R. Apte

Rajendra S. Apte

Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science Professor, Department of Developmental Biology Professor of Medicine Director of Translational Research Director, Jeffrey Fort Innovation Fund Fellowship Director, Medical & Surgical Vitreo-Retinal Diseases Washington University School of Medicine

Ambassador to: University of Tokyo

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McDonnell Academy’s ST Lee Lecture | Feb 16

The McDonnell International Scholars Academy hosted the Seng Teng Lee Endowed Lecture on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 4pm in Steinberg Auditorium in Steinberg Hall.  The featured guest speaker was Dr. Atsushi Seike, President of Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Seike is also Professor of Labor Economics, and has produced numerous publications, including ten authored or co-authored books, with a […]

Keio University

Established in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa as a small school of Western learning, Keio has a history as Japan’s very first private institution of higher learning. Over 150 years since its founding, Keio has thrived under its founder’s motto of jitsugaku, or empirical science, as it continues to transform Japan as a modern nation through […]

University of Tokyo Graduate-Prestigious American Fellowship

Ryotaro Kato holds a medical degree from the University of Tokyo, which is one of 16 leading Asian universities partnered with Washington University in St. Louis in the McDonnell International Scholars Academy, along with two leading research institutions in Israel and two in Turkey. Read the full story in the WashU Newsroom.