Masanori Kurihara, MD, PhD
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Associate Editor
Term Expiration:
12/31/2025
Affiliation(s):
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Areas of Interest:
Alzheimer's disease, biomarkers, tauopathy, Lewy body disease, neuronal intranuclear disease
Biography & Research:
Dr. Masanori Kurihara received his medical degree from the University of Tokyo. After completing medical training and neurology residency, he became a board-certified neurologist by the Japanese Society of Neurology. He then joined the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Tokyo. He was elected as a research fellow (DC2) of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, and received a public research grant. His thesis was “Investigation of tau-induced aggregation of BRCA1 in tauopathies”.
After receiving Ph.D., he moved to theTokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology and serves as a general and behavioral neurologist.
His current research focuses on CSF and PET biomarkers in cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, tauopathy, Lewy body disease, and neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease.
