The Institute of Medical Science (Tōkyō-daigaku Ikagaku Kenkyūjo 東京大学医科学研究所) is an ancillary establishment of
Tokyo University. It succeeded the Institute of Infectious Diseases (伝染病研究所, Densenbyō Kenkyūjo) established in 1892 and is the foremost institute for medical and bioscience research in Japan.
A research hospital is attached to the institute. The former
Institute of Public Health was located on the site.
History
1892: Dainihon Shiritu Eiseikai Fuzoku Densenbyo Kenkyujyo (Empire of Japan Private Sanitation Meeting Attachment Institute of Infectious Diseases) was established.
1899: It became the National Institute of Infectious Diseases under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of the Interior.
Cell Processing and Transfusion Dialysis room Applied Genomics
Laboratory Medicine
Hospital Building C (MRI Facility)
Hospital Building A
Hospital Building B (Clinical Center)
Hospital Building C (MRI Facility)
General Research Building and Hospital Building A
Adjunct facilities
Amgen Hall
This structure was donated from
Amgen[2] to the Institute of Medical Science to support
medical science research. It contains a main conference room, a smaller conference room, and a laboratory for
Tumor Cell Biology (Prof. Toshiki Watanabe)
Crest Hall
International Hall
Shirokane Hall
In 1999, the house for the
co-op (生協, Sheikyō) was remade into Shirokane Hall.