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April 6, 2023
An interview with Associate Professor Yaguchi was published on CHIBADAI NEXT.
February 27, 2023
"The 9th Global Network Forum on Infection and Immunity" was held at Medical and Pharmaceutical Science BuildingⅡChiba University.
October 25, 2022
Call for Proposals: Joint Usage/Research Center of Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University
Deadline of submission: Jan 4, 2023.
October, 17, 2022
MALDI-TOF MS reference library of various microbial strains under the NBRP Program (ver 1.0)was available.(RIKEN website)
February 8, 2022 16:00-17:00
Webinar by Dr. Vit Hubka (Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University)
"Decade in Aspergillus taxonomy: developments and remaining challenges"PDF
November 1, 2021
Call for Proposals: Joint Usage/Research Center of Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University
Deadline of submission: Jan 4, 2022.
August 26, 2021
Articles published in the Journal of Fungi (Khalifa OH et al.) was selected as Editor's Choice Articles.
August 17, 2021
"An emerging threat - visceral mycoses associated with severe viral infections" posted in the gallery.
August 2, 2021
"Mycoses and natural disasters" posted in the gallery.
May 19, 2021
"Mucormycosis complication in COVID-19 patients" posted in the gallery.
February 15, 2021
Prof. Yoneyama and his colleagues published a review article for RIG-I-like receptors on Cellular & Molecular Immunology.
September 23, 2020 16:00-17:00
Webinar by Dr. Fábio Seiti Yamada Yoshikawa (Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University)PDF
February 5, 2020
"The 8th Global Network Forum on Infection and Immunity" was held at Chiba University Hospital.
January 11, 2020
"The 8th Global Network Forum on Infection and Immunity" will be held on January 11, 2020 at the Garnet Hall, Chiba University Hospital.
November 19, 2019 16:00-17:00
Seminar by Prof. Sho Yamasaki(Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University)PDF
December 1, 2018
"The 7th Global Network Forum on Infection and Immunity"
November 7, 2018 18:00-19:00
Monthly seminar by Dr. Nobuhiko Kamada (Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School)
『The Gut Microbiota and IBD: Moving from Correlation to Causation』PDF
Jun 28, 2018 17:00-18:30
Monthly seminar by Dr. Gabriel Nunez(Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
『Role of the Microbiota in Intestinal Pathogen Colonization and Inflammatory Disease』PDF
May 22, 2018 16:30-17:30
Monthly seminar by MD PhD Eggi Arguni(Eliminate Dengue Project Yogyakarta, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada)
『Wolbachia Aedes aegypti : an alternative strategy in dengue elimination』PDF
August, 2017
Prof. Sasakawa’s short articles were published in Cell and Cell Host & Microbe.
>>Cell "Voices"
>>Cell Host & Microbe "VOICES"
October 28, 2017
"The 6th Global Network Forum on Infection and Immunity" will be held on October 28th 2017 at the Garnet Hall, Chiba University Hospital.
April 12, 2017 16:00-17:30
Monthly seminar by Professor Matthias Sipiczki(University of Debrecen, Hungary)
『The pigment producing, antagonistic Metschnikowia yeasts pose a challenge to rDNA barcoding』PDF
April 11, 2017 16:30-17:30
Monthly seminar by Professor Michael Way(Cellular Signalling and Cytoskeletal Function Lab The Francis Crick Institute, London)
『How Vaccinia virus (ab)uses the host cytoskeleton to promote its spread』PDF
January 16, 2017 17:00-18:30
Monthly seminar by Dr. Gabriel Nuñez(Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, USA)
『Linking pathogen virulence, host immunity and the microbiota at the intestinal barrier』PDF
November 12, 2016 9:30-17:00
"The 5th Global Network Forum on Infection and Immunity" will be held on November 12th 2016 at the Garnet Hall, Chiba University Hospital.
October 25, 2016 15:30-17:00
Monthly seminar by Professor Jean-Marc Reichhart(The University of Strasbourg ,CNRS, France)
『The Drosophila Immune System, an evolutionary perspective』PDF
July 1, 2016 16:00-17:30
Monthly seminar by Dr.Teruyuki Sano(Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA)
『Molecular mechanisms of Th17 cell differentiation and activation in response to commensal bacteria in the mouse intestine』PDF
(in Japanese)
November 17, 2015 11:00-12:00
Monthly seminar by Dr. Catarina Costa(University of Lisbon, Portugal)
『The underestimated role of MFS transporters in the pathogenic fungi Candida glabrata』
November 14, 2015 9:30-16:40
"The 4th Global Network Forum on Infection and Immunity" will be held on November 14th 2015 at the Memorial Hall, School of Medicine, Chiba University.
July 30, 2015 16:00-17:00
Monthly seminar by Dr.Benoit Marteyn(Institut Pasteur, France)
『Oxygen modulation of Shigella flexneri virulence and neutrophils physiology』PDF
March 12, 2015
Dr. Makoto Miyaji, former director of MMRC, passed away on March. 8th.
We express deepest condolences on his death.
March 17, 2015  16:00-17:30
Monthly seminar by Professor Jean-Marc Reichhart(The University of Strasbourg ,CNRS, France)
『Inside the Nobel-Prize Winning Research on Toll-like Receptors : Drosophila as a model to study the innate immune response.』PDF
March 17, 2015  10:40-11:20
Final lecture by Professor Susumu Kawamoto (in Japanease)
March 17, 2015  10:00-10:40
Final lecture by Associate Professor Koji Yokoyama (in Japanease)
February 17, 2015  10:30-11:30
Monthly lecture by Dr. Yoshiyuki Goto (in Japanese)
November 17, 2014
Dr. Akio Nomoto, former director of MMRC, passed away on Nov. 13th.
We express deepest condolences on his death.
October 14, 2014
Associate Professor in Molecular Immunology >>Application GuidelinesPDF
June 25, 2014
Prof. Yoneyama selected as Thomson Leuters' Highly Cited Researcher.
January 6, 2014
website has been renewed.
October 16, 2013
National BioResource Project (NBRP) open with new window “Pathogenic Microorganisms” (2nd phase of NBRP from 2007 to 2011) is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Japanese Government.
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