Chronic Viral Diseases
Research outline
| Graduate School | Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection |
|---|---|
| Course | Health Research Course |
| Field | Infection and Immunity |
| Department | Human Retrovirus Infection |
Staff
Professor (another post)
| Name | Kenji MAEDA |
|---|---|
| Specialized field | Drug development for HIV, HBV, CMV and COVID19 |
| Research interests | ・Cure of viral diseases such as AIDS |
Professor (another post)
| Name | Masanori IKEDA |
|---|---|
| Specialized field | Virology |
| Research interests | ・Development of HCV and HBV cell culture system ・Development of antivirals for HCV, HBV, SARS-CoV-2, and flu |
Professor (another post)
| Name | Ryuji KUBOTA |
|---|---|
| Specialized field | Neurology、Neuroimmunology |
| Research interests | ・HTLV-1 and immune responses ・Analysis of pathogenesis and development of therapy for HAM |
Professor (another post)
| Name | Shingo NAKAHATA |
|---|---|
| Specialized field | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology |
| Research interests | ・Molecular pathology and mechanisms of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) ・Development of new therapeutic drugs for ATL |
specially-appointed Professor (another post)
| Name | Masayuki SUDOH |
|---|---|
| Specialized field | Drug discovery science, Molecular biology |
| Research interests | Translational research, Antiviral research for SARS-CoV-2 and HCV |
Associate Professor (another post)
| Name | Shuichi KUSANO |
|---|---|
| Specialized field | Molecular Biology, Molecular Virology |
| Research interests | ・Analysis of the molecular mechanism of virus-mediated transformation ・Analysis of the molecular mechanism of host factor-mediated regulation of viral gene expression. |
Associate Professor (another post)
| Name | Masakazu TANAKA |
|---|---|
| Specialized field | Virology,lnfections lmmunology |
| Research interests | ・Host biological response (HTLV-1 infection and phosphorylation) ・Construction of animal models for HTLV-1 disease ・Development of vaccine to prevent viral infection and onset |
specially Appointed Associate Professor (another post)
| Name | Tomoko KONDO |
|---|---|
| Specialized field | Clinical Pharmacology Project Management |
| Research interests | ・Translational Research ・Clinical Research/Clinical Trial Planning ・Pharmacivigilanee |
