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Molecular Host Defense Lab
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The lab uncovers, at the molecular level, how the body protects itself against infection and cancer.
AboutAbout the lab
Toward a system for detecting pathogens and cancer as early as possible
The Molecular Host Defense Lab studies, at the molecular level, the mechanisms of host defense against infection and cancer.
Focusing on pathogen recognition receptors, which rapidly detect pathogens that enter the body, the lab searches for new receptors.
By analyzing the signaling pathways that act downstream, it aims to elucidate the molecular pathology of intractable diseases such as infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and cancer.
The lab welcomes students and researchers from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their faculty, whether Science, Medicine, or others.
Key terms
- Innate immunity
- A defense system that is present from birth. It quickly detects pathogens and is the first to fight them
- Pathogen recognition receptor
- A protein that recognizes molecular patterns common to bacteria and viruses and switches on the immune response
- Signal transduction
- A mechanism by which a stimulus received by a cell is passed along by molecules inside the cell, like a relay
ResearchResearch themes
Focusing on “nucleic acid recognition mechanisms” in the innate immune system, the lab searches for new nucleic acid sensors and signaling regulators. It aims to elucidate the molecular pathology of intractable diseases, including not only infectious diseases and cancer but also inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and further to develop immunostimulants and immunosuppressants.
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The members of the Molecular Host Defense Lab consist of faculty, visiting professors, technical specialists, visiting researchers, secretaries, master's and undergraduate students, research students, and students visiting from other universities and institutions.
- ProfessorAkinori Takaoka
- Associate ProfessorSeiichi Sato
- Assistant ProfessorKei Suzuki
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