{"id":975,"date":"2015-10-13T19:36:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T10:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/?p=975"},"modified":"2016-03-11T19:41:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T10:41:08","slug":"pianist-and-neuroregenerative-medicine-student-jun-nagai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/attention-en\/2015\/10\/13\/975\/","title":{"rendered":"Pianist and neuroregenerative medicine student Jun Nagai"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u3072\u309a\u30fc\u3075\u309a\u308b\u3000\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3\"<\/a>Jun Nagai
\nObtained doctorate from Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering in September<\/p>\n

In February 2014, second year doctoral student Jun Nagai discovered a protein that impedes nerve regeneration after spinal cord injuries. His paper was published in the scientific journal \u201cScientific Reports\u201d (Nature Publishing Group). The research is expected to greatly contribute to the development of neuroregenerative medicine and was reported on by The Nikkei and other media outlets. In no time, Nagai received a wave of inquiries from the media as well as requests from organizations to deliver lectures on his research.<\/p>\n

Nagai grew up with a relative afflicted with a brain disorder. He came to question, \u201cHow can a little change in neurological development cause such a disorder?\u201d Nagai originally intended to become a doctor but after graduating from Waseda Senior High School he became one of the first students to enter the School of Advanced Science and Engineering\u2019s Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience. He entered in order to study methods of curing neurological disorders.<\/p>\n

In September 2015, Nagai completed his doctorate program six months early and from next spring will work as a visiting researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He intends to widen his research to include new fields such as a type of imaging that examines brain cells known as live cell imaging. Looking fondly at other students, Nagai says, \u201cTeachers and students at Waseda provided me with a lot of opportunities. If you challenge yourself you can accomplish something big here that would be impossible to do on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jun Nagai
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\"\u3072\u309a\u30fc\u3075\u309a\u308b\u3000\u30b5\u30d5\u3099\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally from Chiba prefecture, Nagai graduated\u3000from Waseda Senior High School. He is enrolled in\u3000the Department of Life Science and Medical\u3000Bioscience of the School of Advanced Science and\u3000Engineering and is affiliated with the Toshio\u3000Ohshima lab. In his undergraduate years, he served\u3000as the Secretary General of the university circle \u201cWaseda Piano Society.\u201d He dreamed of becoming a pianist when he was little and still performs to this day. Nagai\u2019s friend runs a bar called the \u201cScience Bar Incubator\u201d where patrons can drink alcoholic beverages from laboratory instruments. At this bar he gives fun and easy-to-understand science lectures, sometimes by comparing technical papers to\u00a0Star Wars<\/i>\u00a0characters.<\/p>\n

Related article:\u00a0Newly identified protein expected to help with spinal cord injury treatment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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