OUR RESEARCH AIMS TO PREVENT AND TREAT INTRACTABLE DISEASES (KIDNEY DISEASE, DIABETES, METABOLIC SYNDROME, ETC.), WHICH ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH. BY IDENTIFYING AND ANALYSING DISEASE-RELATED GENES, WE ARE SEEKING TO DEVELOP THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR HUMANS AND PET ANIMALS. IN ADDITION TO LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE, WHICH AIMS TO APPLY ANIMALS TO MEDICAL SCIENCE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE, WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF LABORATORY ANIMALS, I.E. THE 3RS. WE ALSO TRAIN LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS (AN INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION) WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF LABORATORY ANIMALS.