防衛医学研究センター National Defense Medical College Research Institute

特殊環境衛生研究部門：Division of Environmental Medicine

研究上の強み：Research Advantage
部門の構成：Staff
研究の概要：Mission
部門の沿革：History
業績等：Publications

研究上の強み： Research Advantage

Hyperbaric environment:Using a hyperbaric chamber (for rats and dogs), a variety of research can be conducted in a hyperbaric environment.
High gravity environment: Using a gravity load device (for rats), a variety of research can be conducted in a high-gravity environment.
Exercise environment in heat: Using an exercise metabolism measurement device (for rats), a variety of research can be conducted in an exercise environment in heat.

部門の構成：Staff

This Division is headed by medical officers from the Ground, Maritime, and Air Self-Defense Forces, who serve as professors, associate professors, and assistant professors; and a secretary is assigned to assist with operations, conducting research together with research collaborators.

教授髙田邦夫（令和7年8月～）
航空自衛隊医官１等空佐
Kunio TAKADA, MD. PhD.
Professor and Chairman, Colonel, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)

准教授白石安永（令和6年3月～）
陸上自衛隊医官２等陸佐
Yasunaga SHIRAISSHI, MD. PhD.
Associate Professor, Lieutenant Colonel, the Japan Grand Self-Defense Force (JGSDF)

助教空席
Assistant Professor, Vacant

秘書鈴木友子（平成27年4月～）
Tomoko SUZUKI, Secretary

研究協力員 Research Collaborator
茂木美千子（令和2年4月～）
Michiko MOTEGI
市川和江（令和7年5月～）
Kazue ICHIKAWA

研究の概要：Mission

Our present mission is to perform research on medicine, preventive medicine, and public health for members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) working in extreme environments. Our research fields include natural disasters; CBRNE disasters; aerospace; hyperbaric and undersea environments; and extreme harsh environments. We provide medical advice to the JSDF and related organizations.

主な研究器材 Main Equipment

過重力負荷装置（ラット用）Animal centrifuge for rats

高気圧チャンバー Hyperbalic chamber

運動代謝測定装置（ラット用）Metabolic treadmill for rats

部門の沿革：History

The National Defense Medical College (NDMC) Research Institute was established on October 1st, 1996. The mission of the NDMC is to study disaster management and medical control and treatment. The Division of Environmental Medicine began its operations simultaneously with opening of the NDMC Research Institute.
Our first mission was to study and establish initial responses to a volcanic eruption. This activity involved preventive medicine in a difficult environment after a natural disaster, including prevention of harm from dust, prevention of radiation injury, and protective measures associated with medicine and public health in environments of extremely high or low temperature, and hypobaric or hyperbaric pressure.
Due to changes in the mission of the JSDF, our focus has widened to medical treatment, preventive medicine, and public health for JSDF members working in extreme environments. Our research areas include natural disasters; CBRNE disasters; aerospace; hyperbaric and undersea environments; and other extreme environments.
In April 1,2020, 異常環境衛生研究部門(ijou kankyou eisei kenkyu bumon in japanese name) changed its name to 特殊環境衛生研究部門(tokushu kankyou eisei kenkyu bumon). Our English name “Division of Environmental Medicine” is the same as it used to.

歴代教授 Former Professors

初代（平成8年10月～平成17年3月）：池田知純1等海佐
The first (October 1996 to March 2005): Tomosumi IKEDA, JMSDF
二代（平成17年4月～平成22年11月）：鈴木信哉1等海佐
The second (April 2005 to November 2010): Shinya SUZUKI, JMSDF
三代（平成22年12月～平成28年3月）：立花正一1等空佐
The third (December 2010 to March 2016): Shoichi TACHIBANA, JASDF
四代（平成28年4月～令和5年7月）：藤田真敬1等空佐
The fourth (April 2016 to July 2023): Masanori FUJITA, JASDF
五代（令和5年8月～令和7年7月）：木村幹彦1等空佐
The fourth (August 2023 to July 2025): Mikihiko KIMURA, JASDF

歴代准教授 Former Associate Professor

初代（平成8年10月～平成14年3月）：中西邦明2等空佐
The first (October 1996 to March 2002): Kuniaki NAKANISHI, JASDF
二代（平成13年10月～平成15年9月）：林琢也2等空佐（1佐）
The second (October 2001 to September 2003) Takuya HAYASHI, JASDF
三代（平成15年10月～平成20年3月）：金谷泰宏2等空佐
The third (December 2003 to March 2008): Yasuhiro KANATANI, JASDF
四代（平成20年6月～平成25年11月）：藤田真敬2等空佐
The fourth (June 2008 to November 2013) Masanori FUJITA, JASDF
五代（平成25年12月～平成29年9月）：髙田邦夫2等空佐
The fifth (December 2013 to September 2017):Kunio TAKADA, JASDF

歴代助教 Former Assistant Professor

初代（平成8年11月～平成14年9月）：尾立貴志2等陸佐
The first (November 1996 to March 2006): Takashi ODATE, JGSDF
二代（平成14年10月～平成18年3月）：眞﨑義憲3等陸佐
The second (October 2002 to March 2006): Yoshinori MASAKI, JGSDF
三代（平成18年8月～平成22年6月）：渡辺智3等陸佐
The third (August 2006 to June 2010): Satoru WATANABE, JGSDF
四代（平成22年10月～平成26年3月）：山本頼綱2等陸佐
The fourth (October 2010 to March 2014): Yoritsuna YAMAMOTO, JGSDF
五代（平成26年8月～平成29年9月）：中森貴俊3等陸佐
The fifth (August 2014 to September,2017): Takatoshi NAKAMORI, JGSDF
六代（平成29年10月～令和4年9月）：白石安永2等陸佐
The sixth (October 2017 to September 2022): Yasunaga SHIRAISHI, JGSDF
七代（令和4年10月～令和6年9月）：遠藤康弘3等陸佐
The seventh（October 2022 to September 2024）: Yasuhiro ENDO, JGSDF