Achievements and prospects of medical research in the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

Abstract

A workshop on Medical Research by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) was held on August 23,2001,at the National Institute of Polar Research with 13 participants. Recent progress in medical research was introduced and the plan of the 43rd JARE was discussed. Previous achievements in the medical research were summarized and future prospects were discussed. To make further progress in medical research by JARE. some improvements in planning should be developed in the near future.