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Other departments in Faculty of Agriculture ›Faculties at The University of Tokyo ›
Takeshi Haga, Professor
Medicine & Healthcare1 student voices
The Infection Control Lab studies how to control infectious diseases in the veterinary field. Because measures against infectious diseases differ depending on the animals involved, such as pets, livestock, laboratory animals, and wildlife, the lab deals with a wide range of issues. The lab pursues basic research for infection control, including the detection of pathogens, analysis of the process from infection to the onset of disease, and vaccines for prevention. Based on the idea of One Health, which holds that human health, animal health, and environmental conservation are all connected, the lab aims to return its research results to society.
Takayuki Nakagawa, Professor
Medicine & Healthcare1 student voices
The Veterinary Surgery Lab studies clinically focused topics, centered on tumors (cancer) in dogs and cats. The lab's activities consist of research and clinical care. Its guiding approach is translational research: problems found in the clinic are investigated through basic research, and the results are then tested in clinical cases. The lab works on projects such as establishing tumor cell lines and developing CAR-T cell therapy, which uses the power of the immune system to attack cancer. The lab recruits graduate students, undergraduate students, and researchers regardless of their university or research background, and welcomes lab visits and consultations at any time.
Uchida Kazuyuki, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Veterinary Pathology Lab studies how animal diseases develop (pathogenesis). Alongside research, the lab teaches veterinary pathology and performs pathological diagnosis of animal cases referred by animal hospitals and other clinics. Its main research themes are diseases of the nervous system and muscles in animals. By comparing diseases in humans and various animal species, the lab explores why diseases occur. The lab also studies the diagnosis and pathogenesis of animal tumors and amyloidosis.
Keitaro Yamanouchi, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Veterinary Physiology Lab studies how mammals maintain both the individual and the species, under the theme of "molecular mechanisms of growth and reproduction." The lab's research rests on two pillars: the development and regeneration of skeletal muscle, and the function of the central nervous system, including the brain. The lab makes extensive use of genetically modified rats and knockout mice that it has generated itself. Findings in mice do not necessarily apply to humans or other animals, so the lab values a comparative perspective across species.
Hisashi Inokuma, Professor
Medicine & Healthcare0 student voices
The Production Animal Clinical Medicine Lab is responsible for research, education, and clinical practice on diseases of cattle and other production animals. On farms, large-scale diagnostic equipment is often hard to use, and it is not uncommon for a case to end without anyone knowing what the disease actually was. The lab analyzes such difficult-to-diagnose cases in collaboration with veterinarians in the field and the Veterinary Pathology Lab, and returns the results of definitive diagnoses to the field. Fieldwork is carried out mainly at the university's affiliated farm in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the lab currently operates as a research group within the Veterinary Reproduction and Breeding Lab.
Koichi Ito, Project Associate Professor
Food & Agriculture0 student voices
The Food and Biological Function Models Lab studies the functions of the animal body, with “food” as its keyword. The lab is located at the university’s affiliated farm in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, and is distinctive in being able to use many animal models, from large animals such as cattle and horses to laboratory animals such as mice and rats. It aims to clarify the basic mechanisms of physiological responses in animals and to improve how the body works through “food.” The lab investigates the effects of foods, feeds, and their additives, with the aim of improving the health of humans and animals and the productivity of production animals.
Yasuyuki Momoi, Professor
Medicine & Healthcare0 student voices
The Veterinary Clinical Pathology Lab studies the causes, mechanisms (pathophysiology), diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in companion animals such as dogs and cats. It is a clinical lab that provides care in the internal medicine services of the University of Tokyo Veterinary Medical Center, and it takes the diseases encountered in daily clinical practice as its research themes. Clinical pathology mainly refers to clinical laboratory tests such as blood and urine tests. The lab conducts a great deal of research related to these tests, while also working broadly on research that is useful in clinical practice. Any research theme related to animal diseases is welcome, and students can consult the faculty members and decide together on the research they want to do.
Shigeru Kakuta, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Laboratory Animal Science Lab uses genetic modification technology to create disease model mice that replicate diseases more faithfully, and uses them in its research. Using these mice, the lab investigates how inflammatory diseases and infections arise, and also evaluates the effects of gut bacteria and of components derived from agricultural products. Because animal experiments depend on the lives of animals, the lab also places importance on conducting appropriate animal experiments in line with the 3Rs principles. In addition to the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, the lab accepts graduate students from the Department of Animal Resource Sciences, and welcomes those who graduated from faculties outside veterinary medicine.
Masaru Okuda, Professor
Medicine & Healthcare0 student voices
The Veterinary Internal Medicine Lab pursues the questions “Why do animal diseases occur?” and “How can they be cured?” The lab is in charge of the internal medicine services at the University of Tokyo Animal Medical Center, where it studies problems arising in clinical practice and links the findings to treatment. Focusing on blood diseases, tumors, and gastrointestinal diseases in dogs and cats, the lab incorporates genome analysis technologies to uncover new disease conditions. Because dogs and cats live in environments close to humans and share many similar diseases, this research also brings new insights to human medicine.
Shin-Ichi Sekizawa, Associate Professor
Medicine & Healthcare0 student voices
The Veterinary Hygiene Lab studies disease control, environmental hygiene, and hygiene in animal husbandry. In particular, it investigates the mechanisms by which diseases arise and progress in the cardiovascular system, including the heart and blood vessels, and in the nervous system. The lab also works on developing technologies to measure and analyze physiological parameters such as electrocardiograms and blood pressure.
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