ASIA PACIFIC RESEARCH INTEGRITY
NETWORK MEETING 2023 TOKYO

Prof. Osumi has graduated Tokyo Medical and Dental University, been given PhD thesis from the same university, and becomes a professor of Tohoku University School of Medicine since 1998. She was one of the 25 Distinguished Professors in Tohoku University from 2008 to 2011, and has become Vice President of Tohoku University and Director of University Libraries from 2018. Osumi served as a member of Science Council Japan for three terms, and is now EMBO Associate Member from 2019. Her research background is developmental biology, and she has interest in brain development, evolution, and disease. She has been appointed in various governmental committees such as ethical issues, grant system development, gender equality and career paths for young scientists, and recently awarded with Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.