RYOICHI NAGATOMI
MD & Ph.D., FECSS
Vice President – Academic Development
Country: Japan
Institution: Tohoku University
Dean of Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringTel/Fax: +81-22-717-8586E-mail: nagatomi@med.tohoku.ac.jp
Ryoichi Nagatomi MD & Ph.D., FECSS, started his early scientific carrier in anti-viral immunology of hepatitis after his clinical training in internal medicine and critical care. Soon he started his career in the field of sports science. His lab initially at the School of Medicine, Tohoku University, covers a wide range of sports science: molecular biology of skeletal muscle development and regeneration, the impact of hypoxic response on exercise performance and skeletal muscle adaptation, proprioception and motor learning, diet and health, epidemiology of sports injury, and more. Since 2008, he has held a professor position in the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering TU and extended his studies to cutting-edge technologies such as AI. He is the past president of the International Society of Exercise and Immunology, a member of the Scientific Committee of the European College of Sports Science, and a board member of the Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine.