Key Research

Key research

Aging-related disease research

  • Basic and clinical researches aiming at prevention and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders
  • Basic and clinical research aiming at preventing and improving frailty

Metabolic and immune disease research

  • Understanding the biological defense system and its application to preventive and preemptive medicine
  • Research aiming at treatment of lifestyle-related diseases from elucidation of nutritional metabolism regulation mechanism

Pre-disease research

  • Deepening of pre-disease biology and drug discovery

Resource development research

  • Functional analysis of biosynthetic enzymes of active ingredients in natural medicines
  • Research on natural products for drug discovery
  • Standardization research, cultivation research, and omics research that contribute to stable production of botanical drugs and crude drugs
  • Comprehensive analysis of traditional medicine components