Clinical Medicine
This is the only clinical department in NEKKEN that conducts clinical practices in Nagasaki University Hospital. We conduct a wide range of multi-disciplinary studies that bridging our strengths in clinical epidemiology with laboratory-based micro biology and immunology, both within and outside Japan. Our main research interests include respiratory infectious diseases, acute undifferentiated febrile illness, tuberculosis(TB), HIV/AIDS and others as described below:
Members
- Professor
- Koya Ariyoshi
- Professor (Respiratory)
- Konosuke Morimoto
- Professor (TMGH)
- Chris Smith
- Associate Professor
- Yoshinao Kubo
- Assistant Professor
- Mai Izumida
- Assistant Professor
- Momoko Yamauchi
- Visiting Professor
- Michio Yasunami
- Visiting Professor
- Takao Ohmagari
- Visiting Professor
- Motoi Suzuki
- Visiting Professor
- Eiichiro Sando
- Visiting Professor
- Bailey Robin
- Visiting Professor
- Sakib N Burza
- Visiting Researcher
- Emi Kitashoji
- Visiting Researcher
- Kentaro Sakashita
- Assistant Researcher
- Taisuke Nakamura
- Assistant
- Megumi Michitsuji
- Assistant
- Naomi Kitada
- Assistant
- Yumi Araki
- Assistant
- Fumiyo Tsujita
- Graduate Student
- Hiroshi Fujii
- Graduate Student
- Eriko Ikeda
- Graduate Student
- Tohru Ogasawara
- Graduate Student
- Kentaro Hayashi
- Graduate Student
- Haruka Maeda
- Graduate Student
- Koki Shimizu
- Graduate Student
- Olivier Tshiani Mbaya
- Graduate Student
- Carol Susan Devamani
- Graduate Student
- Saho Takaya
- Graduate Student
- Yuka Nakamura
- Graduate Student
- Su Myat Han
- Graduate Student
- Mukadi Kakoni Patrick
Activities
Respiratory Infections Diseases, including Tuberculosis
We conduct TB research through international collaborations in the Philippines and West Africa, focusing on TB-specific cellular immune responses that predict disease progression. Additionally, we conduct clinical epidemiology research on respiratory infections such as influenza, RSV and COVID-19 in Japan and the Philippines.
Non-malarial Febrile Illness in the Tropical Countries
We are investigating acute undifferentiated febrile illness in the Department of Infectious Diseases, Bac Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam and the National Infectious Disease Hospital (San Lazaro Hospital) in the Philippines, applying various advanced diagnostic tests in collaboration with the National Institute of Infectious Disease in Tokyo and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
HIV/AIDS Studies and others
Our collaboration with National Institute of Health, Thailand on a natural history cohort of HIV infection is on-going. We investigate the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis caused by the GILT enzyme and endogenous retroviruses. Additionally, a study on snake bite has started in the Philippines.
Recent main research achievement
- Saito et al. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 72: 61-68.
- Mukadi et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021; 15: e0009670.
- Domai et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac 2021; 19: 100334.
- Yanagisawa et al. PLoS One 2020; 15: e0242438.
- Han et al. Sci Rep 2023; 13: 5393.