Shin-ichiro Kawazu, DVM, PhD, Professor, National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
Academic profile
1981-1984
Kitasato University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Awarded the degree of DVM
1984-1986
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Awarded the degree of MS in Veterinary Preventive Medicine
1993
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Awarded the degree of PhD in Molecular Parasitology
Working experience
1986-1994
Research officer, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), Japan
1993-1994
Post-doctoral fellow, The Chicago Medical School, USA
1994-1998
Senior research officer, NIAH, Japan
1998-2006
Chief of laboratory, Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan
2006-
Professor, National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
2006-
Professor, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Japan
Major research interests
Molecular Parasitology in Tropical Medicine, Current research activities are focused on:
- Studies on appropriate technology development and transfer for malaria control. Collaborative research in Philippines on an appropriate technology development for diagnosis of the drug-resistant malaria.
- Development of serological and molecular diagnosis methods (Malaria, Theileriosis and Shistosomiasis).
- Development and application of genetically modified parasite for investigation of host-parasite relationship (Plasmodium and Babesia)
