Researchers

OMURA Seiichi

OMURA Seiichi
Associate Professor
Faculty Department of Science and Technology on Food Safety
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. 2026 - Today , Kindai University Department of Science and Technology on Food Safety, Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology Associate Professor
  • Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2026 , 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. The Safety of Alcaligenes Lipid A in a Virus-Induced Immune Disease Model Associated with IgA, Th17 Cells, and Microbiota
    Ijaz Ahmad; Seiichi Omura; Sundar Khadka; Fumitaka Sato; Ah-Mee Park; Cong Thanh Nguyen; Sandesh Rimal; Koichi Fukase; Atsushi Shimoyama; Ikuo Tsunoda
    Viruses  Jan. 2026  , Refereed
  2. Comparative Cytokine and Histology Studies on HPV and Other Viral Vaccinations: No Pathogenicity of HPV Vaccine Adjuvants
    Reona Shiro; Fumitaka Sato; Seiichi Omura; Ah‐Mee Park; Cong Thanh Nguyen; Ijaz Ahmad; Sandesh Rimal; Koji Kinoshita; Noriomi Matsumura; Ikuo Tsunoda
    Cancer Science  6, Oct. 2025  , Refereed
  3. Gut Microbiota in a Viral Model of Multiple Sclerosis: Modulation and Pitfalls by Oral Antibiotic Treatment
    Ijaz Ahmad; Seiichi Omura; Sundar Khadka; Fumitaka Sato; Ah-Mee Park; Sandesh Rimal; Ikuo Tsunoda
    Cells  14  (12)  , 871-871, 9, Jun. 2025  , 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 , 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 , Elsevier , Nov. 2015
  3. Animal models for multiple sclerosis. In: Neuroinflammation (Elsevier Insights) , Sato F; Omura S; Martinez NE; Tsunoda I , pp. 55-79 , Elsevier , 31, Dec. 2010

Conference Activities & Talks

  1. Alcaligenes lipid A treatment alters gut microbiota without changes in neuroimmunological parameters in Theiler’s viral model of multiple sclerosis , Omura S.; Ahmad I.; Khadka S.; Sato F.; Park A-M.; Fukase K.; Shimoyama A.; Tsunoda I. , The 36th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neuroimmunology , 3, Oct. 2024
  2. 腸内ウイルス (ファージ) 叢の因子分析と主成分分析の比較解析 , 尾村誠一; 角田郁生 , ファージ研究会・日本ファージセラピー研究会 2024年度合同研究集会 , 21, Sep. 2024
  3. Communication between the central nervous system and gut microbiome in the animal models for multiple sclerosis , Seiichi Omura; Fumitaka Sato; Sundar Khadka; Ah-Mee Park; Ijaz Ahmad; Ikuo Tsunoda , Naito Conference , 26, Jun. 2024

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MISC

  1. アルツハイマー型認知症モデルマウスの慢性ピロリ菌感染における脳内ミクログリア活性化とアミロイドβ貪食の本態 , 朴雅美; 朴雅美; 佐藤文孝; グエン タンコン; エフマド イジャーズ; 尾村誠一; 城玲央奈; 角田郁生 , 日本分子生物学会年会プログラム・要旨集(Web) , 48th , 2025
  2. HPVワクチンの「副反応」とされるマクロファージ性筋膜炎は「ワクチン・タトゥー」である , 城玲央奈; 佐藤文孝; 朴雅美; 尾村誠一; グエン コンタン; エフマド イジャーズ; 角田郁生; 松村謙臣 , 日本婦人科腫瘍学会学術講演会プログラム・抄録集(Web) , 66th , 2024
  3. ヘリコバクター・ピロリ菌外膜小胞がミクログリアのオートファジー経路に及ぼす影響とアルツハイマー型認知症モデルマウスへの関与 , 朴雅美; 朴雅美; 佐藤文孝; グエン コン; エフマド イジャーズ; 尾村誠一; 城玲央奈; 城玲央奈; 角田郁生 , 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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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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