Member
Member
Tomohiro
Okura, PhD 
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine
Assistant Professor
Field
of Interest
1) Measurement and evaluation of physical fitness in middle-aged and
elderly.
2) Exercise therapy for obese individuals and patients with hypertension,
diabetes and heart disease.
3) Obesity and CHD risk-related genes polymorphisms.
PhD
Dissertation
Development of a unique method for predicting cardiorespiratory
fitness using ratings of perceived exertion (March 2000)
Okura
T, Nakata Y, Tanaka K. Effects of exercise
intensity on physical fitness and risk factors for coronary heart disease.
Obesity Research 11: 1131-1139, 2003.
Okura
T,
Koda M, Ando F, Niino N, Tanaka M, Shimokata H. Association of the mitochondrial
DNA 15497G/A polymorphism with obesity in middle-aged and elderly Japanese
population. Human Genetics 113: 432-436, 2003.
Professional
Career
2003-2004 ~ Post-doctoral researcher, Human Genomics Laboratory, Pennington
Biomedical Research Center, United States.
2001-2003 ~ Research resident, Department of Epidemiology, National
Institute for Longevity Sciences, Japan.
2000-2001 ~ Chief of the SAHPS* section, Secom Joshin-etsu Co. Ltd,
Japan.
*Secom Advanced Health Promotion System (preventive
medical service)
For
further information
Phone: +81-29-853-2733 Fax: +81-29-853-6507
E-mail: okura@taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp
URL: http://www.taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp/~okura/index.html