Executive Profile

Education:

• 1976: Graduated from Kyoto University School of Medicine
• 1980: Completed Ph.D. at Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine

Professional Experience:

• 1981-1984: Assistant at Kyoto University Radioisotope Research Center
• 1984-1987: Lecturer at Osaka Medical College, Department of Medical Chemistry
• 1987-2001: Head of Neuroscience Department, Osaka Bioscience Institute
• 1999-2016: Professor at Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine (Specially Appointed Professor from 2006, Professor Emeritus from 2016)
• 2006-2008: Program Director, Molecular Imaging Research Program, RIKEN
• 2008-2013: Director, RIKEN Molecular Imaging Science Center
• 2013-2018: Director, RIKEN Life Science Technology Research Center
• 2013-2016: Director, Osaka City University Health Science Innovation Center (Advisor from 2016 to present)
• 2017-2020: Program Director, RIKEN Compass to Healthy Life Research Complex Program
• 2020-2023: Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (Senior Visiting Scientist/Emeritus Scientist from 2023 to present)
• 2023-present: Specially Appointed Professor, Kobe University Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
• 2012-present: President, Japan Society for Fatigue Science
• 2021-present: President, Japan Recovery Association, and Director/Councilor in 8 other societies/foundations
• 2023-present: President, Federation of Asian Society for Molecular Imaging (FASMI)

Awards:

• 2007: Erwin von Balz Prize Award
• 2010: Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Science and Technology

Research Grants and Achievements:

• Numerous representative research grants: Researcher Profile
• Research output: 520 original English papers, 245 reviews and books in English and Japanese, 95 domestic and international patent applications, h-index = 80

Main Research Themes:

• Fusion between Precision Healthcare/Medicine, Solution Science, Comprehensive Health Degree Positioning Mapping using Health Functions Quotient, Functional and Molecular Imaging, Fatigue and Anti-fatigue, Essential Healthcare, Higher Brain Functions.

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Dr. Kei Mizuno earned his Ph.D. in Medicine from Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine. During his graduate studies, he served as a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, conducting research on fatigue mechanisms and objective fatigue assessment methods at Osaka City University and RIKEN. He has led numerous research and development projects on anti-fatigue solutions in collaboration with industry, focusing on pharmaceuticals, food, beverages, and living environments.

As a team leader in the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s “Compass to Healthy Life Research Complex Program,” he developed the new comprehensive health evaluation system, named Health Functions Quotient®. Through collaborative research with various companies, he has achieved numerous patent applications and created anti-fatigue and health-promoting solutions. He has also achieved the development of objective methods for evaluating daily health and fatigue through advanced vital sensing measurements and data analysis techniques. As part of a multi-generational anti-fatigue and health promotion project, he leads a consortium for creating wellness initiatives for children, promoting wellness research for pediatric and adolescent populations.