Three missions to uncover the mystery of sleep,
and to solve sleep-related social problems
IIIS sets 3 missions to advance research activities; (1) Elucidation of the fundamental mechanisms of sleep/wake regulation, (2) Elucidation of molecular pathogenesis of sleep disorders and related diseases, (3) Development of treatments for sleep disorders.
To accomplish the missions above, IIIS has established a highly ambitious and novel research field, “sleep sciences”, by integrating basic biology, experimental medicine and pharmaceutical science.
There are ten core labs and nine satellite labs in IIIS, covering various research fields e.g. molecular genetics, neuroscience, physiology, pharmaceutical science, human sleep physiology, etc. Those labs collaborate with each other to drive forward innovative sleep research.
