[HT-02] Stroke and Microbiota

[HT-02-5] Collagen-binding Streptococcus mutans tied to intracerebral hemorrhage

Masafumi Ihara (Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan)

Microbiota and its contribution to stroke has become a hot topic in the neuroscience field. In this sesseion, we would like to discuss the emerging role of commensal micorobiota of both oral and interstinal in the course of stroke.

Dr. Ihara is a Director of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC), Osaka, Japan. He graduated from Kyoto University School of Medicine in 1995. He received clinical training at Kyoto University Hospital in 1995 and Nishi-Kobe Medical Center in 1995-1999. In 1999 he entered Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine and completed a PhD in Neuroscience in 2003. He received his neuropathological training under supervision of Prof. Kalaria in Newcastle University, UK during 2006-2008. He led a neurovascular research group as an assistant professor of Department of Neurology in Kyoto University (2008-2012) and as a deputy director of Department of Regenerative Medicine Research in Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation (IBRI), Kobe (2012-2013). Since he moved to the current Institute in 2013, his research interests have focused on the pathological changes in brain blood vessels and how the alterations impact on brain health during old age.