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Clinical Infectious Diseases Project Lab
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The lab approaches hard-to-treat fungal diseases through both clinical care and research.
AboutAbout the lab
From treating fungal diseases to research.
The Clinical Infectious Diseases Project Lab deals with fungal diseases, including aspergillosis, through both clinical care and research.
It studies them from many angles, including how infection occurs, the development of diagnostic and treatment methods, and epidemiology.
The lab researches problems that emerge in clinical practice, with the aim of bringing the results back to the bedside.
It also runs a "Mycosis Reference Center," which handles consultations and testing for fungal diseases from medical institutions across Japan.
Key terms
- Aspergillosis
- A disease caused by Aspergillus, a type of mold, infecting mainly the lungs. It is often hard to treat.
- Imported mycosis
- A fungal disease caused by a fungus not found in Japan, contracted abroad and developing after the person returns home.
- Epidemiology
- The study of where, in whom, and how often diseases occur, used to understand their causes and how to prevent them.
NewsLab news
An Assistant Professor and a doctoral student received an Outstanding General Presentation Award at the 45th Kanto Medical Mycology Forum
A press release was published on a paper examining the effect of combining statins with antifungal treatment to suppress Aspergillus
ResearchResearch themes
Deep-seated fungal diseases that affect internal organs are increasing worldwide, and the fungi that cause them are becoming more varied. While providing clinical care for fungal diseases, the lab researches the diagnostic, treatment, and pathology problems that emerge in practice, with the aim of bringing the results back to the bedside.
*Illustrative imageDiagnosis and treatment of hard-to-treat fungal diseases
The lab studies hard-to-treat fungal diseases of the respiratory system, such as aspergillosis and mucormycosis, as well as imported mycoses such as coccidioidomycosis, which have drawn attention with international travel. It investigates why infection occurs, what happens in the body, and how to diagnose, treat, and prevent these diseases.
*Illustrative imageFungi in homes and hospitals
The lab also studies what fungi in living environments and in healthcare facilities mean for health, and how they can be controlled.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Clinical Infectious Diseases Project Lab are faculty, doctoral students, technical assistants, Grand Fellows, visiting faculty, and special collaborative researchers.As of 2026
- ProfessorAkira Watanabe
- Assistant ProfessorHidetaka Majima
- Project Assistant ProfessorTeppei Arai
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Growth inhibition zone of Aspergillus” Atalyssa / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Diagnosis and treatment of hard-to-treat fungal diseases: “Aspergillus fumigatus 01” CDC/Dr. Libero Ajello (PHIL #4297) / Public domain (cropped)
- Fungi in homes and hospitals: “Mold on wall3” שי אבידן / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (感染症制御プロジェクト): “Bacterial growth on blood agar” Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (感染応答プロジェクト): “Influenza A Virus (H1N1)-1” NIH Image Gallery / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (サイトカインプロジェクト): “Dendritic cell revealed” National Institutes of Health (NIH) / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (バイオリソース管理室): “Four 3-day old Aspergillus colonies on a Petri dish” Adrian J. Hunter / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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