People
Interdisciplinary studies for medicine and photonics in the virological research field
NOMAGUCHI Masako[Professor]
Department of Interdisciplinary Researches for Medicine and Photonics (Joint Faculty)
B.S. and M.S. in Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan 1994 and 1997. Ph.D. in Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan 2005. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan 2016. Concurrently served to our institute in June 2021.
- Medical Photonics
- Visible
- Infrared
- Terahertz
- Deep ultraviolet
- Information Technology
- Medical
- Inspection
- Light source / Sensing
- etc.
- Deep ultraviolet
- Infectious diseases
- medical photonics
- medical test
- imaging
Research Interests
Viruses are invisible, tiny living organisms (nm order in diameter). Viruses always exist in all lives on earth, but we realize the presence of viruses only when infectious diseases are developed. The “invisible” nature of viruses makes us feel afraid. To address this issue, it is very important to quickly detect viruses propagating in cells and individuals for basic/clinical research and diagnosis of virus infection. Even if we cannot see viruses themselves, the detection of phenotypic changes in infected-cells and -individuals leads to the capture of the presence of viruses. We aim to develop fundamental technologies to visualize and detect viruses by combining virology and optics. Moreover, we have been working on practical/applied research in the inactivation of viruses by deep ultraviolet light.
