Dr. Shinya Kuno

• Professor, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
• Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine, University of Tsukuba
• Laboratory of Advanced Research D
• University of Tsukuba
• 1-1-1Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8577, JAPAN

Education

• 1992. University of Tsukuba Graduate School, Division of Medicine Completed PhD in Medicine

Employment

• 1992. Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo College of Arts and Sciences,Health and Physical Education
• 1994. Visiting researcher, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medical Sciences
• 1996. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba
• 2002-present. President of Tsukuba Wellness Research Corporation
• 2004-2011. Associate Professor, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine, University of Tsukuba
• 2011-present. Professor, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine, University of Tsukuba

Awards

• 2003. The Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy prize, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
• 2008. Chairperson of special prize, a class of industrialist, Japan Venture Awards 2008

Selected Publications

1. Zempo Hirofumi, Kai Tanabe, Haruka Murakami, Motoyuki Iemitsu, Seiji Maeda, Shinya Kuno: Age differences relation between ACTN3 R577X polymorphism and thigh-muscle cross-sectional area in women. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 15: 639-643, 2011.（DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0005）

2. Kim Junghoon, Kai Tanabe, Noriko Yokoyama, Hirofumi Zempo and Shinya Kuno: Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese: a cross-sectional study．BMC Public Health, 11: 624, 2011. （DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-11-624）