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NGUYEN, Thanh Cong
Research associate
Faculty Department of Medicine
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/ngcong

Education and Career

Education

  • 2009/09 - 2015/08 , Ho Chi Minh Medicine and Pharmacy University, Medicine,
  • 2017/04 - 2021/03 , Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Pathology - Division of Pathogenesis and Disease Regulation ( PhD course),

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2023 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Medicine Department of Microbiology, Assistant Professor
  • Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2023 , Shiga University of Medical Science Department of Pathology - Division of Pathogenesis and Disease Regulation Special Contract Professor Assistant
  • Nov. 2016 - Mar. 2017 , Shiga University of Medical Science 疾患制御病理学部門 客員研究員
  • Sep. 2015 - Oct. 2016 , Cho Ray Hospital (Viet Nam) Department of Clinical Hematology Medical Doctor

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Life sciences , Virology

Research Interests

CNS viral infection, mice, innate immunity, NAD metabolism, hypoxic response, Influenza virus, SARS-CoV-2, Non-human primates, Cynomolgus, Immunology, NAD/CD38/Calcium signal

Published Papers

  1. IgA Deficiency Exacerbates an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis Induced with Theiler’s Virus
    Fumitaka Sato; Alfredo A. Hinay Jr.; Seiichi Omura; Ijaz Ahmad; Sandesh Rimal; Cong Thanh Nguyen; Ah-Mee Park; Reona Shiro; Sachiyo Tsuji-Kawahara; Ikuo Tsunoda
    Cells  15  (18)  , 1665-1665, 15, Sep. 2026  , Refereed
  2. Altered NAD metabolism during CNS viral infection and modest immunometabolic effects of NMN in different contexts
    Cong Thanh Nguyen; Fumitaka Sato; Seiichi Omura; Ijaz Ahmad; Sandesh Rimal; Ah-Mee Park; Reona Shiro; Alfredo A. Hinay; Ryoichi Sugisawa; Satoshi Miyanaga; Ikuo Tsunoda
    Scientific Reports  26, Aug. 2026  , Refereed
  3. Vaccinia virus-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine prevents lung immunopathology without antibody-dependent enhancement in female rhesus macaques
    Cong Thanh Nguyen; Misako Nakayama; Fumihiko Yasui; Hirohito Ishigaki; Kenichi Otaki; Naoki Yamamoto; Takahiro Sanada; Kenzaburo Yamaji; Tomoko Honda; Yusuke Matsumoto; Naoko Kitagawa; Koji Ishii; Tomoe Kusayanagi; Yoshiki Yagi; Michinori Kohara; Yasushi Itoh
    Virology  616  , 110778-110778, Mar. 2026 

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. Potential impact of NAD-booster NMN on virus-induced neuroinflammation in the central nervous system , Nguyen, C.T.; Sato, F.; Ahmad, I.; Omura, S.; Park, A-M.; Shiro, R.; Sandesh, R.; Sugisawa, R.; Miyanaga, S.; Tsunoda, I. , Vietnamese Academic Network in Japan (VANJ) conference 2025. Kyoto University, December 20, 2025 , 20, Dec. 2025
  2. NAD repletion by NMN potentially increased inflammation in a mouse model of neurodegeneration induced by viral infection , Nguyen CT; Omura S.; Ahmad I.; Sato F.; Park A-M.; Shiro R.; Tsunoda I. , The 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society. Toki Messe, Niigata, Japan , Jul. 2025
  3. NAD augmentation by NMN increased viral persistence and inflammation in a chronic viral infection of the central nervous system , Nguyen CT; Omura S.; Ahmad I.; Sato F.; Park A-M.; Shiro R.; Sugisawa R.; Miyanaga S.; Tsunoda I. , The 82nd Kindai University Medical Association Meeting , Jul. 2025

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MISC

  1. Estrogen receptor antagonist tamoxifen modulates experimental encephalitis induced with Theiler’s virus , Rimal S.; Khadka S.; Sato F.; Omura S.; Ahmad I.; Sato F.; Park A-M.; Nguyen CT; Shiro R.; Moriguchi K.; Tsunoda I. , The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology. ACT CITY Hamamatsu, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan , Oct. 2025
  2. Comparative studies of cytokine and histological profiles among two HPV vaccines and three other vaccines: HPV vaccine adjuvants were safe and irrelevant to clinical signs or brain pathology , Shiro R.; Sato F.; Omura S.; Park A-M.; Nguyen CT; Ahmad I.; Rimal S.; Tsunoda I. , The 37th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVC2025). Quenn Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Bangkok, Thailand , Oct. 2025
  3. Tamoxifen modulates acute encephalitis but not chronic demyelination in a viral model of multiple sclerosis , Rimal S, Khadka S, Sato F, Omura S, Ahmad I, Sato F, Park A-M, Nguyen CT, Shiro R, Moriguchi K, Tsunoda I , The 17th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI 2025). Makuari Messe, Chiba, Chiba, Japan , Oct. 2025

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Awards & Honors

  1. Dec. 2020, 第37回滋賀医科大学シンポジウム、滋賀医科大学, Special Recognition Award
  2. Oct. 2017, 公益財団法人佐藤陽国際奨学財団, 私費留学生奨学金
  3. Aug. 2016, 滋賀医科大学, 客員研究員フェローシップ

Research Grants & Projects

  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Developing a New Therapy for Viral Encephalitis by Targeting NAD , Kindai University
  2. 日本学術振興会, 研究活動スタート支援, 新型コロナウイルス感染における血管内皮細胞障害機構の解明 , 滋賀医科大学