To be yourself
Gerontological Nursing provides practical education based on a wide variety of research, aiming to enhance individualized care and to build and integrate a comprehensive community care system to enable people to live as they like until the end of their lives in today's super-aging society.


Academic staff

Professor Yasushi Takeya Research Map
Associate Professor Miyae Yamakawa Research Map
Assistant Professor Eriko Koujiya Research Map


Administrative Secretary

Sawako Hayashi, Wakako Ashida, Kasumi Otani


Specially Appointed Lecturer

Masako Higo


Doctoral Program

D3　Xie Yulon, Hitomi Chikama, Jieyu Mao, Taiki Teshima, Kaori Umezaki, Xujing Hu
D2　Sayaka Hayashi, Ruka Hirose, Yang Liu, Ayami Fukuyama, Tao Chunhua
D1　Lei Lili, Shiyun Yang


Master Program

M2　Ayaha Ishisako, Han Zhao, Chihiro Shimizu, Riko Takeshita, Satoshi Shiomi, Sawa Yamanaka
M1　Nanaka Ikeda, Mana Oshima, Yuki Nishio, Akari Kaga, Arisa Shimizu, Yuumi Yasuoka, Kiyoha Namikawa, ChengYue Luo, Honori Manabe


Graduates
2025

（Master Program）Wu YunFan, Hikaru Shimoo, Yang Shiyun, Yuzuki Maeizumi, Nobuyuki Inaizumi
（Doctoral Program）Xiaoji Li

2024

（Master Program）Sayaka Hayashi, Runa Hirose, Misaki Fujii, Yang Liu
（Doctoral Program）Mizuki Katsuhisa, Yuichiro Saizen, Yuko Takeshita, Wenping Mo

2023

（Master Program）Mai Onishi, Misaki Kasamatsu, Aki Sugiura, Hitomi Chikama, Ayako Hibi
（Doctoral Program）Tamami Shiba, Kaori Umezaki, Huiting Wang, Shimpei Takahashi

2022

（Master Program）Moeno Seta, Xiaoji Liu
（Doctoral Program）Yuki Moriki

2021

（Master Program）Kasumi Ikuta, Mizuki Katsuhisa, Reiko Kanaya, Yuichiro Saizen, Keigo Takiue

2020

（Master Program）Sonoko Ito, Shimpei Takahashi, Miho Nishitsuji, Nana Hirokawa
（Doctoral Program） Etsuko Ohama, Naoko Ohtsuki


Related Laboratories
Faculty and Overseas Researchers
Takemasa Ishikawa（Graduate School of Nursing, Osaka Metropolitan University, Director / Guest Researcher, Development Center of Nanar Visiting Nursing Station）
Momoe Utsumi, RN, PhD.（Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Professor）
Mizuki Katsuhisa（Specially Appointed Researcher / Guest Researcher, Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine）
Kumiko Katsuma（Nanaru Visiting Nursing Station; General manager; Invited Professor）
Reiko Kanaya（BBQ.care LLC;Administrator； Invited Faculty）
Kazue Kamae (Shigenobu), MD, PhD.（ Director, Asakayama Hospital Medical Center for Dementia Diseases）
Tomohiro Kamata, OTR（TRAPE Corporation; CEO； Invited Faculty）
Sanae Kishimoto, MHS, MPH（Graduate School of Medicine,Kyoto University - Visiting Researcher）
Yoshifumi Saga（BBQ.care LLC;Representative employee； Invited Faculty）
Shinpei Saruwatari(Director of Medical Collaboration Office, Shirakawa Medical Corporation Seikoen Hospital, ； Invited Researcher)
Shunji Suto, PhD.（Nara Medical University; Associate Professor; Invited Professor）
Toshiyuki Suwa, PhD.（Department of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine – Invited Faculty）
Ryoko Sekiguchi（Chief Researcher / Guest Researcher, Development Center of Nanar Visiting Nursing Station）
Yosuke Takasaki（President, Institute for the Advancement of a Sustainable Society (General Incorporated Association) / Guest Professor, University of Osaka）
Emi Takaya（Deputy Director of Nursing, Asakayama Hospital, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation / Clinical Associate Professor, University of Osaka）
Yuko Takeshita（Specially Appointed Researcher / Guest Researcher, Department of Geriatric and General Internal Medicine, University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine）
Aya Tanaka (Gourmet Kineya Social Contribution House; Facility Director; Clinical Professor)
Aki Nagase, RN, GCNS, NP（ Medical corporation Ohisamakai Ohisama Clinic Nishinomiya; Geriatric Nurse Specialist/ Clinical Nurse; Invited Faculty）
Midori Noguchi, PhD.（Department of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine – Invited Faculty）
Hirooki Miyazaki, OTR（NPO Corporation ENABLE; Chairman; Invited faculty）
Chiyo Yoshii（Guest Researcher, Division of Health Sciences, University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine）

Christina Sung (Taiwan, Tzu-Chi University, Science and Technology, Taiwan; Associate Professor)
Kristina Mikkonen (Finland, Oulu University Finland; Associate Professor; Invited Faculty)
Nick Tyler(UK, University College of London; Invited Professor)
Patraporn Bhatarasakoon (Thai, Chiang Mai University, Professor; Invited Professor)
Tatsuto Suzuki (UK, University College of London, Technician; Invited Faculty)

Geriatric and General Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Department of clinical gene therapy, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Medical School
Department of Nursing, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Asakayama General Hospital
Nanaru Visiting Nursing Station
GOURMET KINEYA Corporation
TRAPE Corporation
NPO Corporation ENABLE