Brief Biography:
Experience
2009-Present Associate Professor
Laboratory of Biometabolic Chemistry, School of Health Sciences
University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
2005-2009 Assistant Professor
Department of Virology
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
2005-2008 Extramural Research Fellow
Department of Physiology
Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
Osaka, Japan
2004-2005 Postdoctoral Scientist
Department of Virology
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
2003-2004 Research Assistant
Department of Molecular Immunology
School of Agricultural and Life Science
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2001-2003 Teaching Assistant
Department of Molecular Immunology
School of Agricultural and Life Science
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Educational Background
2001-2004 Ph.D. Department of Molecular Immunology
School of Agricultural and Life Science
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Professor Takashi Onodera
Dissertation Title: Studies on the functions of cellular prion protein in copper
homeostasis and antioxidative defense
1999-2001 M.S. Department of Molecular Immunology
School of Agricultural and Life
Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Professor Takashi Onodera
Dissertation Title: Studies on apoptosis of prion protein
gene-deficient neuronal cells
1995-1999 B.S. Department of Applied Biological Science,
Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan
Supervisor: Professor Takao Arai
Dissertation Title: Studies on quantitative analysis of PC12
cell differentiation.
Academic positions:
Associate Professor
Laboratory of Biometabolic Chemistry, School of Health Sciences
University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
Research interests:
I am interested in research as follows.
(1) The functions of cellular prion protein in copper homeostasis and anti-oxidative defense
(2) NIR spectroscopy for the diagnosis of diseases using blood and tissue samples
(3) Gas plasma sterilization of pathogens such as viruses and prions
Any other information:
I received awards as follows.
(1) An award from the Japanese Society for Host Defense Research in 2006
(2) An award from the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science in 2009
(3) 2006 Award for best poster from the Forum of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Japan
(4) 2011 NIR Advance Award from the Japan Council for Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(5) 1st Nanointerface Innovative Award from the Committee of Frontier Science of Interactions between Plasmas and Nanointerfaces in 2011
What I think of the idea behind WebmedCentral:
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