Prof.TakashiAkamizu Japan

Prof. Akamizu was graduated from Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan. He was Profs. of Kyoto University Hospital and Wakayama Medical University. He served as the Presidents of Japan Endocrine Society (2019-2020), Japan Thyroid Association (2012-2017I and Asia-Oceania Thyroid Association (2015-2021). He cloned the genes of rat TSH receptor (1990) and anti-TSH receptor autoantibodies (1994 ) for the first time. He also established diagnostic criteria for thyroid storm (2012) and IgG4-related thyroid disease (2021). Concerning thyroid storm, he created the guidelines (2016), and performed a nation-wide survey (2012) and a prospective registry study (2024). Besides thyroid field, he has been engaged in the translation study on ghrelin for more than a decade (2001-2012). He is currently the President of Kuma Hospital.