YUICHI TEI／UNG-IL CHUNG

Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate Schools of Engineering and Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Executive Board Member, Vice President and Dean, School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services

Dr. Chung graduated from University of Tokyo School of Medicine to obtain MD in 1989. After working as Resident and Clinical Fellow in Internal Medicine at University of Tokyo Hospital, he entered and graduated from University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine to obtain PhD in 1997. In 1998, he was appointed Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and then Assistant Professor of Medicine in 2001. In 2002, he came back to his alma mater to work at Graduate Schools of Medicine and Engineering. In 2007, he became Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, and in 2016, Professor, Graduate School of Medicine as well. In 2019, he also starts serving as Dean and Professor, at School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services and in 2021, as Executive Board Member and Vice President as well.

He specializes in skeletal biology/regenerative medicine and biomaterial science. He also promotes industry-academia cooperation projects to measure and visualize health status of each individual for health personalization and behavior change. In Kanagawa University of Human Services, he attempts to systematize and academicize ME-BYO concept for social implementation. He also studies the role of morality in Innovation management. He is a board member of the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine.