Area of research
Epidemiology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Virology and Viral Diseases, Respiratory viral infections research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and Virus-based gene therapy research.
Feline morbillivirus elicits robust neutralizing antibodies in domestic cats without cross-neutralizing activities against canonical morbilliviruses
The respective roles of TMPRSS2 and cathepsins for SARS-CoV-2 infection in human respiratory organoids.
Evolutionary and structural basis of SLAMF1 utilization in morbilliviruses-Implications for host range and cross-species transmission.
Improved RSV Neutralization Assay Using Recombinant RSV Expressing Reporter Fluorescent Protein.
Serological Evidence of Cetacean Morbillivirus Infection in Common Bottlenose Dolphins in Japan.
Cord Blood RSV-Neutralizing Antibodies and Risk of Hospitalization for RSV-Associated Acute Respiratory Infection in Vietnamese Children: A Case-Cohort Study.
Evolutionary and structural basis of SLAM utilization in morbilliviruses – Its implications for host range and cross-species transmission
Structural and molecular properties of mumps virus inclusion bodies.
Age-specific prevalence of IgG against measles/rubella and the impact of routine and supplementary immunization activities: A multistage random cluster sampling study with mathematical modelling
Glycan-shielded homodimer structure and dynamical features of the canine distemper virus hemagglutinin relevant for viral entry and efficient vaccination
Author response: Glycan-shielded homodimer structure and dynamical features of the canine distemper virus hemagglutinin relevant for viral entry and efficient vaccination
Glycan-shielded homodimer structure and dynamical features of the canine distemper virus hemagglutinin relevant for viral entry and efficient vaccination
Glycan-shielded homodimer structure and dynamical features of the canine distemper virus hemagglutinin relevant for viral entry and efficient vaccination
Molecular Diversity of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Two Neighboring Japanese Cities.
Comparison of population-based measles-rubella immunoglobulin G antibody prevalence between 2014 and 2019 in Lao People's Democratic Republic: Impacts of the national immunization program
Generation of a photocontrollable recombinant bovine parainfluenza virus type 3.
Demonstration of bacterium-free very rapid reverse genetics system using mumps virus.
Glycan-shielded homodimer structure and dynamical features of the canine distemper virus hemagglutinin relevant for viral entry and efficient vaccination
Glycan-shielded homodimer structure and dynamical features of the canine distemper virus hemagglutinin relevant for viral entry and efficient vaccination
Glycan-shielded homodimer structure and dynamical features of the canine distemper virus hemagglutinin relevant for viral entry and efficient vaccination
Proteolytic activation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
Essential role of TMPRSS2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection in murine airways.
Novel and classical morbilliviruses: Current knowledge of three divergent morbillivirus groups.
Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions.
Practical Validation of United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Assays for the Detection of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Pediatric Inpatients in Japan.
Membrane Sphingomyelin in Host Cells Is Essential for Nucleocapsid Penetration into the Cytoplasm after Hemifusion during Rubella Virus Entry.
Thirteen Nearly Complete Genome Sequences of Human Bocavirus 1 Isolated from Pediatric Inpatients in Fukushima, Japan.
Nucleolar Protein Treacle Is Important for the Efficient Growth of Mumps Virus.
Detection of the ORF1 Gene Is an Indicator of the Possible Isolation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.
Ten Nearly Complete Genome Sequences of Human Orthorubulavirus 4 Isolated from Pediatric Inpatients in Fukushima, Japan.