University of Toyama
富山大学 | |
Gofuku Campus | |
| Type | National |
|---|---|
| Established | 1875 (1949) |
Academic staff | 839（May 2022） |
Administrative staff | 456（May 2022） |
| Students | approx. 9,100 |
| Undergraduates | 7,930（May 2022） |
| Postgraduates | 1,191（May 2022） |
| Location | , , Japan |
The University of Toyama (富山大学, Toyama Daigaku) is a Japanese national university in Toyama Prefecture established in 1949. The University of Toyama has three campuses, namely the Gofuku, Sugitani, and Takaoka campuses.
The University of Toyama, Sugitani campus is the home to Institute of Natural Medicine, Experimental Station for Medicinal Plant Research, Faculty of Medicine, Life Science Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Museum of Materia Medica and Pharmaceutical Science.
Numerous significant research on cell signaling as well as cancer research has transpired in the Division of Pathogenic Biochemistry under the Institute of Natural of Medicine, particularly, the works of Ikuo Saiki and Yoshihiro Hayakawa .