Kitasato University
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Kitasato University (北里大学, Kitasato Daigaku) is a private university in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The head of the university is on the Shirokane campus, neighboring the original Kitasato Institute, the first private medical research facility in Japan which was the starting point for the university in its present form. Kitasato University is ranked by Times Higher Education among the 350 best universities in Asia.[1]
History
The school was named after Kitasato Shibasaburō.[2] He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901.[3]
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Satoshi Ōmura, a professor at Kitasato University.
Academics
Its major educational facilities are on the Sagamihara campus, 60 km west of central Tokyo. The departments include the School of Medicine, School of Allied Health Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, School of Marine Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Science.[4]
References
- ^ "Kitasato University". Times Higher Education (THE). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "The History of Kitasato Gakuen." Kitasato University.
- ^ Shibasaburo Kitasako - Nomination
- ^ "Kitasato University — Location." Kitasato University.
External links
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