Department of Protozoology
 Nagasaki Univ   Institute of Tropical Medicine Department of Protozoology

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Mailing Address Department of Protozoology
Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University
Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
Phone (+81)-95-819-7838
Fax (+81)-95-819-7805

Staff

Osamu Kaneko
Professor

Taeko Naruse
Assistant Professor

Shinya Miyazaki
Assistant Professor

Yukiko Miyazaki
Assistant Professor

Chuang Huai
Assistant Professor

Tomoyo Sakata (Kato)
Assistant Professor

Akiko Baba
Research Fellow

Ayumi Kusaba
Research Fellow

Satomi Ikeda
Research Fellow

Deelnie Justin
Research Fellow

Maya Suzuki
Graduate Student (PhD)

Edwin Too
Graduate Student (PhD)

Thant Zin Tun
Graduate Student (PhD)

Bitshi Mimie
Graduate Student (PhD)

Sittinont Chainarin
Graduate Student (PhD)

Stephen Ezenwanne
Graduate Student (PhD)

Heritier Nzuau Mabi
Graduate Student (PhD)

Jason Wirya
Graduate Student (MSc)

Meye Bourdettes
Research Student

Miki Kinoshita
Assistant

Momoko Sakura
Assistant

Reiko Tanaka
Assistant

Rikka Iwami
Assistant

Emi Yoshitake
Assistant


Introduction

     Malaria is a deadly disease which strikes throughout the wide tropical zones of the world. Because of the continuing failures of vaccines against this disease, we believe a key toward solving this situation is to solidify the foundation of our understanding of the basic biology of this parasite. We are investigating fundamental questions such as the invasion mechanism of erythrocytes by merozoites and cytoadherence of the parasite-infected erythrocytes. In addition, we are also conducting researches to elucidate the intracellular survival strategy of Trypanosma cruzi and Leishmania epidemiology.

Achievements

     2007-2025 (update Oct, 2025)

Graduate Course

    The Guide for the Graduate Course (Malaria)

Life in Nagasaki City

    Nagasaki City Hall:  International Affairs Division
    Nagasaki Univ. Center for Japanese Language and Student Exchange
    Life in Japan (JSPS Fellow Plaza)

Visiting Researchers

    Visiting Professor
      Nobutaka Kato
      Richard Culleton (Ehime University)
      Akira Kaneko (Osaka Metropolitan University)
      Michael Alan Huffman
      Yoshimasa Maeno

    Visiting Associate Professor
      Jesse N Gitaka (Mount Kenya University)

    Visiting Researcher
      Haruki Uemura
      Eisaku Kimura
      Kazuhide Yahata (Ehime University)
      Masahito Asada (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)

Useful Links
PlasmoDB  
BEI Resources (MR4) Repository of the reagents for malaria researchs
TriTrypDB  
Wormbase Parasite  
PHIL, CDC, USA Public Health Image Library
Atlas of Medical Parasitology  


Last Update: 2025.Oct.6.

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