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Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria
Research Topic
The mission of the Department is to contribute to the Global Health by the researches on tropical medicine and malariology.
Main target researches are:
- Researches on the control of malaria and other tropical diseases, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases of global concern.
- Researches on International Health Cooperation to overcome health inequity in developing countries and areas.
To achieve those targets, following specific research projects are being operated:
- Biology and pathophysiology of the infectious diseases of international concern
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- (a) Researches on the development of malaria vaccine
- (b) Basic and clinical researches on the pathogenesis of malaria and other parasitic diseases
- (c) Basic researches on water/food-borne infectious diseases in developing countries
- Social technology development for controlling the diseases in developing countries
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- (a) Researches on global malaria and parasite control strategy
- (b) Researches on the control of water/food-borne infectious diseases in developing countries
- (c) Evaluation of international health cooperation projects
- Control of infectious diseases into Japan
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- (a) Researches on disease control and prevention of international travelers
- (b) Researches on the control of imported malaria and other parasitic diseases
- (c)Researches on the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic methods for parasitic diseases
Main Staff
| Director | Shigeyuki Kano |
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| Chief, Section of Malariology | Shigeyuki Kano (concurrent) |
| Chief, Section of Tropical Medicine | Moritoshi Iwagami |
| Senior Research Fellow | Kazuhiko Yano |
| Research Fellow | Kanako Komaki-Yasuda |
| Specially Assigned Research Fellow | Masami Nakatsu |
| Research Assistants | Yoshiko Shibata Naomi Ohama |
