Hiroake Kume
Kindai University, Japan
Biography
Hiroaki Kume obtained his MD from Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University in 1982. He has completed his PhD in Department of Medicine (II), Nagoya University School of Medicine in 1990, and postdoctoral studies from School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (Dr. Michael I. Kotlikoff’s Lab). Currently, he works at Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, and focuses on investigating the characteristics of airway smooth muscle using physiological methods, with the goal of identifying therapeutic targets for asthma and COPD.