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Staff

Naotoshi Tsuji, PhD
Takeshi Hatta, PhD
Hayato Kawada, PhD
Technical Staff
Fusako Mikami
Visiting Professor
Kiyoshi Kita
Part-time Lecturer
Shigeyuki Kano

Postdoctoral fellow

Project Assistant Professor
Kofi Dadzie KWOFIE(Ghana)

Graduate Students

D4
Daniel Ladzekpo
D4
Takahiro Inoue
D3
Yuuki Koike
D2
Saki Sasaki
D1
Kei Jimbo
D1
Keiko Mizutani
M2
Shuto Misumi
M2
Hanako Kunisada

Undergraduate Students

Medical Students


Alumni

Hiroki Maeda
2017

Studies on the functions of Haemaphysalislongicornis C-type lectin, and its relationship with Babesia parasites (D. thesis)

Shouka Koizumi
2020

Relation between granuloma formation and receptor for advanced glycation end products in Schistosomiasis (M. thesis)

Tomoya Sekiguchi
2022

Ōmura Natural Compound No.31 inhibits the main redox enzyme, thioredoxin glutathione reductase of Schistosoma mansoni (M. thesis)

Yuuki Koike
2022 and enter the doctor’s program

Histopathological analysis of Haemaphysalis longicornis bite site (M. thesis)

Sana Sasaki
2023 and enter the doctor’s program

A novel chemokine-binding protein, HLCBP1 identified in Haemaphysalis longicornis salivary  grand  and its role in the tick biting site (M. thesis)

Rio Tsubota
Graduated in March 2018

Functional characterization of advanced glycation end product receptor in the migratory phase of host infected with the percutaneous invasive nematode, Strongyloidesvenezuelensis(MD. thesis)

Sana Sasaki
2021 and enter the master’s program

Identification of HlSG-g22 homologues, an immunosuppressive substance from the salivary glands of Haemaphysalis longicornis

Moeka Sasaki
2022 and enter the master’s program

Gene expression analysis and gene knockdown effect of the salivary gland substance HlSG-g22 of Haemaphysalis longicornis

Masato Nakajima
2022 and enter the master’s program

Search for host immunomodulatory molecules in the tick saliva (Ug. thesis)

Shuto Misumi
2023 and enter the master’s program

Exploration for Immunosuppressants Substance in the Saliva of Haemaphysalis longicornis

Yojoro Matsuda
2023

Exploration of Tick Salivary Gland Immunosuppressive Substances using HEK293 Secretion Expression System 

Kou Watanabe
2021

High-throughput drug screening to target the schistosome aminopeptidase (SmLAP2) for schistosomiasis treatment (Ug. thesis)

Yuuta Yoshihara
2021

Search for schistosome aminopeptidase (SmLAP1) inhibitors (Ug. thesis)

Hiroyuki Chizawa
2018

Identification of antiprotozoal selection drugs for live imaging of Babesia protozoa in tick vector (Ug. thesis)

Fumitaka Uematsu
2024

Transcriptome analysis of the skin at the tick bite site

Moeka Sasaki
2024

Exploration of novel useful genes in the salivary gland-expressed genes of Haemaphysalis longicornis

Kei Jimbo
2024

Tick distribution survey in Tsukuiko-Shiroyama Park, Kanagawa Prefecture

Masato Nakajima
2024

Investigation of pathogen prevalence in ticks collected at Tsukui Lake Shiroyama Park

Sarasa Aoshima
2024

Genetical identification and phylogenetic analysis using COX1 gene in tick collected at Lake Tsukui Shiroyama Park, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Koh Sunakawa
2024

Genetical identification and phylogenetic analysis using 16s rRNA gene in tick collected at Lake Tsukui Shiroyama Park, Kanagawa Prefecture.

International Collaborative Researcher

・David Odongo, University of Nairobi
・Gabriel Oluga Aboge, University of Nairobi
・Patrick Vudriko, Makerere University
・Alim M Abdul, Bangladesh Agricultural University
・Anisuzzaman, Technische Universitat Munchen
・Abraham Kwabena Anang, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
・Daniel Boakye, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
・Maxwell Appawu, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
・Samuel Kweku Dadzie, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
・Irene Ayi, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
・William Kofi Anyan, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
・Daniel Boamah, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
・Dorcas Osei-Safo, University of Ghana
・Dr Kwaku Kyeremeh, University of Ghana
・Richard Amewu, University of Ghana

Graduate Visiting Researcher

Masaki Kobayashi,Nissan Chemical Corp. BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Hotaka Imanaka,Nissan Chemical Corp. BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Hiroki Maeda,CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES JAPAN, INC.
Kenji Oda,RIAS
Ayano Sato,RIAS
Kei Mikita, Keio University School of Medicine 
Osamu Fujita, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Department of Veterinary Science

Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine was established in April 2018. The predecessor Parasitology Department was established in July 1973, the third year of the School of Medicine. The Department relaunched as an independent unit from the third professor Toshi Tsuji.

Past professors

The 1st professor, Toshio Yanagisawa (1973 ~ 1990)
The 2nd professor, Yoichi Ito (1990 ~ 2001)
The 3rd professor, Toshi Tsuji (2014 ~ )