Oita University, Japan
Dr. Yugo Ishihara is an M.D. in Japan, enrolled in a Ph.D. program mentored by Prof. Naoto Uemura in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Oita University Graduate School of Medicine. He graduated from Dokkyo Medical University in 2019 and completed residency at Dokkyo Medical University Hospital in 2021. He has been a Ph.D. student since 2021 and learning drug development strategies, clinical trial planning and execution. Another area of his research interest is selecting and supplying essential drugs by drone for isolated evacuees suffering from natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunami and/or flooding. He gave a poster presentation on this theme in the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He has been a member of ASCPT since 2022.