Our team
The Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine of the University of Tsukuba is comprised of a diverse group of health-care professionals, including orthopedic surgeons, cardiologists, rehabilitation physicians, exercise physiologists, exercise epidemiologists, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and acupuncturists. Our well-rounded team can address specific sports- or health-related needs and physical conditions with the unified goal of assisting injured athletes and patients in regaining and optimizing their physical mobility and motor function, speeding their return to a healthy daily life, and optimizing their work and athletic performance.
Member
| Medical Conditioning | |
|---|---|
○KUNO Shinya  |
Exercise and community system for prevention of lifestyle-related diseases and long-term care (frailty) |
| ○SAGAYAMA Hiroyuki |
Health and performance in exercise clinical nutrition |
| ○SHIBATA Ai |
Physical activity promotion and sedentary behavior reduction for health maintenance and promotion |
| SUGASAWA Takehito |
RNA-Seq and analysis, gene-doping |
| ○TAKAHASHI Hideyuki |
Morphological and qualitative characteristics of skeletal muscle and effective conditioning for human high performance |
| ○TAKEKOSHI Kazuhiro |
Detection of gene doping by liquid biopsy |
| Athletic Training | |
|---|---|
| ○FUKUDA Takashi |
Training and conditioning for athletes |
| KUDO Shigeru |
Effects of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and massage in the field of sports and support of visually impaired athletes |
| ○MUKAI Naoki |
Mechanism and treatment of sports injuries |
| SADO Natsuki |
Biomechanical relationship between human morphology and motor performance |
| TAKEMURA Masahiro |
Sports injury prevention and reconditioning for return to play |
| ○WADA Tsunehiko |
Effects of massage in the field of sports and support of handicapped athletes |
| ○WATANABE Koichi |
Clinical internal sports medicine focusing on respiratory and immune function |
| Sports Translational Research | |
|---|---|
| ○HADA Yasushi |
Health care and improvement competitive ability for parasports athletes |
| ○KANAMORI Akihiro |
Prevention and treatment of injury in knee joint and biomechanics |
| KOSAKI Keisei |
Exercise and cardiorenal syndrome |
| ○NAKATA Yoshio |
Exercise epidemiology, sport statistics, and research design |
| Sports Translational Research (Cooperative Graduate School) |
|
|---|---|
| ○SUGAWARA Jun (AIST) |
Support technology for extending healthy life expectancy |
| ○TARUMI Takashi (AIST) |
Brain and cardiovascular function with aging and exercise |
(Note)
The faculty member marked with ○ will be applicable for the main academic advisor.
Applicants who desired faculty members of the Cooperative Graduate School as a main academic advisor have to contact the Chair of Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine, Prof. TAKAHASHI Hideyuki, in advance of the application.
(AIST) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology