Akira Yamada
Director
Cancer
BrightPath
Japan
Biography
After teaching immunology courses at the Kurume University School of Medicine, as well as working at the University of Kansas and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard University, Dr. Yamada was appointed as a Professor at the Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University in 2003. He also served as the head of the Cancer Vaccine Development Division of the same Research Center. In the same year, he established this company with members of the immunology courses at the School of Medicine, Kurume University, and was appointed as the first Representative Director. He has held his current position with us since 2004.
Research Interest
Cancer