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The Japanese Society for Microcirculation
will be hosting the 10th World Congress for Microcirculation
at the Kyoto International Conference Center
on Sep. 25-27th, 2015.
A dedicated conference webpage can be found at:
http://www.congre.co.jp/wcmic2015/
** Call for Symposia proposals:
Proposal deadline: March 15, 2014
We look forward to seeing you there.
Please let others, who may be interested in attending,
know about our congress.
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Scale of the Society and project overview
（As of February 2013）
Name of organization:
Japanese Society for Microcirculation Foundation
Foundation date:
August 10, 1971
The JSM was initially started as "Japanese Microcirculation Group
（Bisho-junkan kenkyusha no tsudoi) " by keen microcirculationists;
Professors Makishige Asano, Ryu Nakayama, and Late Professors Masaharu
Tsuchiya, Takehiko Azuma, and Yoshio Mishima.
Legal basis:
Private organization
Scale/number of members:
16 organizational members 360 individual members
Activity area:
Japan, Canada, USA, Europe and Asia
Executive structure:
Makoto Suematsu, President
20 Committee members 2 Financial inspectors
Annual budget:
3.5 million yen
Projects:
- Annual Meetings
- Quarterly publication of the electronic journal, Microvascular Reviews and Communications (MVRC).
- To advance understanding of the microcirculation by bringing together clinicians and scientists from a wide range of disciplines through the worldwide communication.
Awards of the Society:
Nishimaru-Tsuchiya International Award:
On the occasion of the World Congress for Microcirculation, this important award is given by the Japanese Society for Microcirculation to researchers in any country with outstanding achievements in the field of microcirculation research, who have thereby greatly contributed to the development of the Japanese Society for Microcirculation. The award consists of a certificate and a cash prize of USD 2000. The late Dr. Yasuyoshi Nishimatsu, Honorary President of the Japan College of Angiology, founded the Japan College of Angiology to initiate research based on the concept of body fluid circulation, and also served as the Honorary President of the 4th World Congress for Microcirculation (President: Masaharu Tsuchiya) held in Japan in 1987.
Nishimaru-Tsuchiya International Award Previous Winners
4th World Congress in Tokyo
Robert S. McCuskey (Department of Anatomy, University of Arizona)
Hepatic microvascular heterogeneity and functional units: Current concepts and unresolved problems
5th World Congress in Louisville
Terence J. Ryan (Department of Dermatology, The Slade Hospital, Oxford)
Immunology and the vascular system
6th World Congress in Munich
David H. Lewis (University Hospital, Linkoping)
Microcirculation in Europe: Is its future as promising as its past ?
7th World Congress in Sydney
Konrad Messmer (Institute for Surgical Research, Klinikum Grosshardern, Munich)
Microangiodynamics in hemodilution
8th World Congress in Milwaukee
D. Neal Granger (Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology; Louisiana State University, Shreveport)
Mechanisms underlying the microvascular dysfunction associated with acute and chronic inflammation
9th World Congress in Paris
C. Charles Michel (Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London)
Recognition of the endothelial glycocalyx as a permeability barrier
Society Encouragement Award:
The Society Encouragement Award was established to foster young researchers with the expectation of advances in the field of microcirculation and encouraging more active research in this field.
The award, consisting of a certificate and a cash prize of 100000 yen, is given to promising young researchers (who must be members of our Society) publishing high-quality studies contributing to progress in microcirculation research in the general presentations at annual meetings of our society.
Proceedings of Annual Meetings:
Japanese abstracts/ 1st to 10th meetings, Cardioangiology (Kagakuhyoronsha Co., Ltd.)
English abstracts/
1st meeting
Microvascular Research (Editor: Prof. Shepro)
2nd to 6th meetings
Proceeding of the Tokyo International Symposium on Collectively published at the end of the Proceedings of the Tokyo International Symposium on Microcirculation (July 26, 1981)
7th and 8th meetings
Microvascular Research
9th meeting
Heart and Vessels (Springer-Verlag)
10th meeting
Microcirculation annual 1985 (Excerpta Medica CCP37)
The 3rd World Congress for Microcirculation
Abstracts of presentations by Japanese researchers who participated in the 3rd World Congress for Microcirculation (President: Prof. T. J. Ryan, Sept. 9-14, 1984, Oxford) are published.
11th to 30th meetings
Microcirculation annual (NIHON IGAKU KAN)
Related Meeting:
Microcirculation Evening Gathering for Discussion
Two lectures, one on a basic topic and the other on a clinical topic, are delivered on the first evening of the Annual Meeting of the Japan College of Angiology. Gatherings in this style had been held until the 37th Annual Meeting.
International Symposia and Meetings:
- Tokyo International Symposium on Microcirculation
July 26, 1981, The SASAKAWA HALL,
“Basic Aspects of Microcirculation” (Excerpta Medica ICS578)- Symposium on Intravital Observation of Organmicrocirculation
June 18, 1983, Members’Club for Tokai University, Room ASO
(Excerpta Medica ICS625)- The Fourth World Congress for Microcirculation
July 26-Alug.2, 1987, Tokyo: Keio Plaza Hotel
“Microcirculation an update Vol.1,2 “ (Excerpta Medica ICS755)
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Society Officers ( 1 February, 2012 - 31 January, 2016 )
President: Prof Makoto Suematsu
Department of Biochemistry
School of Medicine, Keio University
35 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 5363 3753
Email: gasbiology@z6.keio.jp
Honorary Secretary: Dr Hiroshi Nagata
General Director, Keiyu Hospital
3-7-3 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 220-8521 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)45 221 8181
Email: h-nagata@keiyu-hospital.com
Honorary Treasurer: Prof Norihiro Suzuki
Department of Neurology
School of Medicine, Keio University
35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 5363 3787
Email: nrsuzuki@a2.keio.jp
Financial Inspectors: Dr Chiyoji Ohkubo
Japan EMF Information Center
Japan Electrical Safety and Environment Technology Laboratories
2-9-11 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0014 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 5444 2631
Email: ohkubo@jeic-emf.jp
Committee ( 1 February, 2012 - 31 January, 2016 )
Academic Development Committee
Prof Masataka Majima (Chair)
Department of Pharmacology
Kitasato University School of Medicine
1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0734 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)42 778 8822
Email: mmajima@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp
Dr Eikichi Okada
Clinical Laboratory
Takaoka City Hospital
4-1 Takaramachi, Takaoka, Toyama, 933-8550 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)766 23 0204
Email: eop@jc5.so-net.ne.jp
Dr Hidekazu Suzuki
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Internal Medicine
School of Medicine, Keio University
35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 5363 3914
Email: hsuzuki@a6.keio.jp
General Committee
Dr Hiroshi Nagata (Chair)
General Director, Keiyu Hospital
3-7-3 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 220-8521 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)45 221 8181
Email: h-nagata@keiyu-hospital.com
Dr Toyotaka Yada
Department of Medical Engineering
Faculty of Health Science and Technology
Kawasaki University Graduate School of Medical Welfare
577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)86 462 1111
Email: yada@me.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
Finance Committee
Prof Norihiro Suzuki (Chair)
Department of Neurology
School of Medicine, Keio University
35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 5363 3787
Email: nrsuzuki@a2.keio.jp
Prof Norio Tanahashi
Department of Neurology
Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
1397-1 Yamane, Hidaka city, Saitama, 350-1298 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)422 984 4546
Email: tanahasi@saitama-med.ac.jp
Prof Toshio Ohhashi
Shinshu University School of Medicine
Department of Physiology and Donated Department of Innovation
of Medical and Health Sciences Research
3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)263 37 2595
Email: ohhashi@shinshu-u.ac.jp
Prof Yasuo Terayama
Department of Neurology and Geriatrics
Iwate Medical University
19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)19 651 5111
Email: teray@iwate-med.ac.jp
Prof Yuichiro Ogura
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 467-8601 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)52 853 8251
Liaison Committee
Dr Mayumi Kajimura (Chair)
Department of Biochemistry
School of Medicine, Keio University
35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 5363 3461
Email: myk30@z5.keio.jp
Dr Mami Ishikawa
Department of Neurosurgery
Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
1-847 Amanumacho, Omiyaku, Saitamashi, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)48 462 2111
Email: m.ishikawa@jichi.ac.jp
Prof Masahiro Shibata
Shibaura Institute of Technology
Department of Bioscience and Engineering
307 Fukasaku, Minuma-ku, Saitama, 337-8570 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)48 720 6016
Email: shibatam@sic.shibaura-it.ac.jp
Publications Committee
Dr Masahiko Nakamura (Chair)
School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University
5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 3446 9036
Email: nakamuram@pharm.kitasato-u.ac.jp
Prof Akira Fujimura
Division of Functional Morphology
Department of Anatomy
Iwate Medical University
2-1-1 Nishitokuta, Yahaba, Iwate, 028-3694 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)19 651 5111 (Ext. 5842)
Email: akifuji@iwate-med.ac.jp
Prof Hirokazu Nishino
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Internal Medicine
Jikei University, School of Medicine
3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 3480 1151 (Ext 3123)
Email: h.nishino@jikei.ac.jp
Committee Member
Prof Akitoshi Yoshida
President, Asahikawa Medical University
2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)166 68 2540
Email: pyoshida@asahikawa-med.ac.jp
Prof Nobuo Araki
Department of Neurology
Saitama Medical University
38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Iruma-gun, Saitama, 350-0495 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)492 76 1208
Email: arakin@saitama-med.ac.jp
Prof Soichiro Miura
President, National Defense Medical College
3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan
Tel. +81 (0)429 95 1211
Email: miura@ndmc.ac.jp
Prof Tetsuro Yamamoto
Department of Molecular Pathology
Faculty of Life Science, Kumamoto University
1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-0811 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)96 373 5304
Email: tetsu@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Prof Toshikazu Yoshikawa
President, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566 Japan
Tel. +81 (0)75 251 5111
Email: toshi@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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（As of February 2013）
| Abstracts of past annual meetings | |
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The 36th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Microcirculation |
February 11-12th, 2011 |
| The 37th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Microcirculation |
March 15-16th, 2012 |
| The 38th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Microcirculation |
February 8-9, 2013 |
All of abstracts are written in English
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Secretariat:
Japanese Society for Microcirculation
International Medical Information Center (IMIC)
Shinanomachi Rengakan 35
Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku Tokyo
160-0016
Fax:+81 (3) 3351 3116
E-mail:js-micro@imic.or.jp