簡歷

M. D. Kochi Medical School, Japan, 1985

Ph. D. in Medical Science, Kochi Medical School, Japan, 1989

D. Sc. in Virology, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), USA, 1993

Research Fellow/Research Associate, HSPH, 1993-1996

Senior Research Fellow/Chief, AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, 1996-2006

Project Associate Professor, Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo, 2006-2010

Principal Investigator, CAS, Institute of Biophysics, 2006- present

Project Professor, Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo, 2010-present

Laboratory of Structural Virology and Immunology was established in 2006 as a joint program between Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo and Institute of Biophysics.

In our group, we are studying the structure-function relationship of viral proteins derived from HIV-1, a causative agent of AIDS.

The major target of our current investigation is the envelope protein (Env) and the mechanisms of membrane fusion mediated by Env.

We are also employing protein-engineering techniques to develop versatile reporter proteins useful for the analysis of membrane fusion.