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Hara Munetsugu
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
Assistant Professor

Researcher information

■ Degree
  • M.D., Ph.D., Graduate school of medicine, Kurume University school of medicine, Jan. 2012
■ Research Keyword
  • Pediatrics
  • Genetic Medicine
  • Rett syndrome
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Pediatric Neurology
■ Field Of Study
  • Life sciences, Laboratory animal science, pluripotent stem cell
  • Life sciences, Nervous system function, brain heart interaction
  • Life sciences, Neuroscience - general, Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Life sciences, Fetal medicine/Pediatrics, Rett syndrome
■ Research Keyword
  • 小児科学
  • 分子遺伝学
  • 神経系の疾患
■ Research Theme
  • レット症候群
  • 再生医学
  • 睡眠障害
  • ジストニア
  • 自律神経障害
  • 発達障害

Career

■ Career
  • Aug. 2017 - Jul. 2020
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Oct. 2016 - Jul. 2017
    Department of Neuroscience, University of California San Diego, Developmental Neuroscience,, Postdoctoral Researcher
■ Educational Background
  • Apr. 2008 - Mar. 2012, Kurume University, Graduate School of Medicine, Cognitive and Molecular Research Institute of Brain Diseases
■ Member History
  • Apr. 2024
    Joint Research Promotion Committee, The Japanese Society of Child Neurology
  • May 2022
    Board of Trustees, The Japanese Society of Child Neurology

Research activity information

■ Award
  • Nov. 2015
    the Pediatric subcommittee of the Kyushu society of medical science, The 2015 Best Article Award at the Pediatric subcommittee of the Kyushu society of medical science
    Disturbance of cardiac gene expression and cardiomyocyte structure predisposes Mecp2-null mice to arrhythmias.
    Munetsugu Hara
  • Mar. 2014
    Rett Syndrome Support Organization in Japan, First Rett syndrome Research Award in Japan
    Elucidation of the Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenesis Using Rett Syndrome Model Animals and ES/iPS Cells
    Munetsugu Hara
  • Oct. 2013
    Morinaga Volunteer Association, 2013 Morinaga Volunteer Association Research Grant
    Exploratory Research on Pathological Predictive Markers of Growth and Developmental Disorders in Rett Syndrome
    Munetsugu Hara
  • Apr. 2012
    Kurume University Academic Research Promotion Fund, 2012 Kurume University Academic Research Promotion Fund Grant
    「Development of Novel Therapies Using Ghrelin in the iPS Cells and Animals of Rett syndrome
    Munetsugu Hara
■ Paper
■ MISC
■ Books and other publications
■ Courses
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Sep. 2021 - Present
    Kurume University Faculty of Human Health
  • Child Neurology　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Sep. 2021 - Present
    Kurume University School of Medicine
■ Affiliated academic society
  • Apr. 2025 - Present
    Japan Society of Gene and Cell Therapy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Nov. 2022 - Present
    The Japan Society of Pediatric Genetics　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Jul. 2022 - Present
    The International Child Neurology Association　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Nov. 2021 - Present
    The Asian and Oceanian Child Neurology Association　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Jun. 2021 - Present
    Japan Society of Human Genetics　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • May 2010 - Present
    Japan Neuroscience Society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Sep. 2008 - Present
    Japan Epilepsy Society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Apr. 2007 - Present
    Infantile Seizure Society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Jan. 2006 - Present
    The Japanese Society of Child Neurology　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • May 2002 - Present
    JAPAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
■ Research Themes
  • Pathophysiological Elucidation of Autonomic Dysfunction in a Rett Syndrome Model through Starvation‑Induced torpor under a restricted feeding condition　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    基盤研究(C)
    Kurume University
    Apr. 2026 - Mar. 2029
  • Clinical Research on Rett Syndrome and Related Disorders　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect, National Institute of Neuroscience
    Apr. 2026 - Mar. 2028
  • Visualization of Acute Deterioration Precursors in Rett Syndrome Using A-HUM: A Cross-species Map of Breakdown Time Structures via Multimodal AI Analysis　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Exploratory Challenge-based Research Creation Program (SPReAD)
    Kurume University
    Jul. 2026 - Jan. 2027
  • Clinical Research on Rett Syndrome and Related Disorders　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Research Area of Disease and Disability Measures: Policy Research on Intractable Diseases
    Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
    Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2026
  • Does neurotransmitter switch of autonomic nerve lead to disturb heart-brain interaction of Rett syndrome?
    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Kurume University
    01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2025
  • The study of impaired autonomic nerve system in Rett syndrome model mice and ES/iPS cells derived from them
    Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
    Kurume University
    01 Apr. 2014 - 31 Mar. 2016
  • Development of a new therapy for Rett syndrome model iPS cells and mouse by recombinant Ghrelin
    Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
    Kurume University
    01 Apr. 2012 - 31 Mar. 2014
■ Industrial Property Rights
■ 共同研究実績
  • Department of Neuroscience, University of California San DiegoResearch fellow
  • Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResearch fellowResearch fellow
■ 関心を持って取組んでいる活動
  • レット症候群の病態生理の解明