Researchers

OMURA Seiichi

OMURA Seiichi
Lecturer
Faculty Department of Medicine
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/somura

Education and Career

Education

  • 1996/04 - 2000/03 , Hiroshima University, Faculty of Engineering,
  • 2000/04 - 2002/03 , Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter,
  • 2006/04 - 2010/03 , University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2021 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Medicine Department of Microbiology Associate Professor
  • Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2021 , Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology 助教
  • Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2016 , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Department of Microbiology and Immunology Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Jul. 2008 - Mar. 2010 , Tokyo Institute of Technology Integrated Research Institute Research Associate
  • Aug. 2004 - Jun. 2008 , National Institute for Environmental Studies Environmental Health Sciences Division Research Associate

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Life sciences, Molecular biology
  • Life sciences, Laboratory animal science
  • Life sciences, Bacteriology
  • Life sciences, Immunology
  • Life sciences, Virology

Research Interests

Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV), Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Bioinformatics, Viral Myocarditis, Multiple Sclerosis

Published Papers

  1. Exploring the Role of Platelets in Virus-Induced Inflammatory Demyelinating Disease and Myocarditis
    Ijaz Ahmad; Seiichi Omura; Fumitaka Sato; Ah-Mee Park; Sundar Khadka; Felicity N. E. Gavins; Hiroki Tanaka; Motoko Y. Kimura; Ikuo Tsunoda
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences  25  (6)  , 3460-3460, 19, Mar. 2024  , Refereed
  2. Anti-Glycolipid Antibody Examination in Five EAE Models and Theiler’s Virus Model of Multiple Sclerosis: Detection of Anti-GM1, GM3, GM4, and Sulfatide Antibodies in Relapsing-Remitting EAE
    Kota Moriguchi; Yumina Nakamura; Ah-Mee Park; Fumitaka Sato; Motoi Kuwahara; Sundar Khadka; Seiichi Omura; Ijaz Ahmad; Susumu Kusunoki; Ikuo Tsunoda
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences  24  (16)  , 12937-12937, 18, Aug. 2023  , Refereed
  3. Adjuvant Injections Altered the Ileal and Fecal Microbiota Differently with Changes in Immunoglobulin Isotypes and Antimycobacterial Antibody Responses
    Sundar Khadka; Seiichi Omura; Fumitaka Sato; Ikuo Tsunoda
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences  24  (3)  , 2818-2818, 1, Feb. 2023  , Refereed

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Books etc

  1. Animal models for multiple sclerosis. In: Neuroinflammation (2nd edition) , Sato F; Omura S; Martinez NE; Tsunoda I , pp. 37-72 , pp. 37-72 , Elsevier , 2018
  2. Role of CD4+ T lymphocytes in pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis. In: Multiple Sclerosis: A Mechanistic View , Sato F; Omura S; Jaffe SL; Tsunoda I , pp. 41-69 , pp. 41-69 , Elsevier , Nov. 2015
  3. Animal models for multiple sclerosis. In: Neuroinflammation (Elsevier Insights) , Sato F; Omura S; Martinez NE; Tsunoda I , pp. 55-79 , pp. 55-79 , Elsevier , 31, Dec. 2010

Conference Activities & Talks

  1. Complete Freund’s adjuvant treatment changed the ileal and fecal microbiota differently with altered immunoglobulin isotype and anti-tuberculosis antibody responses , Khadka S; Omura S; Sato F; Ahmad I; Tsunoda I , The 51st Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Immunology , 9, Dec. 2022
  2. Roles of anti-glycolipid antibodies in different animal models of multiple sclerosis with distinct clinical courses , Sato F; Nakamura Y; Moriguchi K; Park A-M; Kuwahara M; Omura S; Khadka S; Ahmad I; Kusunoki S; Tsunoda I , The 51st Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Immunology , 7, Dec. 2022
  3. Platelets play a detrimental role in an animal model of viral myocarditis , Ahmad I; Sato F; Omura S; Khadka S; Park A-M; Gavins FNE; Tsunoda I , The 69th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology

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MISC

  1. IgA抗体欠損は実験的自己免疫性脳脊髄炎を軽減させる , 佐藤文孝; 城玲央奈; 森口幸太; グエン コン・タン; エフマド イジャーズ; 尾村誠一; 朴雅美; 安達貴弘; 角田郁生 , Neuroimmunology , 28 , 1 , 2023
  2. 多発性硬化症ウイルスモデルにおける中枢神経系炎症性病態と腸内細菌叢変化との関連性の検討 , 尾村誠一; 佐藤文孝; 朴雅美; 藤田貢; 角田郁生 , 腸内細菌学雑誌 , 33 , 2 , 113 , 113 , Apr. 2019
  3. ピコルナウイルス誘導性急性脊髄炎モデルにおける腸内細菌叢と中枢神経遺伝子発現の変化 , 佐藤文孝; 尾村誠一; 朴雅美; 藤田貢; SUNDAR Khadka; 西尾和人; 角田郁生 , 日本ウイルス学会学術集会プログラム・予稿集(Web) , 67th , 2019

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Awards & Honors

  1. Apr. 2016, The International Society for Neurovascular Disease, The International Society for Neurovascular Disease’s Award for Best Abstract-Poster
  2. May. 2014, The Japanese Society of Neurology, International Travel Grant
  3. Jul. 2013, The American Society for Virology, Medical Virology Club Travel Grant

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Research Grants & Projects

  1. Kindai University, 2023 Kindai University Research Enchancement Grant, The Roles of platelets in neuroinflammation induced by viral infection , Department of Microbiology, Kindai University Faculty of Meidicine
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Roles of IgA and gut microbiota in the etiology and pathology of multiple sclerosis , Kindai University
  3. Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Identification of molecules which contribute to the diagnosis and treatment for viral myocarditis using bioinformatics approaches

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