Tomohiro MORIO

Tomohiro Morio is executive vice president for global affairs at Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo).

Morio is also a distinguished research professor in the Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at Science Tokyo. He specializes in pediatric hematology, immunology, and infectious diseases. He has published over 500 peer-reviewed articles and was selected as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2023 in the category of immunology.

Morio received his MD and PhD degrees from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU). He was a postdoctoral fellow at Boston Children's Hospital from 1991 to 1994, and an instructor at Harvard Medical School from 1994 to 1995.

Upon returning to Japan, Morio held several roles at TMDU, including associate professor in the Department of General Medicine and director of the Center for Cell Therapy at TMDU’s Medical Hospital. He was a professor in the Division of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology from 2014 to 2024, and as a special advisor to the president and deputy director of TMDU, he significantly contributed to admissions and university collaboration. From 2022 to 2024, he was executive officer and vice president of information and international exchange at TMDU.

Morio serves as chairperson for various councils at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).