On the other hand, he attempted to integrate the Institute of Infectious Disease, the precursor of the Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo into the university's Faculty of Medicine, over which he was involved in a fierce battle with Shibasaburo KITASATO, the founder of the institute.
一方で、東京大学医科学研究所の前身である伝染病研究所の東京大学医学部統合を推進し伝染病研究所の創設者である北里柴三郎と激しく対立した。