Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Toshiharu Ninomiya is a nephrologist in Japan. He is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan from 2016. He is a chief investigator of the Hisayama Study from 2016. Previously. He had international experience working for clinical trials as a Visiting Research Fellow (2006-2009) and Senior Research Fellow (2013-2014) in the George Institute for International Health, Australia. One of his current major research interests is to explore genomic and environmental risk factors for dementia. He is also chief investigator of the new project of multi-site, prospective cohort studies of dementia in Japan (JPSC-AD study), in which DNA samples from community-dwelling elderly people have been also collected.
Biography
2016- present: Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
2014-2016: Professor in the Center for Cohort Studies, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
2013-2014: Senior Research Fellow in the Renal & Metabolic Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Australia
2009-2013: Clinical Fellow (2009-2011) and Assistant Professor (2011-2013) in the Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Stroke, Kyushu University Hospital, Japan
2006-2009: Visiting Research Fellow in the Renal & Metabolic Division, The George Institute for International Health, Australia
2003-2006: Research Fellow in the Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
2000: Ph.D. (Dr. of Medical Science) Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Japan
1993: M.D. Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Japan