Executive Directors Under maintenance Executive Director Makoto SASAKI, M.D., Ph.D. Dean, School of Medicine Professor, Division of Ultrahigh Field MRI, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Iwate Medical University Greetings Yasushi ISHIGAKI, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Division of Diabates, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Atsushi SHIMIZU, Ph.D. Professor, Division of Biomedical Information Analysis, Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Iwate Medical University Koichi ASAHI, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Kozo TANNO, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Hygiene & Preventive Medicine, Iwate Medical University