About IVRResearch
Department of Viral Oncology
The Department Viral Oncology undertakes complementary research into oncornaviruses on three levels: genes, host cells and cancer-bearing animal individuals.| Field | Professor | Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor |
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| Lab. of Gene Analysis | Yoshinori Akiyama | Hiroyuki Sakai Hiroyuki Mori |
Shin-ichi Yanagawa |
| Lab. of Cell Regulation | Masahiko Sugita | Daisuke Morita | |
| Lab. of Tumor Biogenesis | Shin Yonehara | Akira Murakami | |
| Lab. of Human Tumor Viruses | Keizo Tomonaga | Makoto Hijikata | Tomoyuki Honda |
Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology
The Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology conducts comprehensive research on genes at the molecular and cellular levels.| Field | Professor | Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor |
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| Lab. of Molecular Genetics | Takashi Fujita | Hiroki Kato | |
| Lab. of Biochemistry | Mutsuhito Ohno | Makoto Kitabatake Ichiro Taniguchi Asako McCloskey |
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| Lab. of Genetic Information Analysis |
Department of Biological Responses
The Department of Biological Responses carries out comprehensive research into the response mechanisms of living organisms and viral infections.| Field | Professor | Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor |
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| Lab. of Biological Protection | Koichi Ikuta |
Keiko Takemoto Shizue Taniichi Takahiro Hara |
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| Lab. of Infection and Prevention | Osamu Takeuchi | Hiroshi Masutani | Takashi Mino |
| Lab. of Bioresponse Regulation | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Visiting) |
Takao Masuda (Visiting) |
Department of Cell Biology
The Department of Cell Biolory is engaged in comprehensive research into the structures and functions of cells as sites for viral infection.| Field | Professor | Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor |
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| Lab. of Subcellular Biogenesis |
Fumiko Toyoshima | Shigeru Matsumura | |
| Lab. of Growth Regulation | Ryoichiro Kageyama | Toshiyuki Ohtsuka | Taeko Kobayashi |
| Lab. of Signal Transduction |
Takayuki Miyazawa | ||
| Lab. of Regulatory Information |
Susumu Tonegawa (Visiting) |
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| Lab. of Integrated Biological Information |
Center for Human Retrovirus Research
Center for Human Retrovirus Research undertakes comprehensive research into Human Retrovirus at the individual level to clarify its overall nature.| Field | Professor | Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor |
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| Lab. of Viral Pathogenesis | Yoshio Koyanagi | Hirotaka Ebina Kei Sato |
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| Lab. of Virus Control | Masao Matsuoka | Junichiro Yasunaga | Yorifumi Satou Kazuya Shimura |
| Lab. of Viral Immunology | Hiroaki Mitsuya (Visiting) |
Experimental Research Center for Infectious Diseases
The Experimental Research Center for Infectious Diseases conducts applied research into viral infectious diseases as a basis of clinical application and basic biomedical studies using genetically modified animals.| Field | Professor | Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor |
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| Lab. of Gene-modified Mouse | Makoto Tachibana | ||
| Lab. of Primate Model | Tatsuhiko Igarashi | Tomoyuki Miura | Takayuki Hishiki |
Center for Emerging Virus Research
Center for emerging virus research aims for basic research of emerging viral diseases.| Professor | Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor | |
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Yosuke Yamaoka Akiko Makino |