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Staff
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 ～ )