World Forum for Women in Science - Japan

Japanese Organizing Committee including conference chair:

Chair:

Yoko Shimpuku, Global Young Academy/ Young Academy of Japan Alumni, Hiroshima University

Prof. Shimpuku is a midwifery researcher in global health, conducting field research in Tanzania to improve maternal and child health and working with WHO to promote the Early Essential Newborn Care program. She completed her Ph.D. in Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the Vice-Chair of Young Academy of Japan and an Executive Committee of the Global Young Academy. For her science diplomacy work, she presented at numerous international conferences/meetings including the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assemply and G7 Academy Meeting and reported them to the Prime Minister of Japan in 2019. She was selected by WHO etc. as “100 Outstanding Women Nurse and Midwife Leaders”.

Committee

Professor Haruka Sakamoto, Young Academy of Japan.

After Professor Haruka Sakamoto, MD MPH, PhD graduated from Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine and served as an internist at St. Luke’s International Hospital, she worked at the International Affairs and the Maternal and Child Health Divisions of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). She has represented Japan at various international conferences including the United Nations General Assembly and the World Health Organization (WHO) General Assembly. She also participated in organizing the G7 Ise-Shima Summit and the G7 Kobe Health Ministers’ Meeting in 2016. She attended the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health with a scholarship from the World Bank and received a Master of Public Health degree in 2014. In 2021, she received a Doctor of Public Health degree from the University of Tokyo. Her current roles include Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, St Luke’s International University; The 26th Associate Member of Japan Science Council; and Consultant, WHO Western

Professor Saori Kashima, Hiroshima University

“Environmental Health and Planetary health Science” Our life is closely related to various environmental factors (substances). These environmental factors convince our lives as well as alter patterns of disease and health. We quantitatively evaluate the positive/negative health effects of these factors using environmental epidemiology (risk assessment). Based on that evidence, we then estimate how much impact is occurred in the community (Health impact assessment). Since these environmental factors have spread across national borders, and similar environmental problems frequently occur in many countries. I’m collaborating with environmental epidemiologists and other scientists, we try to provide scientific evidence in environmental global health. Through these efforts, we aim to build a research platform for planetary health, in which we consider total health that includes not only human health, but also healthy social systems, and the healthy state of natural systems. Keywords: Environmental Epidemiology; Environmental Health; Global Health; Public Health; Planetary Health

Associate Professor Sanmei Chen, Hiroshima University

Licensed nurse in both China and Japan; Certified Epidemiologist by the Japan Epidemiological Association. I earned my Bachelor of Medicine in Nursing Science from Central South University in China in 2010, and completed my PhD in Behavior and Health Sciences at Kyushu University in 2016. My research interests revolve around global health, health promotion, and disease prevention, with a primary focus on understanding the role of nutrition, physical activities (frailty, sedentary behaviors, physical fitness, social participation), and other lifestyle factors in promoting maternal and child health, and the prevention of long-term care needs (functional disability) chronic diseases (including CVD, diabtetes, and dementia), and premature death. Within nutrition research, I explore the significance of dietary diversity in health outcomes and the impact of specific food groups such as fish and vegetables on chronic disease prevention. At the level of nutrients, I conduct research on nutritional biomarkers, such as the associations of circulating levels of amino acids, fatty acids, and vitamins with the risk of chronic diseases and mortality. Complementing observational studies, I conduct research on implementing maternal nutrition education to improve maternal and child health outcomes. Additionally, I am leading a project of HIV prevention among Malawian pregnanat women. In my work, I have employed a range of methodologies of epidemiology, from nested case-control studies and large-scale cohort studies to community intervention studies and implementation studies, from mixed model to risk prediction model development. I strive to turn research into real-world health solutions, driven by my passion and dedication to health equity.

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