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Dr. Akikazu Sakudo

Associate Professor
University of the Ryukyus
 

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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