Atsushi Iwata,
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Affiliation(s):
Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital
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Areas of Interest:
clinical trials, epigenetics, molecular pathology
Biography & Research:
Dr. Iwata received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. He completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University by studying autophagy and neurodegeneration. Now a senior assistant professor and Director of outpatient clinic at the University of Tokyo Hospital, he serves as a general neurologist as well as behavioral neurologist at the memory clinic. His current research aims to elucidate pathomechanisms of sporadic neurodegenerative disorders through epigenetics and molecular biology. He is also conducting various clinical studies and serves as clinical core of Japanese ADNI studies.
