Kitasato University
北里大学 | |
 Sagamihara Campus | |
| Type | Private university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1962 |
| President | Tomoo Itoh, Ph.D. |
Academic staff | 1,725 (May 2019)[1] |
Administrative staff | 4,179 (May 2019)[1] |
| Students | 8,340 (May 2019)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 7,716 |
| Postgraduates | 624 |
| 259 | |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Kitasato University (北里大学, Kitasato Daigaku) is a private medical university headquartered in Shirokane, 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.
History[edit]
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.[4]
Organization[edit]
Undergraduate schools[edit]
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- School of Medicine
- School of Marine Biosciences
- School of Nursing
- School of Science
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Biological Sciences
- School of Allied Health Sciences
- Department of Health Science
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science
- Department of Medical Engineering and Technology
- Department of Rehabilitation
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate schools[edit]
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences
- Graduate School of Marine Biosciences
- Graduate School of Nursing
- Graduate School of Science
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences
- Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences
Vocational schools[edit]
- Kitasato Junior College of Health and Hygienic Sciences
- Kitasato Nursing School
Research institutes[edit]
- Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute
- Oriental Medicine Research Center
Affiliated hospitals[edit]
- Kitasato University Hospital
- Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital
- Kitasato University Medical Center
Academics[edit]
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.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "学生数・卒業生数・教職員数" (in Japanese). Kitasato University. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "The History of Kitasato Gakuen Archived 31 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Kitasato University.
- ^ Shibasaburo Kitasako - Nomination
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015". NobelPrize.org.
- ^ "Kitasato University — Location Archived 31 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Kitasato University.
External links[edit]
- About Kitasato University School of Medicine Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Kitasato University (Japanese)
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