Monthly faculty activities and publications

Publication

2022/November
An article co-authored by Junior Associate Professor Katharina da Silva Lopes was published in Healthcare.

Authors: Suzuki, D.; Ohashi, Y.; Shinohara, E.; Usui, Y.; Yamada, F.; Yamaji, N.; Sasayama,
K.; Suzuki, H.; Nieva, R.F., Jr.; da Silva Lopes, K.; Miyazawa, J.; Hase, M.;
Kabashima, M.; Ota, E.
Research title: The Current Concept of Paternal Bonding: A Systematic Scoping Review.
Name of Jornal: Healthcare 2022, 10, 2265.

2022/November
An article co-authored by Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi was published in Pathogens. Pathogens is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of pathogens and pathogen-host interactions.

Authors: Kumagai T, Matsumoto-Takahashi ELA, Ishikawa H,. Keomalaphet S, Khattignavong P, Soundala P, Hongvanthong B, Oyoshi K, Sasaki Y, Mizukami Y, Kano S, Brey PT, Iwagami M
Research title: Detection of Schistosoma mekongi DNA in Human Stool and Intermediate Host Snail Neotricula aperta via Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay in Lao PDR
Name of journal: Pathogens. 2022 Nov 24;11(12).

Presentation

2022/November
Prof. Stuart Gilmour chaired the first session of the IAPAC Fast Track Cities Workshop Japan 2022, which gathered together experts from UNAIDS, the Fast Track Cities Initiative, and community organizations around the world to discuss progress on HIV prevention. Prof. Gilmour’s session included presentations from UNAIDS, the Fast Track Cities Initiative, the Global Fund, AIDS Council of New South Wales (Australia) and the UK National AIDS Trust

Conference: Fast Track Cities Workshop Japan 2022
Presentation type: Session Chair
Date: 2022/11/16
Research title: Global AIDS Response
Speakers: Yuki Takemoto, Goncalo Lobo, Siobhan Crowley, Matthew Vaughan, Deborah Gold

2022/November Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi made an oral presentation at the JAXA PI Meeting 2022.

Conference: JAXA PI Meeting 2022
Presentation type: Oral presentation
Date: 2022/November
Research title: Spatial epidemiology using earth observation satellite data for risk factor analysis of Schistosoma mekongi infection in Lao PDR
Authors: Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Moritoshi Iwagami, Shigeyuki Kano

2022/November Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi made an oral presentation at the 37th Congress of Japan Association for International Health.

Conference: The 37th Congress of Japan Association for International Health
Presentation type: Oral presentation
Date: 2022/November
Research title: Global warming and the distribution of malaria in Lao PDR: Analysis using earth observation satellite data
Authors: Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Moritoshi Iwagami, Shigeyuki Kano

2022/October Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi made an oral presentation at the 81th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Parasitology East Japan branch and The 6th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Symbiotic Biology Joint Meeting.

Conference: The 81th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Parasitology East Japan branch and The 6th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Symbiotic Biology Joint Meeting
Presentation type: Oral presentation
Date: 2022/October
Research title: Risk factor analysis of Schistosoma mekongi infection in Laos: Spatial epidemiology using earth observation satellite data
Authors: Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Moritoshi Iwagami, Shigeyuki Kano

2022/May Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi made an oral presentation with her co-researchers at the 91th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Parasitology.

Conference: The 91th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Parasitology
Presentation type: Oral presentation
Date: 2022/May
Research title: Double blind placebo controlled research to evaluate efficacy of 5-aminolevulinic acid with asymptomatic malaria parasite carriers in Laos
Authors: Moritoshi Iwagami, Masami Nakatsu, PHOYPHAYLINH Prasayasith, SENGDEUANE Keomalaghet, PHONEPADITH Khattignavong, PHEOVALY Soundala, SONESIMMALY Sannikon, Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Hirofumi Ishikawa, TIENGKHAM Pongvongsa, MAYFONG Mayxay, BREY Paul, Shigeyuki Kano

Awards

Associate Professor Satomi Sato's paper was selected for the 2022 Otani Award from The Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

Title: Neurocognitive performance of Japanese children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia:
a prospective longitudinal study