Ageing
This Outlook unravels some mysteries of human longevity. It explores advances in how biological ageing is measured, how the COVID-19 pandemic might affect human ageing, lessons from ageing societies such as Japan, and what “super centenarians” can teach us about growing old.
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Established as a national university in 1949, Tokushima University has been working to further strengthen its education, research and social contributions, with the aim of becoming a university capable of solving global issues including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a regional standpoint.
We offer undergraduate programs through six faculties in integrated arts and sciences, medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences, science and technology, and bioscience and bioindustry, while also offering graduate programs in seven academic fields; thus, our strengths lie in the sciences.
We are also home to the following institutions: the Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, which leads the world in cutting-edge medical sciences research; the Institute of Post-LED Photonics (pLED), which aims to create innovation in new optical sciences based on next-generation optical technology; the Bio-Innovation Research Center (BIRC), which promotes the creation of new industries from agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, as well as the food and health industries; the Tokushima International Science Institute (TISI), which has been established jointly with Nichia Corporation, a leading LED company in the world, and engages in international research in collaboration with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; the University Hospital, which is a leader in the provision of state-of-the-art medical care; and the Industry-University R&D Startup Leading Institute, which promotes academic-industrial collaboration and formation of startups.
We have nurtured many high achievers, including Professor Shuji Nakamura (University of California, Santa Barbara), who was the recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of the blue LED.
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