EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery
Kumamoto University
Japan
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Hironobu Ihn graduated from University of Tokyo in 1990. He turned into an assistant professor, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine the University of Tokyo in 1990, and worked as the research fellow in Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, SC, the USA between 1994-1997. He served as the lecturer, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine between 2001-2005 and became the Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo. He was elected as the professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty Life Sciences, Kumamoto University in 2005 and became the Vice President, Kumamoto University Hospital in 2013.
Dr. Hironobu has national and international membership in editorial boards and also has a publication record. He obtained Japanese Society of Connective Tissue Research Award in 2001, Japanese Society of Investigative Dermatology Award in 2005, and Japan Rheumatism Foundation Award in 2006.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dr. Hironobu research interests include scleroderma, fibrosis, and extracellular matrix metabolism
OTHER EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Dalian Medical University
China
New Medical Centre,
United Arab Emirates
STEPS Stoffwechselzentrum Biel/Bienne
Switzerland
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Nicolae Testemitanu
Republic of Moldova
Bangladesh Stroke Association
World Stroke Organization
Bangladesh
Asian Institute of Medical Sciences
India
