Jin Nakahara

Jin Nakahara is based in Tokyo, Japan as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at Keio University School of Medicine. He is also the Head of the Department of Neurology at Keio University Hospital and Deputy-Director of the Keio University Global Research Institute. Professor Nakahara received his MD from Keio University School of Medicine and his PhD from Keio University Graduate School of Medicine. His research in the field of neurology has been published in leading international journals, such as Developmental Cell, The Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Annals of Neurology and The Journal of Neuroscience. He holds active memberships with many professional societies in Japan and abroad, and he is the current Director of the Japanese Society of Neuroimmunology and the Japan Multiple Sclerosis Network. He also serves as a committee member of Central Organizing Committee of the Pan-Asian Congress for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (PACTRIMS), a Delegate of the Japanese Society of Neurology, and a Councillor of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine.