Professor Norihiro Kato is the Director of the Medical Genomics Centre at the Research Institute of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Japan. He studied medicine at the University of Tokyo. After receiving his medical degree, he underwent clinical training at the Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo, with a subsequent postgraduate degree (D.Phil.) from the University of Oxford in the UK. While working as a cardiologist in the clinic, he then pursued his research on molecular genetics of hypertension and cardiovascular disease at Kyoto University, Kyoto, and Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan. In 2000, he became the head of the Department of Gene Diagnostics and Therapeutics at NCGM. He has been key in developing genomic medicine programs in the institute and across the National Research Centers for Advanced and Specialized Medical Care in Japan. His research interests focus on investigating genetic and genomic mechanisms that may account for multifactorial diseases such as hypertension and cardiovascular disease and developing secure and efficient strategies for practical applications and implementation of genomic medicine.
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