Researchers

AZUMA Yoshinao

AZUMA Yoshinao
Professor/Assistant Dean
Faculty Department of Science and Technology on Food Safety / Graduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/yoshinaoazuma

Education and Career

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2017 - Today , Kindai University Molecular Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Professor
  • Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2017 , Kindai University Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology on Food Safety 准教授
  • Jun. 2005 - Mar. 2010 , Yamaguchi University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology 講師
  • Apr. 2001 - May. 2005 , Yamaguchi University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology 助手
  • May. 1997 - Mar. 2001 , The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) 生命工学工業技術研究所 研究員
  • Apr. 1994 - Apr. 1997 , University of California, Irvine, USA Prof. Masayasu Nomura's Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Apr. 1991 - Mar. 1994 , Graduate University for Advanced Studies Prof. Akira Ishihama's Lab., National Institute of Genetics 大学院生（博士課程後期）
  • Apr. 1990 - Mar. 1991 , Graduate University for Advanced Studies Prof. Akira Ishihama's Lab., National Institute of Genetics 研究生
  • Apr. 1989 - Mar. 1990 , Bristol-Myers Squibb Research Institute, Tokyo Research Associate
  • Apr. 1985 - Mar. 1989 , Kyoto University Faculty of Agriculture 学部生

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Life sciences, Bacteriology
  • Life sciences, Genomics
  • Life sciences, Molecular biology
  • Life sciences, Evolutionary biology
  • Life sciences, Applied microbiology

Research Interests

Microbiology, genome, infectious disease, intracellular parasite, Chlamydia, Acetic Acid Bacteria, Halomonas, Plasmodiophora, arteriosclerosis, Clubroot disease, PHB, Biodegradable Bioplastics

Published Papers

  1. Chlamydia pneumoniae is prevalent in symptomatic coronary atherosclerotic plaque samples obtained from directional coronary atherectomy, but its quantity is not associated with plaque instability: an immunohistochemical and molecular study
    Tomoyuki Otani; Kensaku Nishihira; Yoshinao Azuma; Atsushi Yamashita; Yoshisato Shibata; Yujiro Asada; Kinta Hatakeyama
    Clinical Pathology  15  , 2632010X2211251-2632010X2211251, Sep. 2022  , Refereed
  2. In vitro evaluation of antibacterial nanomaterial-induced anaphylactoid reaction for indwelling catheters
    Koji Umeda; Masaji Tachikawa; Yoshinao Azuma; Tsutomu Furuzono
    Renal Replacement Therapy  8  (1)  2, Aug. 2022 
  3. Continuous antimicrobial mechanism of dispersible hydroxyapatite nanoparticles doped with zinc ions for percutaneous device coatings
    Mari Oshita; Koji Umeda; Minami Kataoka; Yoshinao Azuma; Tsutomu Furuzono
    Journal of Biomaterials Applications  37  (4)  , 088532822211088-088532822211088, 16, Jun. 2022  , Refereed

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Books etc

  1. 醸造の事典 = Encyclopedia of jozo , 北本, 勝ひこ; 大矢, 禎一; 後藤, 奈美; 五味, 勝也; 高木, 博史 , 朝倉書店 , Jun. 2021
  2. ウイルス図鑑 , 新居 志郎 , 病原性遺伝子とその発現制御 , 病原性遺伝子とその発現制御 , 北海道大学出版会 , Nov. 2017
  3. 第10章 細胞内寄生性細菌とクラミジアの培養 , 東 慶直 , 「微生物増殖学の現在・未来」p265〜281 福井作蔵編 地人書館 , 2008

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. Development of Genetic Tools for Promising Halomonas Using A Novel Isolate , Ayaka Tsuji; Yasuko Takei; Taku Nishimura; Yoshinao Azuma , Symposium in 34th JSME meeting , 2, Nov. 2021
  2. Microbial protein that is toxic to apple snails and mosquito larvae , So TAKEBE; Shinya KISSO; Yoshinao AZUMA; Tohru HAYAKAWA , 日本農芸化学会2021年度大会 , Mar. 2021
  3. 形状の異なるフッ素置換ナノアパタイトの調製と骨芽細胞増殖性評価 , 馬本 和奈; 東 慶直; 古薗 勉 , 第58回日本人工臓器学会大会 , Nov. 2020

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MISC

  1. 風邪は万病のもと，肺炎クラミジアの慢性疾患 , 東 慶直 , 生物工学会誌 , 103 , 8 , 395 , 395 , 25, Aug. 2025
  2. Cry46Abの殺ボウフラ活性に関与する受容体認識部位について , 武部聡; 勝部柊斗; 東慶直; 早川徹 , 日本応用動物昆虫学会大会講演要旨 , 68th , 2024
  3. 肺炎クラミジアのグリコーゲン合成酵素PgcAの機能解析 , 大谷琢真; 東慶直 , 日本分子生物学会年会プログラム・要旨集(Web) , 47th , 2024

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Patents

  1. 殺軟体動物剤 , 武部 聡, 東 慶直 , 特許第6873470号
  2. ハイドロキシアパタイト誘導体粒子群 , 古薗 勉, 東 慶直, 小粥 康充, 河邉 カーロ和重 , 特許第6820537号
  3. 耐熱性微生物の作製方法 , 赤田 倫治, 星田 尚司, 山田 守, 村田 正之, 高坂 智之, 松下 一信, 薬師 寿治, ナンタポン ナワラート, 東 慶直 , 特許第6474063号

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Research Grants & Projects

  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Optimization for Zika virus oral mucosal vaccine using recombinant saccharomyces and lactobacilli , Kindai University
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Development of anti-infective nanoparticles with an external stimulation , Kindai University
  3. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Development of an antibacterial nanomaterial using of a biological essential element , Kindai University

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