Tropical Medicine Museum
The Tropical Medicine Museum's predecessor was the 'Tropical Medicine Resource Centre', which was established in 1974. It was subsequently reorganized into the 'Resource and Information Centre for Tropical Diseases' in 1997 and the 'Research Centre for Tropical Infectious Diseases' in 2001, before becoming the Tropical Medicine Museum in April 2008, where it remains today.
Initially located on the first floor of the Institute (now offices), the exhibition room was moved to the first floor of the former JAERI Building No. 2 in April 2014, alongside the 'Exhibition Room for A-bomb Medical Materials'. Together with the 'Exhibition Room for Modern Medical Materials' in the Medical Branch of the Nagasaki University Library and the 150th Anniversary Museum in the Ryojyun Kaikan, it has become a museum that makes use of the traditions and characteristics of Nagasaki University, which began life as a medical school. The museum has gradually developed and expanded to welcome many visitors, making the most of Nagasaki University's traditions and characteristics. The relocation has increased the exhibition area by 50%.
Members
- Professor and head
- Wataru Iijima
- Technologist
- Kazuo Araki
- Research Fellow
- Ayaka Sato
- Assistant
- Makovieieva Diana
- Assistant
- Hao Hong Yi
- Assistant
- Zhu Yongming
- Assistant
- Taichi Tagawa
- Assistant
- Chaowanasai Sangtian
- Assistant
- Nagomi Yano
- Assistant
- Kryvoruchko Sofia
- Assistant
- Yurika Nagatomo
The museum's management preserves and displays various pathogens (parasites, bacteria and viruses), specimens of vector insects and dangerous animals, visual materials, documents, and valuable materials from the history of medicine. There are also panels outlining tropical and other infectious diseases. There is also a new section where visitors can classify mosquitoes and determine their sex, with the aim of increasing interest in and understanding of tropical infectious diseases among a wide audience.
In addition, the first special exhibition, 'The Long Voyage of the Diamond Princess: Inheritance and Creation of Records and Memories', took place from February 2025 for around six months and was well received. Five years have passed since the outbreak of the pandemic, and this exhibition aimed to reconsider the significance and methods of passing on records and memories to future generations. Various special exhibitions will be held regularly in future.
Public relations and awareness-raising activities are also planned, including a 'Summer School on Tropical Medicine and Emerging Viral Infections', which will be organized and run during the summer holidays for junior and senior high school students. The aim is to communicate the research activities of the Institute of Tropical Medicine and other institutions to society, while providing an opportunity for students to focus on infectious diseases, medicine and public health worldwide.
Maintenance and management of the IT environment: The IT environment is enhanced through updating servers and network equipment, and efforts are made to maintain a high level of security at the Institute of Tropical Medicine. At the same time, the Institute's website is maintained and managed, including the updating of information. The department is also responsible for maintaining the environment, including providing a system for lending IT equipment to meet the diverse needs of researchers and others at the Institute of Tropical Medicine.