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3 Endowed DepartmentInfection and Host DefenseHow to resolve the parasitic diseases ? ･･････････････････････････････････････････････42Community Mental Health ･･･････････････････42Innovation of medical and health sciences researchTo Study Research Philosophy and Techniques on International Level ･････････････････････････43Drug Discovery ScienceA Breakthrough Drug Development for Refractory Diseases ････････････････････････････････43Location ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････44International Partnerships ･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････45Healthy aging for everyone!!Summary of ActivityDiverse physical functions deteriorate with aging. This phenomenon is called senescence. Senescence is associated with various age-associated diseases, such as hypertension, cancer, and dementia. The long-term goal of research in our laboratory is to understand senescence of organism, and age-associated diseases.・ecnecsenes fo smsinahcem citeneg raluceloM ・ Anti-aging effects of chemicals, antioxidants, and supplements・ sisodiolyma fo ygoloib raluceloM ・ sesaesid yratidereh rof sledom lamina fo sciteneg raluceloM Aging research has the potential not only to achieve a wonderful world where elderly people can enjoy taking an active part in society and enjoy a high quality of life, but also to solve various social problems. Elderly population is expanding worldwide. Accordingly, many countries and local govern-ments adopt a social policy to promote aging research. Postgraduates will play an active role globally as an expert of aging research and contribute to human society. Research subjectOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationAging Biology（Chief: Prof. Keiichi Higuchi）12-month-old Senescence-Accelerated Mouse SAMP1 (top) and normal mice (bottom)Reduced form of coenzyme Q10Electron microscopic image of amy-< Guide >This book was written as of April, 2019.DivesceSummary of Activity・AResearch subjectcanOutlook for research