Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University, Japan

CEO, Institute of Rheological Functions of Food

Director, BOOCS Medical Group

Founder, International Plasmalogen Society & Japanese Plasmalogen Society

She was previously the CSO at a prestigious Japanese medical group for over 12 years and the COO at a biotech start-up developing Dementia Treatments.

Global head of clinical development from 2015 to 2022, helping global biotech companies enter the Japanese and US market.

700+ clinical study experience in the CNS area.

Christopher has over twenty-five years of global experience in the pharma and biotech sectors. In past years with Bayer, Abbott and Sanofi, he held executive roles in general management, sales & marketing, commercial operations, finance and human resources.

Executive expertise in commercialization of innovation, strategic and operational reviews, market analysis, business development assessments, organizational transformations and growth, customer engagement and business partnerships in developed and emerging markets.

She is a regulatory specialist, especially in orphan and rare disease drug development.

She has supported 300+ FDA and 100+ EMA Orphan drug submissions and 100+ Fast Track, Breakthrough, and RMAT submissions.

Scientist and senior leader with international experience in pharmaceutical research and a proven track record of advancing drug candidates through discovery and early clinical development in CNS areas.

Previously, she was Chief Scientific Officer in 3 medium biotech companies and Vice President and global program leader of a multinational pharmaceutical company.

Director, Institute of Rheological Functions of Food

At the Institute of Rheological Functions of Food, he has developed new measurement and extraction techniques for lipids and other substances, and is engaged in the extraction and development of functional substances from food materials using these techniques. As part of these efforts, he has. developed a method for mass extraction and simple measurement of plasmalogen and discovered new polyphenols.

PhD in Medicine, Kyushu University, Japan

• 1971 Research Assistant, School of Medicine, Kyushu University
• 1972 Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania (biochemical studies of erythrocyte membranes in dystrophy)
• 1973 Research Fellow, Neurological Institute, Columbia University, (biochemical studies of erythrocyte membranes in dystrophy)
• 1976 Associate Professor, Kyushu Institute of Technology
• 1981 Deputy Director, National Chikugo Hospital
• 1989 Director, Health Management Center, NTT Fukuoka
• 1994 Professor, Faculty of Human Environment, Fukuoka Women’s University
• 2005 Director, Institute of Rheological Functions of Food

Director of Basic Research, Institute of Rheological Functions of Food

His experience in molecular biology has led him to study neuroinflammation, memory dysfunction, diabetes, pathogenic susceptibility, cancer, and more related to aging.

MPharmSci, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh

Phd in Medicine, Chiba University, Japan (research on novel proto-oncogenes and neuroscience)

• 2003 Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, Rajshahi University
• 2009 Researcher, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute
• 2012 Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Kyushu University (physiology and neuroscience)
• 2016 Associate Professor / Principal Investigator, School of Medicine, Kyushu University
• 2020 Research Director, Institute of Rheological Functions of Food (age-related physiological changes: neuroinflammation, memory impairment, intestinal bacterial sac symbiosis, metabolic syndrome, immune dysfunction, NK cells, macrophages)

Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology

PhD in Science, The University of Tokyo

• 1992 Synthesis Researcher, Eisai Tsukuba Research Laboratories (Development of Novel Anticancer Drugs)
• 1995 Research Assistant, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Development of catalytic asymmetric synthetic reactions using optically active phosphorus ligands)
• 1999 Lecturer, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Development of organic synthetic reactions using metal- olefin complexes)
• 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Synthesis of bioactive compounds with phosphorus atom, Development of new synthetic methods for phosphate esters, Synthesis of bioactive compounds with phosphorus atoms)
• 2024 Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology