Okano Hideyuki

Director of the Regenerative Medicine Research Center and professor at Keiō University. Born in 1959, he earned his degree in medicine from Keiō University. Went on to serve as professor in the Osaka University Faculty of Medicine before taking his current position. Is also president of the International Society for Stem Cell Research and an advisor to the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine. He is a world leader using iPS cells to elucidate neurological disorders and develop new drugs for them, as well as in regenerative medicine research targeting spinal cord injuries.