We aim to train pharmacists who pursue medicine by digging into it scientifically.
There are more than 30 laboratories in our Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Students are studying a wide variety of research themes, including a laboratory supervised by the Pharmacy Department of Teikyo University Hospital a laboratory aiming to develop vaccine formulations, and a laboratory conducting research on drugs and their side effects.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Course
Main research contents Research on the structure and function of functional proteins that play an important role in life support and the causative proteins of diseases
Laboratory introduction Our laboratory is one of the constituent laboratories of the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Course. In terms of education, we are in charge of basic physical chemistry for 1st graders, physical chemistry 3 for 2nd graders, physical chemistry lectures for 4th and 6th graders, and physical chemistry training for 2nd graders. In addition, we are also in charge of the special lecture on biomolecular physical characteristics at the Graduate School. It is important to understand the structure and function of biomolecules, which play an important role in life support, and pharmaceuticals and chemical substances that act on living organisms from the molecular level on the viewpoint of physical chemistry. This also leads to a deeper understanding of other pharmacy specialty subjects. In addition, as part of our graduation research, our laboratory has been conducting research on biomolecules from the above perspectives and has achieved good results.
Elucidation of the mechanisms of memory and learning using whole-body animals
Searching for treatments for cerebral palsy, muscular disorders, and other neurological disorders
Physicochemical research on the synthesis, properties, and applications of porphyrins and hemes
Laboratory Introduction I am mainly in charge of the lectures for the second semester of the first year, "Physical Chemistry II," and the first semester of the second year, "Physical Chemistry III." "Physical Chemistry" is a field that considers chemical phenomena theoretically using physical or mathematical methods. The content covers nearly half of high school chemistry, including theoretical chemistry learned in high school (concentration of solution, heat of reaction and thermochemical equations, batteries), structure and state of matter (three states of matter, properties of gases, properties of solutions), reaction rate and equilibrium. The difference from high school is that the mechanisms are considered theoretically from a more molecular perspective. In terms of education, I will support students in understanding these fields of physical chemistry through lectures and practical training.
Development of a simple quantification method for biological components using fluorescence reaction
Search and application of novel functional peptides latent in biological components
Laboratory introduction "Analytical chemistry" is the basis of all research, and no research can proceed without "analysis" and "measurement". In other words, "analytical chemistry" can be developed into any research. The lectures and practical training of our laboratory focus on quantitative analysis, instrumental analysis and calculation problems, and have a lot of basic contents. In the laboratory, students are doing research ahead of the world. Our laboratory creates a cozy atmosphere so that students can easily stop by. A variety of staff with a wealth of life experience conducts daily lectures, regular exam consultations, career / employment talks, and even life consultations.
Exploratory research into disease risk factors (biomarkers)
Purine Metabolism Research
Research on urinary stones
Laboratory Introduction Research is characterized by the application of analytical techniques to clinical practice, and the use of analytical equipment such as liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Research themes cover a wide range of diseases and subjects to be measured, so students can choose from many themes that interest them for their graduation research. Students aim to work seriously on their research, and to have fun outside of it. Faculty members are available to listen sympathetically and provide advice, so students are welcome to ask questions or seek advice, whether in or outside the lab. In education, I am in charge of lectures and practical training related to physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, and organic chemistry (herbal medicines and Chinese medicine).
Laboratory introduction The Metabolic Chemistry Laboratory is a new laboratory that was just opened in April 2018, and conducts education and research in collaboration with the Drug Discovery Chemistry Laboratory. Our laboratory's research field is bioorganic chemistry, and students can deeply study the specialized field of organic synthesis, or they can touch a wide range of academic fields that include biochemistry and analytical chemistry beyond the boundaries of their specialty. In our laboratory, we are working on research with the goal of synthesizing an artificial nucleic acid called peptide nucleic acid (PNA) and putting it into practical use as a pharmaceutical product. PNA recognizes the base sequences of DNA and RNA and inhibits the action of unfavorable genes. We would like to use PNA to develop new treatments to overcome previously difficult diseases such as cancer and viruses. In addition, PNA can accurately identify slight differences in genes, so it is also useful as a diagnostic agent for detecting gene mutations that cause diseases. Gene mutations in proteins involved in drug transport and metabolism are greatly affected by individual differences in drug effects and side effects, so if these mutations are found before drug administration, drug treatment can be made safer and more effective.
Main research contents We discover the mechanism by which a drug takes a three-dimensional structure and binds to enzymes and receptors in the body to exert its effect.
Laboratory introduction Our laboratory specializes in synthetic organic chemistry, and aims to train future researchers and pharmacists by studying a wide range of subjects from the basics of organic chemistry to difficult reactions. Most of the medicines are organic compounds. Therefore, it is very important for drug experts to understand the characteristics and properties of medicine from the structural formula. Each student in the laboratory has a different theme and think and work on the experiment by himself. By synthesizing compounds using the reactions learned in textbooks, they can feel organic chemistry closer to them. Therefore, students who are not good at organic chemistry can enjoy learning. [Course] 1st grade: Invitation to Pharmacy 1, Basic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry 1 2nd grade: Pharmacy Training 3 3rd grade: Medicinal Chemistry 1, Natural Product Chemistry 4th grade: Basic Pharmacy 2 (Chemistry), Drug Development 5th grade: Forefront of Pharmacy 3 6th grade: General Lecture 2 (Chemistry), General Seminar
Main research contents Research to capture the potential of vitamin D derivatives as pharmaceuticals in a new phase
Laboratory introduction In our laboratory, we are in charge of "organic chemistry" education for second graders through lectures in the morning and pharmacy training in the afternoon. The second graders start learning more about the addition reaction of alkene that we learned in high school, and advance to the world of chemistry that carbon and oxygen create, such as chemistry of aromatic compounds like benzene, substitution reaction and desorption reaction of alkyl halide, hydroxy group and ether bond, and the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones. By learning the reactions used in the chemical synthesis of pharmaceuticals and the basic properties of functional groups contained in pharmaceuticals, we focus on developing scientific capabilities that should be demonstrated as pharmacists in the medical fi
