Research Activities

Rotavirus VP4/VP7 monoreassortants reveal genotypes less sensitive to vaccine- or infection-induced antibodies (Kobayashi Lab, in mBio)

Rotavirus, the leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in infants, is responsible for appro...

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Uncovering the protein complex critical to male fertility (Ikawa Lab, in PNAS)

The human body is full of checks and balances that ensure correct growth, development, and functi...

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Establishment of reverse genetics systems for Colorado tick fever virus(Kobayashi Lab, in PLOS Pathogens)

The Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV), which has 12-segmented double-stranded RNA genomes, is a pa...

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Identification of a New T cell Subset Fighting Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (Yamasaki Lab, JCI)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes human tuberculosis. As mycobacteria are protected by thick...

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