| Position | Professor Emeritus |
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| Degree | Ph.D. (Medicine), Tokyo Women's Medical University |
| Specialty | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology |
| Current Research Interests | 1) Neuroendocrinology 2) Eating disorders 3) Osteoporosis |
- Research and professional experience
1979? M.D, Faculty of Medicine, Nagasaki University
Instructor at Department of Pathology of Saga Medical College
1981? Resident, Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical College on clinical practice of endocrinology
1983? Instructor, Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical College
1985? Ph.D.(Medicine), Tokyo Women's Medical University
Research associate at Department of Neuroendocrinology of the Salk Institute in USA
1987? Instructor, Department of Medicine of Institute of Clinical Endocrinology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
1999? Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Endocrinology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
2002? Professor, Health Services Center, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
2020? Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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- Selected publications
Therapeutic Potential of Ghrelin in Restricting-Type Anorexia Nervosa. In Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa, Melvin Simon, John Abelson, editors: Ghrelin, 514, MIE, UK: Academic Press, 2012, pp. 379-398.
Mari Hotta, Rina Ohwada, Hideki Katakami, Tamotsu Shibasaki, Naomi Hizuka, Kazue Takano. Plasma levels of intact and degraded ghrelin and their responses to glucose infusion in anorexia nervosa. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89(11):5707-12 (2004)
Mari Hotta, Rina Ohwada, Takashi Akamizu, Tamotsu Shibasaki, Kazue Takano, Kenji Kangawa Ghrelin increases hunger and food intake in patients with restricting-type anorexia nervosa.
A pilot study. Endocrine J 56: 1119-1128 (2009)
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- Social contributions
-Trustee of Japan Society of Eating Disorders
-Member of The Survey Committee for Eating Disorders of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
-Editor of Endocrine Journal of The Japanese Endocrine Society
-Representative of The Japanese Endocrine Society
-Councilor of Japan Neuroendocrine Society
-Councilor of The Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine
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