{"id":67,"date":"2014-11-12T13:22:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T04:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp\/home\/english-proto\/?p=67"},"modified":"2016-10-19T14:42:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T05:42:05","slug":"parasitology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp\/home\/english\/laboratories\/parasitology\/","title":{"rendered":"Parasitology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary<\/h3>\n

\"\"Parasitic worms might creep you out – and they literally creep, though these creatures are really fantastic animals. Can you imagine how parasites can distinguish men from chimps? Our primary interest focuses on how parasitic worms, especially nematodes, have evolved from free-living ancestors by examining their genomes.We also study the impact of parasitic infections on health and hygiene in Japan, testing samples from patients and livestock animals.<\/p>\n

Research Projects<\/h3>\n
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  1. \n
    Comparative genomics of\u00a0Strongyloides\u00a0<\/em>and related nematodes<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. Sex-determination mechanisms for\u00a0Strongyloides\u00a0<\/em>nematodes<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Genome sequencing of\u00a0Sparganum proliferum<\/em>, a mysterious killer parasite<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    Development of highly sensitive antibody tests for parasitic infections<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    Case study of parasitic diseases in Japan<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Lab Techniques<\/h3>\n
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    1. Maintenance and handling of worms<\/li>\n
    2. Basic molecular biology techs (e.g., PCR, Sanger sequencing, E. coli transformation)<\/li>\n
    3. NGS (next generation DNA sequencers) sequencing and bioinformatics<\/li>\n
    4. Antibody binding tests (ELISA,Western blotting)<\/li>\n
    5. Morphological observation (confocal microscopy, immunostaining)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      International Collaboration<\/h3>\n
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      1. Department of Internal Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand<\/li>\n
      2. Parasitology Division, Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar), Myanmar<\/li>\n
      3. Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine (1), Myanmar<\/li>\n
      4. Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Coenhagen, Denmark<\/li>\n
      5. Parasite Genomics, Sanger Institute, UK<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Publications<\/h3>\n
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        1. Yoshida A\u00a0et al<\/em>.\u00a0(2016) Optimal ELISA antigen for the diagnosis of\u00a0Ascaris suum<\/em>\u00a0infection in humans.\u00a0Parasitol Res\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>2016 Sep 8. [Epub ahead of print]<\/li>\n
        2. Yoshida A\u00a0et al<\/em>.\u00a0(2016) Venison, another source of\u00a0Paragonimus westermani\u00a0<\/em>infection.\u00a0Parasitol Int\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>65: 607-612.<\/li>\n
        3. Yoshida A\u00a0et al<\/em>.\u00a0(2016) Larva migrans syndrome caused by\u00a0Toxocara\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Ascaris\u00a0<\/em>roundworm infections in Japanese patients.\u00a0Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis<\/em><\/strong>\u00a035 (9): 1521-9.<\/li>\n
        4. Hunt VL\u00a0et al<\/em>. (2016) The genomic basis of parasitism in the\u00a0Strongyloides\u00a0<\/em>clade of nematodes.\u00a0Nature Genet\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>48, 299\u2013307.<\/li>\n
        5. Hino A\u00a0et al<\/em>.\u00a0(2016) A novel method to assess the biodiversity of parasites using 18S rDNA Illumina sequencing; Parasitome analysis method.\u00a0Parasitol Int<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>65(5), 572\u2013575.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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