neurodegenerative disorders, physiological background of psychiatric symptoms, mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis in the brain environment and its disruption.