HOMEProfessor Jiro Yasuda

Faculty

Professor Jiro Yasuda

Speciality / Research theme / Keywords
Emerging Viral Diseases
Supervision
Masters Programme

Qualifications

PhD, DVM

Personal/work Web page addresses

http://www.tm.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/nekken/english/research/emerging_infection.html

Background

  • 1991: DVM, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • 1994: PhD, School of Life Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies
  • 1994: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
  • 1996: Assistant Professor, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
  • 2000: Associate Professor, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • 2003: Chief, First Department of Forensic Science, National Research Institute of Police Science, National Police Agency
  • 2010: Professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University

Research

  • Analyses of replication mechanisms of highly pathogenic viruses
  • Development of novel antiviral strategies
  • Development of detection methods for highly pathogenic viruses
  • Ecological studies on viruses in Asia and Africa
  • Comprehensive studies on emerging viral diseases

The country/countries where you work currently

  • Japan
  • Gabon
  • Thailand
  • Guinea
  • DR Congo

Five MOST IMPORTANT/INTERESTING recent publications

  1. Abe, H., Ushijima, Y., Bikangui, R., Ondo, G.N., Lell, B., Adegnika, A.A., and *Yasuda, J.: Delays in the arrival of the waves of COVID-19: comparison between Gabon and the African continent. Lancet Microbe, 3 (7): e476, 2022.
  2. Tegally, H., San, J.E., Cotton, M., …, Abe, H., …, Yasuda, J., et al.: The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance. Science, 378 (6615): eabq5358, 2022.
  3. Kinoshita, T., Watanabe, K., Sakurai, Y., Nishi, K., Yoshikawa, R., and *Yasuda, J.: Co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus causes more severe and prolonged pneumonia in hamsters. Scientific Reports, 11:21259, 2021.
  4. Wilkinson, E., Giovanetti, M., Tegally, H., …, Abe, H, …, Yasuda, J., et al.: A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa. Science, 374 (6566): 423-431, 2021.
  5. Zoa-Assoumou, S., Ndeboko, B., Manouana, G.P., Houechenou, R.M.A., Bikangui, R., Mveang-Nzoghe, A., Ondo, G.N., Mbongo-Kama, E., Lell, B., Abe, H., Ushijima, Y., Antchouey, A.M., Yasuda, J., Adegnika, A.A., and Siawaya JFD.: SARS-CoV-2 emerging variants in Africa: view from Gabon. Lancet Microbe, 2 (8): e349, 2021.

Message

What will you learn and master in the graduate school?
Your future vision will become clear before the completion of this master course, if you study sincerely and engage in your research with purpose and ambition.

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