Shin-Ichi Nishikawa MD, PhD

Kazuo Sugamura , Shin - Ichi Nakai , Masahiro Fujii , And

Human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV), which we previously called adult T cell leukemia virus (ATLV), is a possible causative agent of human adult T cell leukemia (ATL) (1). Since the HTLV genome was demonstrated not to contain a typical v-onc gene (2) and the HTLV proviral genome is integrated into random sites in cellular DNA of leukemia cells in each ATL patient (3), the mechanism of HTLV-induc...

Storage and usage of hydrogen Speaker : Shin - ichi ORIMO

Hydrogen is considered to be the most promising new energy carrier to replace fossil fuels. The use of hydrogen in practical applications such as fuel cell driven vehicles and portable-devices, however, requires the development of safe and efficient hydrogen storage technologies/materials. High-pressure (>35 MPa) and cryogenic (< 20 K) hydrogen storage technologies may not be so practical for t...

, MD , PhD TONI BRANSFORD , MD , FACC

recipe for translational research in INDIA: MD-PhD or PhD-MD?

The current scientific scenario in India overemphasizes translational research without highlighting need to bring educational and training reforms that can enable such translational research. It is widely believed that there are two cycles of translation, namely T1 cycle which is characterised by bench to bedside approach and the T2 cycle which is characterised by bedside to bench approach. Bot...

Prof Ismet Ceric, MD, PhD (1935-2017)

Professor Ismet Ceric, MD, PhD, was one of the last representatives of the recognizable Sarajevo Neuropsychiatry School in the former Yugoslav territory, which was founded by Professor Nedo Zec (1899-1971) in 1946/47 with professors Dimitrije Dimitrijevic (1900-1989), Josip Horvat (1911-1964), Salih Ridjanovic, Slobodan Loga (1936-), Dusan Kecmanovic (1940-2014) and others. He was born 1935 in ...