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| US based Researcher |
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| Indonesia based Researcher |
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| Thailand based Researcher |
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| Philippine based Researcher |
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| An integrated research for the development of a scheme to control emerging vector-borne viral diseases in Asia | Ken Maeda | Professor, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University |
This project aims to conduct comprehensive surveillance of tick- and mosquito-borne infectious diseases in Japan, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand to develop risk assessments of the outbreak potentials in Asia. The teams from the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Japan will collect samples from ticks, mosquitoes and wild and livestock animals and perform sero-surveillance of vector-borne diseases in each country. The Japanese team will analyze pathogens in ticks and mosquitoes. The US team will evaluate pathogenicity of viruses. This comprehensive collaborative work will provide information for the prevention of vector-borne infectious diseases in Asia. |
| Hideki Ebihara | Principal Investigator and Unit Chief, Molecular Virology and Host-Pathogen Interaction Unit, Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health(NIH) | ||
| Srihadi Agungpriyono | Professor and Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University | ||
| Worawut Rerkamnuaychoke | Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Technology, Kasetsart University |
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| Emmanuel T. Baltazar | Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Central Mindanao University |
| Project Title | Japan based Researcher |
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| Thailand based Researcher |
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| Lao PDR based Researcher |
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| Development of an innovative diagnostic system against liver fluke infection in Southeast Asian countries | Hisashi Narimatsu | Senior Invited Researcher and Professor, Glycomedicine Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) | This collaborative research aims to provide unique glycan-based diagnostic systems to address bile duct cancer caused by liver fluke infection in more than ten million patients in Thailand and Laos. Specifically, Thai and Lao medical researchers will conduct a cohort study on liver fluke disease and, simultaneously, validate the system established by the Japanese team. The complementary collaborative work and human exchange will provide new insights for the prevention and treatment of liver fluke disease. Progress in this research will encourage patients’ QOL improvement, medical cost reduction, and social progress in Thailand and Laos. It is also expected to promote the concept and knowledge of the cutting edge “Glyco-medicine” with sincere research partnership among the participating countries. |
| Sopit Wongkham | Professor, Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University |
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| Bounthome Samountry | Professor, Faculty of Basic Sciences , University of Health Sciences |
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| Myanmar based Researcher |
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| Philippine based Researcher |
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| Antigenicity to humans and gene polymorphism of the new malaria vaccine candidate, TAM (Trans-amidase like molecule) of Asian malaria | Kenji Hirayama | Professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University |
This collaborative research aims to produce a malaria vaccine that is useful for the control of Asian malaria by combining Japanese research and development ability with field research capacity in the Philippines and Myanmar. The Japanese team will produce vaccine candidates by using molecular biology technology and malaria animal models. The Philippines and Myanmar teams will perform population genetic analyses for endemic malaria parasites and will examine the host immune responsiveness against the vaccine antigens to comprehensively evaluate the feasibility and expected efficacy of the candidate vaccines. By working together, we will not only obtain a good vaccine candidate but also establish an international team for further clinical development. |
| Tin Maung Hlaing | Director, Medical Research Centre |
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| Mario Jiz | Department Chair, Immunology Department, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) |