Research Theme

• Development of intranasal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines
• Surveillance of influenza and respiratory viral infections
• Pathological analysis of emerging infectious diseases

Keyword

• Mucosal Vaccine
• virology
• Pathology of Infectious Diseases

Overview of Research

• Understand the pathophysiology of emerging viral infectious diseases, develop effective vaccines for infection prevention, and analyze the mechanisms of their effectiveness.
• Conduct research and development of intranasal vaccines for acute respiratory viral infections, analyze and enhance the function of the induced secretory IgA antibodies, and elucidate their mechanisms.
• Conduct foundational research to select the optimal vaccine strains through surveillance of influenza and novel coronavirus.
• Conduct pathological analyses of emerging infectious diseases to clarify infection pathologies useful for vaccine development.