HOMEAssociate Professor Shusaku Mizukami

Faculty

Associate Professor Shusaku Mizukami

Speciality / Research theme / Keywords
Immunology, Vaccine development., Cellular immunity
Supervision
Masters Programme

Qualifications

M.D., Ph.D.

Personal/Work Web page addresses

http://www.tm.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/nekken/en/departments/shionogi-immuneregu.html

Research gate or Linked-in account links

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shusaku_Mizukami
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shusaku-mizukami-772623166/

Affiliation(s)

Associate professor (Principal investigator), Department of Immune Regulation, Shionogi Global Infectious Diseases Division (SHINE), Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University

Background

Postdoctoral Researcher, Research institute for Allergy and Immunology (RCAI), RIKEN, 2008-2011. Assistant professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011-2014. Assistant professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 2014-2019. Associate professor (Principal investigator of Department of Immune Regulation), NEKKEN, Nagasaki University.

Teaching

Immunology, Biotechnology (Nagasaki University)

Research

Immunological analysis and vaccine/drug development on tropical medicine are my research field. Especially, my current top priority is malaria vaccine development.

The country/countries where you work currently

Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, DRC

Five MOST IMPORTANT/INTERESTING recent publications

  1. Nakamae S, Miyagawa S, Ogawa K, Kamiya M, Taniguchi M, Ono A, Kawaguchi M, Teklemichael AA, Jian JY, Araki T, Katagami Y, Mukai H, Annoura T, Yui K, Hirayama K, Kawakami S, Mizukami S. Induction of liver-resident memory T cells and protection at liver-stage malaria by mRNA-containing lipid nanoparticles. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1116299.
  2. Tayama Y, Mizukami S, Toume K, Komatsu K, Yanagi T, Nara T, Tieu P, Huy NT, Hamano S, Hirayama K. Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of Coptis rhizome extract and its constituents. Tropical Medicine and Health. 2023; 51(1):12.
  3. Ogawa K, Kato N, Yoshida M, Hiu T, Matsuo T, Mizukami S, Omata D, Suzuki R, Maruyama K, Mukai H, Kawakami S. Focused ultrasound/microbubbles-assisted BBB opening enhances LNP-mediated mRNA delivery to brain. Journal of Controlled Release. 2022; 348:34-41..
  4. Hashim Y, Toume K, Mizukami S, Kitami T, Taniguchi M, Teklemichael AA, Tayama Y, Huy NT, Lami JN, Bodi JM, Hirayama K, Komatsu K. Phenylpropanoid-conjugated iridoid glucosides from leaves of Morinda morindoides. Journal of Natural Medicines. 2022; 76(1):281-290.
  5. Manh DH, Weiss LN, Thuong NV, Mizukami S, Dumre SP, Luong QC, Thanh LC, Thang CM, Huu PT, Phuc LH, Nhung CTH, Mai NT, Truong NQ, Ngu VTT, Quoc DK, Ha TTN, Ton T, An TV, Halhouli O, Quynh LN, Kamel MG, Karbwang J, Huong VTQ, Huy NT, Hirayama K. Kinetics of CD4+ T Helper and CD8+ Effector T Cell Responses in Acute Dengue Patients. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:1980.

Message

Basic research makes people happy!

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