New Rapid-acting Antidepressants

First Name – Kenji

Last Name – Hashimoto

Institution - Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health

Department - Division of Clinical Neuroscience

City – Chiba 260-8670

State – Chiba

Country – Japan

Email – hashimoto@faculty.chiba-u.jp

Kenji Hashimoto, PhD

Dr. Hashimoto is a professor and vice-director of Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health from 2005. Dr. Hashimoto graduated from Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kyushu University, and received PhD. After Dr. Hashimoto worked at Fukuyama University, National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Drug Addiction (NIDA)(Baltimore, MD, USA) and Pharmaceutical company, he moved at Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine from 2001. Dr. Hashimoto works on the development of novel therapeutic drugs for psychiatric and neurological disorders. Dr. Hashimoto published more than 550articles in PubMed listed publications. Dr. Hashimoto focus on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of ketamine’s antidepressant actions.