Prof. Yasumitsu Ogra

Yasumitsu Ogra obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science in 1991, and his Ph.D. from Chiba University (Japan) in 1996. He continued carrying out scientific research as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute of Industrial Health. He initially worked at Chiba University as a research associate (1997–2003) and then as an Associate Professor (2004–2008). He was appointed as a Full Professor at Showa Pharmaceutical University (2009–2014), and then moved to Chiba University as a Full Professor (2015–present). His current research interests include the elucidation of mechanisms underlying physiological and toxicological effects of trace elements and the development of a novel approach to metal toxicology by analytical chemistry and molecular/cellular biology. His special attention is devoted to toxicology in metallomics, i.e., toxicometallomics.