Makoto Nakamura's Biography

Makoto Nakamura, Professor, The University of Toyama

Dr. Makoto Nakamura graduated from the department of medicine, Kobe University in 1986.
After obtaining the license of medical doctor, he developed his clinical skills in Kanazawa University and worked as a clinical pediatrician for 10 years.
He majored in pediatric cardiology.
After received Ph.D. degree in Kanazawa University, he decided to start the research on artificial heart.
From 1996, he studied artificial heart as a senior resident, a research associate in National Cardiovascular Center Japan, and from 1999 as an associate professor of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
He learned several limitations of only mechanic artificial organs, he started the research on tissue engineering, or biological artificial organs.
Considering to several issues in tissue engineering, he started to develop innovative technologies applying printing technologies, and he developed a 3D-bioprinter supported by “Bioprinting project” of Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST: by Kanagawa prefecture, Japan) from 2005 April to 2008 March”.
After this project, he became a professor of University of Toyama. He is now challenging to develop several advanced technologies in tissue engineering.
He has contributed to the foundation of international society for biofabrication (ISBF) as an inaugural board member.
He also organized the 2nd international conference of ISBF 2011 in Japan.