Noriko Osumi

Noriko Osumi is vice president of public relations and the promotion of diversity at Tohoku University.

A graduate of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Osumi has a Ph.D. in craniofacial developmental biology. She has been a professor at Tohoku University’s School of Medicine since 1998, working in the field of developmental neuroscience.

Osumi’s research interests include development of the brain and models of neurodevelopmental disorders to understand underlying neuropathology.