The Nippon Foundation - Osaka University Project for Infectious Disease Prevention
Action Plan 2
Development of infectious disease research base focusing on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, etc.
[Challenge 2]
Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases
Challenges in the development of a comprehensive research promotion system for quickly developing and spreading options for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, etc. of emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases
Contribution to the establishment of a national research base for investigating infectious diseases from a long-term perspective in life sciences such as pathogenic microbiology, immunology, and clinical medicine
Prof.
TAKEDA Kiyoshi
By promoting interdisciplinary research, increase understanding of the human immune system and build a base for developing options for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, etc. of infectious diseases
●Need to understand the human immune system in order to understand the biological defense mechanism against infectious diseases
●Thanks to the technological improvement of instruments, advanced instrumentation science has enabled the prediction of the human immune system based on basic immunology
Conventional
CiDER
1. Elucidation of the basic principle of biological defense system in humans
2. Elucidation of the immune response mechanism against pathogenic microorganisms
3. Basic study of pathogenic microorganisms and development of control methods
Build a base enabling the prompt development and common use of actions, preventive measures, and treatments during the outbreak of an infectious disease
