[NFS-05] Neuroscience Frontier Symposium 05 Motor neuron disease: revisiting the roles of RNA binding proteins and RNA metabolism in neurodegeneration

[NFS-05-2] Defect in monomer/multimer balance induces TDP-43 pathology in ALS

^○Koji Yamanaka (Resaerch Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Japan)

1992 MD, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
1992-1996 Medical Residency (Kyoto University Hospital and others)
2000 PhD., Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
2001-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego, USA
2006-2009 Unit Leader (Principal Investigator), RIKEN Brain Science Institute
2009-2014 Laboratory head, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
2013- present Professor, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (RIEM), Nagoya University
2014-2016 Vice Director, RIEM, Nagoya University
2016-2020 Director, RIEM, Nagoya University

Honors:
2004 Carrier Developmental Award, Muscular Dystrophy Association, USA
2013 Year 2013 Award, Japanese Society of Neurology
Editorship:
Associate Editor: Science Advances, FEBS Open Bio, Neuroscience Research, Clinical Experimental Neuroimmunology
Editorial Board: Molecular Brain