[NFS-04] Neuroscience Frontier Symposium 04「A new era of cell and gene therapy for neurological diseases」

[NFS-04-1] iPSCs-based Regenerative Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

Hideyuki Okano (Keio University, Japan)

Hideyuki Okano received his M.D. degree in physiology from Keio University in 1983. After receiving the Ph.D. degree in 1988, he held a postdoctoral position in the laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. He was appointed as a full professor at Tsukuba University School of Medicine in 1994, Osaka University School of Medicine in 1997, and returned to Keio University Medical School in 2001 as a full professor of physiology (until the end of FY 2023). He is currently continuing his research as a distinguished professor at Keio University and as a visiting professor at Fujita Health University. He has conducted basic research in the field of regenerative medicine, including neural stem cells and iPS cells, spinal cord injury, developmental genetics, and RNA binding proteins. He has received a number of awards and honors, including the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2009 and the first prize of the 51st Erwin von Bälz Prize in 2014. Currently, he is the Vice President of the ISSCR.