Online Meeting to Foster Academic Collaboration Between the Medical Schools Chiba University and Panama University
The Japanese Association for the Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC) recently hosted a virtual meeting to foster academic exchanges between the medical schools of Chiba University and Panama University.
During the meeting, professors from both institutions showcased their academic programs in immunology and explored opportunities for faculty, researcher, and student exchanges.
Chiba University representatives highlighted their partnership with the Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy, and Vaccine Development at the University of California, San Diego, which organizes annual conferences for immunology specialists. They also announced the addition of a specialist from the National Institute for Infectious Disease of Japan to further strengthen their immunology department.
Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC and the meeting’s moderator, highlighted the recent establishment of a regional office by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Panama, aimed at managing health security across Central America and the Caribbean. This development, he emphasized, makes the timing for academic cooperation between both medical schools particularly opportune.
JAPOLAC aims to promote academic exchanges and build a robust academic and research network between Japanese and Latin American and Caribbean universities. This meeting marks a new step toward achieving that goal.