2024/10/31 Dr. Funamoto was selected as a recipient of the Yokoyama Clinical Pharmacology Research Grant Fund General Research Grant. Congratulations!

2024/10/ 2 Dr. Funamoto's proposal has been selected for the University of Tokushima Research Cluster Incubation Cluster (Young Scientists) for FY2024. Congratulations!

2024/ 9/29 Dr. Funamoto, Dr. Yamamoto, and Ms. Hirose presented at the 8th Kuroshio Conference. Dr. Yamamoto and Ms. Hirose received the Best Presentation Award. Congratulations

2024/ 9/ 12 Mr. Yu (1st year graduate student) has been accepted to the University of Tokushima's Interdisciplinary Next Generation Researcher Training Program for FY2024 (October employment). Congratulations!

2024/ 6/ 25 We welcomed Dr. Yanagida from Miyazaki University again this year. For the first time in Japan, the School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy conducted a joint role-play training. Thank you to Dr. Yanagida, Dr. Abe of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Education at the Faculty of Pharmacy, and all the faculty members.

2024/ 5/ 31 Assistant Professor Yasuda retired. We wish her continued success in the future.

2024/ 5/ 21 Ms. Yamamoto (1st year graduate student) was accepted to the 2024 University of Tokushima Interdisciplinary Next Generation Researcher Training Program. Congratulations!

2024/ 4/ 15 Mr. Yu, a graduate student from Vietnam, came to Japan (adopted by the Hamamoto Medical Science International Exchange Foundation).

2024/ 4/ 1 New member joined our group.

2024/ 2/ 20 Our joint research result was published in J Pharmacol Sci.

2024/ 2/ 19 English site has been opened.
2024/ 1/ 30 Achievements has been updated.

2024/ 1/ 9 Dr. Funamoto was selected as a grantee of Terumo Life Science Foundation in 2023. Congratulations!

2024/ 1/ 1 Staff was updated. Assistant Professor Yasuda has joined our group.

2023/12/ 22 Dr. Funamoto was selected as a grantee of the Cardiology Research Promotion Fund in 2023. Congratulations!

2023/12/14-16 Participated and presented at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Pharmacological Society (Kobe).

2023/11/17 Ms. Kobayashi, a student assigned to the Medical Research Practice this year, was selected for the Peer Review Award. Congratulations!

2023/11/6 A review article was published in the Journal of the Japanese Pharmacological Society.

2023/11/ 2 Dr. Funamoto was selected as a recipient of Eli Lilly Japan Innovation Research Grant 2023. Congratulations!

2023/11/ 1 Dr. Funamoto was selected as a recipient of the Japan Diabetes Foundation's 3rd (FY2023) Novo Nordisk Pharma Research Grant. 2023/10/20 The results of our joint research have been accepted by J Pharmacol Sci.

2023/ 8/ 20 Ikeda delivered the inaugural lecture as a professor at the 266th Tokushima Medical Association.

2023/ 8/ 17 Dr. Kobayashi, a student assigned to the medical research internship, gave a presentation at the Abeno Pharmacology Conference.

2023/ 7/ 22 Dr. Funamoto and Dr. Muramatsu presented at the 7th Kuroshio Conference. Congratulations 🎉.

2023/ 7/ 4 The results of the study on the inhibitory effect of Gorinosan on kidney disease conducted with Mr. Suenaga, a student assigned to our lab in the 2022 academic year, was accepted by J Pharmacol Sci. Congratulations!

2023/ 6/ 14 Dr. Funamoto received the Outstanding Research Encouragement Award at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cardiovascular Association (JCVA). Congratulations!

2023/ 6/ 13 We welcomed Dr. Yanagida from Miyazaki University for the first role play practice at the University of Tokushima. Thank you very much.

2023/ 4/ 1 Dr. Funamoto was promoted to Associate Professor.

2023/ 3/ 31 Associate Professor retired due to expiration of the term of appointment.

2023/ 3/ 15 The results of joint research with our alumnus, Dr. Yuya Horinouchi at Tokushima Bunri University, have been accepted by Life Sci. Congratulations!

2023/ 2/24 Dr. Funamoto's review article on epigenetic regulation of cardiac remodeling was accepted for publication in Front Cardiovasc Med. Congratulations!

2023/ 2/12 The 266th Annual Meeting of Tokushima Medical Society was held. Assistant Prof. Funamoto presented at the joint symposium (on-site), and Dr. Hirose, Dr. Ito, Dr. Suenaga, and Dr. Seto presented at the poster (web).

2022/11/30 Dr. Funamoto received the Best Poster Award at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Pharmacological Society (JPW2022). Congratulations!

2022/11/25 Dr. Seto and Dr. Suenaga won the Research Mind Award and the Peer Review Award, respectively, at the Medical Research Practice Presentation. Congratulations!

2022/ 9/17 Dr. Funamoto's two papers showing curcumin's effect on suppressing heart disease were accepted. Congratulations!

2022/ 7/ 31 Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Cardio- vascular Functional Substances.

2022/ 7/ 1 Mr. Ito, a third-year medical student assigned to the Medical Research Practice in 2022, presented his paper at the 141st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Pharmacological Society.