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Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
Osaka University
3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Tel +81- 6 - 6879 - 8357
e-mail biken-pr@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp

http://www.biken.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/

2023-2024

Organization

The Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD) was established in 1934
to study microbial and infectious diseases, the immune system, and cancer.

Director

Nobuyuki Takakura

The RIMD of today is the result of the hard work and amazing achievementsof many researchers over the years.

Research Divisions

Division of Infectious Disease
Dept. of Molecular Bacteriology
Dept. of Viral Infections
Dept. of Molecular Virology
Dept. of Immunoparasitology

Division of Host Defense
Dept. of Molecular Immunology
Dept. of Host Defense
Dept. of Immunochemistry
Dept. of Immune Response Dynamics
Lab. of Immunoglycobiology

Division of Cellular andMolecular Biology
Dept. of Molecular Microbiology
Dept. of Signal Transduction
Dept. of Homeostatic regulation

Overseas BaseThailand-Japan Research Collaboration
Center for Infectious Diseases

Endowed Chair
Dept. of Malaria Vaccine Development
Dept. of Cellular Immunology

Special Research Facilities
Animal Resource Center for
Infectious Diseases
Genome Information
Research Center
Dept. of Experimental Genome Research
Dept. of Genome Informatics
Dept. of Infection Metagenomics
The Next-Generation Sequencing Core Facility
Network Administrator's Office

Research Center for
Infectious Disease Control
Dept. of Bacterial Infections
Dept. of Molecular Protozoology
Dept. of Virology
Lab. of Virus Control

International Research Center
for Infectious Diseases
Lab. of Pathogen Detection and Identification
Lab. of Emerging Viral Diseases
Lab. of Pathogenic Microbes Repository Unit

Common Facilities
Central Instrumentation Laboratory
Radioisotope Laboratory
Central Laboratory for Biological
Hazardous Microbes
General Affairs Section・Accounting Section・
Research Cooperation Section
Office for Research Promotion

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Division of
Infectious Disease

Dept. of Molecular Bacteriology

Dept. of Molecular Immunology

Our research aims to elucidate the whole picture of

We focus on immunoreceptors such as C-type lectinbacterial infection and infectious diseases throughfamily receptors and T cell receptors to elucidate theunderstanding infection strategies, host specificity,mechanisms underlying ligand recognition as well as

and specific pathogenesis of pathogenic bacteria.

their potential roles in immune disorders.

Division of Host Defense

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Prof.: Yasuhiko Horiguchi

Prof.: Sho Yamasaki

Asst. Prof.: Yukihiro Hiramatsu

Asst. Prof.: Masamichi Nagae

Asst. Prof.: Takashi Nishida

Asst. Prof.: Eri Ishikawa

Postdoc.: Dendi Krisna Nugraha

Postdoc.: Takashi Shimizu

Dept. of Viral Infections

Dept. of Molecular Virology

Dept. of Host Defense

Dept. of Immunochemistry

We are studying mosquito-borne viral diseases

We focus on viruses that cause zoonotic diseases,

We focus on the components of the innate immune

We aim to understand the whole picture of thesuch as dengue and chikungunya virus infections.

such as influenza, COVID-19, and Ebola diseases,

response to gain a comprehensive understanding of

immune system evolved through the fight against

We are conducting epidemiological studies inand elucidate the mechanism of host adaptation,

the molecular mechanisms by which innate

pathogens focusing on immune receptors. We also

Thailand and molecular studies in Osaka, Japan.

replication, and pathogenicity of viruses.

immunity induces various immune responses,

focus on MHC class II molecules that trigger

including acquired immunity.

autoimmune diseases.

Recently, we are working
on SARS-CoV-2.
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Prof.: Tatsuo Shioda

Prof.: Tokiko Watanabe

SA Prof.: Shizuo Akira*Prof.: Hisashi Arase*

Assoc. Prof.: Emi E. Nakayama

Asst. Prof.: Shintaro Shichinohe

SA Assoc. Prof.: Kazuhiko Maeda*

Asst. Prof.: Wataru Nakai

Asst. Prof.: Tadahiro Sasaki

Asst. Prof.: Itsuki Anzai

SA Asst. Prof.: Kiyoharu Fukushima*

Asst. Prof: Jin Hui

Dept. of Immunoparasitology

Dept. of Immune Response Dynamics

Lab. of Immunoglycobiology

Our research goal is to elucidate the molecular

We are studying the interactions between the

GPI-anchored proteins have essential physiologicalmechanisms of host-pathogen interactions to

nervous and immune systems with a special focus

functions in our body. Our research goal is to

explore host defense systems and pathogenesis

on how neural inputs control immune cell trafficking.

elucidate the biogenesis, transport, and remodelingusing the parasite Toxoplasma gondii as a model.

We are also developing novel therapeutic strategies

of GPI-anchored proteins and understand theirfor inflammatory diseases.

significance in vivo.

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Prof.: Masahiro Yamamoto

Prof.: Kazuhiro Suzuki*

SA Prof.: Taroh Kinoshita

Assoc. Prof.: Miwa Sasai

Asst. Prof.: Akiko Nakai*

SA Prof.: Yoshiko Murakami

SA Asst. Prof.: Kosuke Takada

Asst. Prof.: Fumiaki Ihara
Postdoc.: Masaaki Okamoto

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Division of Cellular andMolecular Biology

Dept. of Molecular Microbiology

Dept. of Experimental Genome Research

We aim to elucidate the molecular mechanisms

Our laboratory studies the mechanisms underlying

underlying cellular senescence in vivo to understandmammalian reproductive systems through theaging-associated diseases such as cancer andgenetic manipulation of animal models.

explore new possibilities for their control.

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Genome Information
Research Center

Prof.: Masahito Ikawa
Assoc. Prof.: Haruhiko Miyata
Assoc. Prof.: Norikazu Yabuta*

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Asst. Prof.: Keisuke Shimada*Prof.: Eiji Hara

Asst. Prof.: Chihiro EmoriAsst. Prof.: Shimpei Kawamoto

Asst. Prof.: Maki Kamoshita*

Asst. Prof.: Tomonori Matsumoto

SA Asst. Prof.: Julio Castaneda

SA Asst. Prof.: Masahiro Wakita*

SA Asst. Prof.: Yonggang Lu*
Postdoc.: Rie Iida
Postdoc.: Takehiro Hiraoka

Dept. of Signal Transduction

Dept. of Homeostatic Regulation

Dept. of Genome Informatics

Dept. of Infection Metagenomics

We aim to elucidate the cellular and molecular

Our research goal is to elucidate the molecular

We are currently developing new methods for

In our proje ct, spe cialists in bioinformatics,

mechanisms underlying vascular formation

mechanisms of intracellular interactions thatanalysis of B/ T cell reper toire s and protein-microbiology, and infectious diseases gather to(particularly those involving stem cells) and develop

regulate our homeostasis in development,

nucleotide interactions using multiple sequence

research pathogens and infectious diseases using

strategies to manage patients with vascularregeneration, and aging, to overcome degenerativealignment (MSA), structural modeling, and machine

NGS-based genomic/metagenomic analysis.

diseases.

diseases.

learning.

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Prof.: Nobuyuki TakakuraProf.: Tohru Ishitani

Prof.: Daron M. Standley

Assoc. Prof.: Shota Nakamura

Asst. Prof.: Fumitaka Muramatsu

Asst. Prof.: Yuki Akieda

Assoc. Prof.: Kazutaka Katoh

Prof.: Tetsuya Iida*

SA Asst. Prof.: Bal Zeynep*

Asst. Prof.: Masayuki Oginuma

Assoc. Prof.: Songling Li

Asst. Prof.: Daisuke Motooka*

SA Asst. Prof.: Keigo Akuta

SA Asst. Prof.: Shizuka Ishitani

SA Assoc. Prof.: Soyoung Park*SA Asst. Prof.: Yuki Matsumoto
Postdoc.: Hiroya Oki

SA Asst. Prof.: Kota Abe
JSPS Postdoc.: Kana Aoki

* Concurrent post

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)Core Facility

Network Administrator’ s Office

We support researchers in analyzing big data obtained

operates, and maintains information communicationfrom NGS and DNA microarrays by combining

infrastructure such as servers and network equipment.

bioinformatics approaches with large computing

We are also actively promoting the use of information

systems designed for big

and communication

data.

technology in research

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activities while protecting

Head, Prof.: Sho Yamasaki*
Assoc. Prof.: Shota Nakamura*

The Network Administrator's Office manages,

information security.

SA Assoc. Prof.: Daisuke Okuzaki*

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Assoc. Prof.: Naohisa Goto

Head, Prof.: Daron M. Standley*

Asst. Prof.: Daisuke Motooka

Assoc. Prof.: Naohisa Goto*

SA Asst. Prof.:Yuki Matsumoto

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International Research Center
for Infectious Diseases

Dept. of Bacterial Infections

Research Center for
Infectious Disease Control

Our goal is to understand how pathogenic bacteriacause diseases and develop new methods toidentify novel pathogens using genomics to reveal
the pathogenesis of unknown infectious diseases.

Lab. of Emerging Viral Diseases

Pathogenic Microbes Repository Unit

Our research focuses on deadly hemorrhagic

We collect and preserve pathogenic bacterial strains.

fever-causing arenaviruses (HFAs), including Lassa

These strains are distributed to investigators in andvirus. We aim to elucidate the molecular mechanisms

outside this country upon request. Our collection is

Assoc. Prof.: Shigeaki Matsuda

underlying viral multiplication using reverse genetics

listed on our website.

Asst. Prof.: Eiji Ishii

systems and develop novel

http://www.biken.osaka-u.ac.jp/pmru/

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Prof.: Tetsuya Iida

Postdoc.: Somboonthum Pranee
Postdoc.: Andre Pratama

antivirals and vaccine sagainst HFAs.
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Head, Prof.: Tetsuya Iida*

SA Assoc. Prof.: Masaharu Iwasaki

Dept. of Molecular Protozoology

Dept. of Virology

Our research interest is 1) how malaria parasite

We study mole cular me chanisms underlying

modulates host immunity, 2) and how it regulates theReoviridae virus replication and pathogenesis

gene expression specifically in each developmental

using original technology to generate recombinantstage. Using the obtained knowledge, we will explore

Reoviridae viruses from cloned cDNAs.

JSPS Postdoc.: Mei Hashizume* Concurrent post

the new vaccine and drug
targets for preventing malaria.
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Prof.: Shiroh Iwanaga

Prof.: Takeshi Kobayashi

Asst. Prof.: Akihito Sakoguchi

Assoc. Prof.: Yuta Kanai

SA Asst. Prof.: Mai Nakashima

Asst. Prof.: Tomohiro Kotaki

Endowed Chair

Postdoc.: Shohei Minami

Lab. of Virus Control
We aim to elucidate the virus-host interactions andpathogenesis involved in viral infections to develop
novel preventive and curative measures andovercome infectious diseases caused by viruses
among humans.
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Dept. of Malaria Vaccine Development

Dept. of Cellular Immunology

Malaria is one of the three major infectious diseases

We are conducting basic research on adjuvants,

globally. We have been developing NPC-SE36

antigen-presenting cells, and T cell epitopes, whichmalaria vaccine candidates. To date, five clinical trials

are important for T cell immunity, and developing

have successfully been completed in Japan andimmunostimulatory anti-cancer drugs, novel

Africa. We aim to obtain regulatory approval throughanti-malarial drugs, andfurther clinical trials.

PDX mouse models.

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SA Assoc.Prof.: Suhei Taguwa*

Endowed Chair Prof.:

SA Assoc. Prof.: Taiki Aoshi

SA Assoc.Prof.: Chikako Ono*

Toshihiro Horii

SA Assoc. Prof.: Takahiro Tougan

SA Assoc.Prof.: Saya Nakagomi

SA Prof.: Nirianne Marie

Endowed Chair Assoc. Prof.:

SA Asst. Prof.: Kentaro Uemura*

Querijero Palacpac

Shigeki Adachi

SA Prof.: Yoshiharu Matsuura*

SA Asst. Prof.: Junki Hirano
SA Asst. Prof.: Kazuma Okada*
Postdoc: Juan Vicente Bou Prados

07* Concurrent post08

Common Research Facilities
MEXT Joint Usage / Research Center
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, or MEXT, Joint Usage / Research

Animal Resource Center for
Infectious Diseases

Central Laboratory for
Biological Hazardous Microbes

Center program enables domestic researchers to share research data and facilities. Designated as one

The Center is equipped with facilities to safely and

The facilities are designed to protect researchersof the centers in 2009, RIMD has provided our knowledge, technology, resources, and facilities forappropriately conduct infectious animal experiments andfrom pathogenic infection and to prevent thedevelop research support for genetically modified animal

spread of biohazardous pathogens outside theproduction technology.

building. A wide variety of pathogens including

researching infectious diseases and biological responses. We promote advanced joint research anddevelop human resources to combat various infectious diseases with the program.

Head, Prof.: Masahito Ikawa*
Assoc. Prof.: Haruhiko Miyata*
Assoc. Prof.: Norikazu Yabuta
Asst. Prof.: Keisuke Shimada
Asst. Prof.: Chihiro Emori*
Asst. Prof.: Maki Kamoshita
SA Asst. Prof.: Yonggang Lu*
Educational Support Staff:
Kazuhiro Kaseda
Tecnnical Staff: Ryuta Inoue
Tecnnical Staff: Natsuki Furuta

Call for joint research projects
Calling for both general and specific projects, RIMD conducts approximately 40 joint research every year. Generalprojects are concerned with biological responses and host factors, while projects are focused on infections andpathogens. We are also encouraging joint programs with female researchers, young talents, and overseas.

Joint Base Projects

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RIMD is collaborating with three institutions: Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, theCentral Instrumentation Laboratory

Institute for Medical Science, the University of Tokyo the Institute of Tropical Medicine Nagasaki University, National

A variety of precision and high-performance research

Research Center for Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases Nagasaki University, and Center for Infectious
Disease Education and Research. We conduct ‘All-Japan’ research and develop human resources to fight against
infectious diseases through collaboration.

Research Institute forMicrobial Diseases

pathogens can behandled in the facility.

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Head, Prof: Tatsuo Shioda*

instruments are installed, managed by professional staff, andare always ready for use. We also provide analysis services
such as mass spectrometry and electron microscopy.

Hokkaido University
International Institutefor Zoonosis Control

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THE INSTITUTE OF
MEDICAL SCIENCE

Head, Prof.: Tohru Ishitani*
Assoc. Prof.: Shinji Higashiyama

Radioisotope Laboratory

Assist. Prof.: Fuminori Sugihara

Institute ofTropical Medicine,
Nagasaki University

viruses and scrapie

National Research Centerfor Control and Preventionof Infectious Diseases
Nagasaki University

SA Researcher: Akinori Ninomiya

Center for Infectious
Disease Education
and ResearchTechnical Staff: Yuko Kabumoto

established in 1967 and was designed forbiomedical experiments involving RIs. Access tothe controlled area and records of the use ofradioisotopes are centrally controlled to maintainResearch Support
RIMD has unique research equipment and facilities such as the Animal Resource Center for Infectious Diseases andthe Central Laboratory for Biological Hazardous Microbes, where researchers can conduct high-level experiments
in BSL2 and BSL3 environments, and these facilities are available to researchers. We also offer them advanced
research technologies and resources, including genome analysis, generating genetically modified animals, andproviding pathogenic bacteria.

Office for Research Promotion
As a research support office, we aim to contribute to humansafety.
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Head, Prof.: Tohru Ishitani*

resource development and the promotion of research in theinstitute. We are also engaged in the public engagement ofscience.
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Head, Prof.: Masato Ikawa*
Assoc. Prof.: Ryo Iwamoto

For detail, please
visit our website.

SA Assoc. Prof.: Saya Nakagomi*

Administrative office
General Affairs Section / Accounting Section /Research Co-op Section

SA Academic Policy
Researcher: Kaori Nagato

09* Concurrent post

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Global Activities

Collaboration with BIKEN foundation

Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center

The Research Institute for Microbial Diseases and the
BIKEN Foundation were established in 1934 and have

The new coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the world's societies and economies.

built a research system to improve public health andInfectious diseases can easily cross national borders and spread rapidly in a globalized society.

develop infectious diseases and immunology.

It is difficult for a single country to control them on its own. In cooperation with the Ministry ofSince its establishment, the RIMD and the BIKEN

Health of Thailand, we are engaged in infectious disease research and human resource

Foundation have contributed to preventing infectious

development in Japan and Thailand. The research center is open to all universities and researchdiseases by developing vaccines such as the measles

institutes and can be used as a joint frontline base to control infectious diseases worldwide.

Dr. Okuno isolated the measles virus
and produced a vaccine using SPF(Specific Pathogen Free) eggs fromchickens.

Varicella vaccine: Dr. Michiaki Takahashi

Section of Viral Infections

We are developing practical diagnostic tools to

We are researching viral enteric infections anddetect bacterial pathogens and devise measures tomosquito-borne infections that have been

prevent enteric infections, including those mediatedrepeatedly transmitted in Thailand and other Asianby Vibrio cholerae.

countries, including Japan.

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Prof.: Tetsuya Iida*

Prof.: Takeshi Kobayashi*

SA Assoc. Prof.: Kazuhisa Okada

SA Assoc. Prof.: Hiroto Mizushima

Dr. Takahashi isolated the Oka strain,
still used in vaccine production today.

BIKEN Foundation Headquarters

SA Assoc. Prof.: Atsushi Yamanaka

Section of Antiviral Research

Measles vaccine: Dr. Yoshiomi Okuno

vaccine and varicella vaccine.

Section of Bacterial Infections

Section of Bacterial Drug
Resistance Research

Vaccines Developed in RIMD

Mahidol-Osaka Center for
Infectious Diseases* Concurrent post

Kanonji Institute Seto Center

BIKEN
Innovative Vaccine
Research Alliance
Laboratories

The BIKEN Collaborative Research Institute for Next-Generation Vaccines develops
essential technologies. To develop next-generation vaccines based on new ideas that are
not bound by conventional concepts and promote research activities with the ResearchInstitute for Microbial Diseases and other universities and research institutes.

International Partnership

Clinical Training Course on Tropical
Infectious Diseases in Thailand

We have concluded international academic agreements

We have been offering a clinical training course in thewith research institutions and are actively engaged in

Thailand-Myanmar border region. Supported by local hospitals in

research activities and personnel exchanges.

Thailand, the course provides Japanese
medical doctors with clinical training onCountry

Institution

ThailandBamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases InstituteThailandFaculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University

Bangladesh

Evercare Hospital Dhaka

Indonesia

Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University

Indonesia

Institut Teknologi Bandung

VietnamNational Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi

US

Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine

We established a scholarship program

Lithuania

Vilnius University

for students from ASEAN countries toGermany

Immunosensation Cluster of Excellence,
The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn

Australia

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

diagnosing and treating tropical

Vaccine Creation Group

Virus Vaccine GroupWe aim to develop antigen delivery carriers andWe encourage research to develop vaccines thatadjuvants that can effectively induce immune

target infectious diseases that are difficult to

responses in our laboratory.

develop for various reasons.

infections.

Taniguchi Scholarship:
International Students Scholarship Program

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SA Prof.: Yasuo Yoshioka*

SA Assoc. Prof.: Hirotaka Ebina*

SA Assoc. Prof.: Toshiro Hirai*
SA Assoc. Prof.: Taro Shimizu*

study at RIMD as graduate students andprovide leadership and support tobecome independent researchers.
* Concurrent post

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RIMD History
RIMD
History

HISTORY

The Research Institute for Microbial Diseases(RIMD) was established in 1934 to study microbial
and infectious diseases, the immune system, andcancer. The RIMD of today is the result of thehard work and amazing achievements of many
researchers over the years.

The Epochs
in Biology

KEY PERSON

1934

1870-1880

Research Institute forMicrobial Diseases opened

RIMD was founded through a merger of the
Research Center for Communicable Diseases (Osaka Medical School), the Takeo Tuberculosis Institute (donated by Mr. Jiemon
Takeo), and the Osaka Leprosy Institute(donated by an anonymous benefactor).

HISTORY

Establishment of
the germ theory of disease

1950s

Discovered Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Discovery of Penicillin(The first antibiotics)

Tsunesaburo Fujino
The Takeo Tuberculosis
research Center

1960s
Discovered
cell fusion

A. Fleming

Developed
a measles vaccine

1957

Clonal selection theory
in immunology
F.M. Burnet

The main RIMD building
at Dojima in 1934

The Osaka
Leprosy Institute

1967

RIMD moved to the Suita Campus
RIMD buildings in 1967

Yoshio Okada

Yoshiomi Okuno

1970s

MichiakiTakahashi

2000s

2007

Immunology Frontier ResearchCenter (IFReC) was founded2010

Approved as a Joint Usage /Research Center by Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology

1981

Establishment ofEmbryonic Stem Cells(ES cells)
M. Evans, M. Kaufman

Human Genome
Project completed

Shizuo Akira

Three centers for specialized researchon infectious disease and genome
information launched. The Research
Collaboration Center on Emerging andRe-emerging Infections in Thailand
was founded

2008

Selected for funding by the Global COE
programs on the theme of“Frontier Biomedical Science
Underlying Organelle Network Biology”

Proved chemical
carcinogenesis
K. Yamagiwa

1953

Discovery of
the DNA structure
J. Watoson, F. Crick

1965

H. Khorana

1977

S. Tonegawa

1980

Eradication of smallpox
was declared by WHO

1996

Dolly the sheep was born
(The first cloned mammal)

2006

Establishment of
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells(iPS cells)
S. Yamanaka

2005

BIKEN Innovative VaccineResearch Alliance
Laboratories was launched
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2003

Elucidation of the Innate Immune System

2015

Message from International Researchers at RIMD
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Dianita Susilo Saputri(Department of Genome Informatics D4)

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Information in Osaka University website
Study at Osaka University
Osaka University website for Global Affairs
https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/international
Study Abroad at Osaka University
https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/sp/whyou/Student Support
Center for International Education and Exchange(CIEE)
http://ciee.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
Support Office for International Students and Scholars
https://iss-intl.osaka-u.ac.jp/supportoffice/International Students Groups
Osaka University International Students Association (OUISA)
http://ouisa.info/
Osaka University Brothers and Sisters Program (BSP)
https://www.facebook.com/BSPOsakaUniversity
Work at Osaka University
IFReC Website for Overseas Researchers
http://www.ifrec.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/liaison/

ScholarshipJapan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/
Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/

Municipal Groups for International Exchange

KEY PERSON
Tenji
Taniguchi

Dendi Krisna Nugraha

1919

Discovery of the genetic
mechanism to produce
antibody diversity

J.M. Bishop, H.E. Varmus

RIMD Hospital was merged with
Osaka University Hospital

Selected for funding by the 21stCentury COE programs on thetheme of “Combined program on
microbiology and immunology”

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Kumao Toyoshima

Developed a chickenpox vaccine

2003

E. Jenner

1975

Production of monoclonal
antibodies using cell fusion
technique.

Discovered a viral oncogene

1980s
1993

Development of
Smallpox vaccine(The first successful
vaccine developed)

Revealed Genetic code

Discovery of oncogene, c-Src
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L. Pasteur, R. Koch

1928

RIMD buildings
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RIMD buildings in 1934

Gendo
Yamaguchi

Suita International Friendship Association
https://suita-sifa.org/en/
Minoh Association For Global Awarenesshttps://mafga.or.jp/en/
Association for Toyonaka Multicultural Symbiosis
https://www.a-atoms.info/information-for-foreigners/

Professor of Bacteriology at the
Osaka Medical school. He played ahuge role in the foundation of RIMD
as he emphasized the need for a
research institute in the KANSAI
area that focused on microbial or
infectious diseases.

A successful businessman in the
KANSAI area. He gave back to thecommunity by offering his property
for public benefit services andtemples. He donated 200,000 yen
to establish RIMD.

Osaka Foundation of International Exchange, Planning and Promotion Grouphttps://www.ofix.or.jp/english/

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