Why have advances in medicine not eliminated all diseases?
Fully understanding the causes of a disease is fundamentally difficult.

Conventional medicine has successfully found causes for diseases that have a clear causal dependence on single genetic or environmental factors.
However with resulting large advances in average lifespans, this has led to the explosive growth in age-related diseases: diabetes, dementia, and cardiac failure.
Because many of these diseases are caused by complex and long term interactions between genetic and environmental factors over time, it is extremely difficult to gain a comprehensive understanding of their pathogenic mechanisms using animal models, a novel approach is needed to advance and promote medical research further.

EDIB Statement

Because diversity is essential to fulfilling the PRIMe’s mission, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse university community.
As a premier research institute, PRIMe is firmly committed to fostering equity, diversity, inclusion and belongings, because EDIB are essential to fulfill our research mission, institutional excellence and positive societal impacts. Every student, faculty, and staff member—regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, nationality, religious or political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, or ability—deserves to feel included, respected, and empowered within the PRIMe community. It is not only a right but a shared responsibility of all PRIMe members to uphold these values and actively cultivate an environment where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging and is encouraged to fully participate in all PRIMe activities.
To this end, we have set clear goals such as increasing the representation of diverse populations in leadership positions and, and specific plans such as adopting hiring practices that promote equity and inclusion and establishing a code of conduct that embodies our EDIB values. We are also implementing accountability measures to monitor our progress, using evaluative metrics, surveys, feedback, and reporting systems to ensure continuous improvement and transparency. We strive to lead by example, holding ourselves to the highest standards.
By committing to these principles, we aim to create a culture where each PRIMe member is valued and respected, and we aim to provide the resources and opportunities to fulfill the potential of each member toward contributing to our collective mission.
EDI Committee :
edi [at] prime.osaka-u.ac.jp

Cooperative Framework

PRIMe satellites will be set up at The University of British Columbia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) and Bio-Medical Informatics Research Center (BMC) of NTT Basic Research Laboratories. We explore research in Human Metaverse Medicine, internationally in cooperation with four overseas research institutes: the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Stanford University, Systems Biology Ireland at University College Dublin (Ireland), and Institut Curie (France).