Advanced Medical Research Center
| Advanced Medical Research Center | |
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The Advanced Medical Research Center of YCU | |
| Established | 2006 |
| Director | Hisashi Hirano |
| Location | Yokohama |
| Address | 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 244-0813, Japan |
| Website |
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The Advanced Medical Research Center (横浜市立大学先端医科学研究センター) (AMRC) is an ancillary establishment of Yokohama City University (YCU) in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.[1] It was established in October 2006, and a new research building at the AMRC was opened on the YCU Fukuura campus in March 2013.[2] The city of Yokohama also plans to enlarge the research building at the AMRC in 2015.[3]
Research
Research at the AMRC covers a wide variety of medical fields, including oncology, immunology, genetics, regenerative medicine, and translational research.
Organization
- Department of Research and Development (Hideki Taniguchi)
- Department of Clinical Research Promotion (Yasuo Terauchi)
- Department of Research Support and coordination (Takuya Takahashi)
- Biobank Division
Directors
- Shigeo Ohno (2006 to 2008)
- Tomio Inoue
- Hisashi Hirano