Division of Basic Medical Research FY2022 List of Projects - Research Program on HIV/AIDS　

First Year	Final Year	Principal Investigator	Affiliation		Project Title
FY2020	FY2022	AKARI Hirofumi	Kyoto University	Professor	Evaluation in the efficacy of HIV cure therapeutics by the non-human primate model of HIV infection
FY2020	FY2022	TAKAORI Akifumi	Kyoto University	Professor	Development of novel immunotherapy against HIV-1 infection using alpaca VHH technology
FY2021	FY2023	MATANO Tetsuro	National Institute of Infectious Diseases	Director	Study of vaccine development to protect mucosal HIV infection
FY2021	FY2023	TACHIKAWA Ai	National Institute of Infectious Diseases	Division Leader	Study for an immunotherapy towared HIV cure
FY2021	FY2023	OHMORI Tsukasa	Jichi Medical University	Professor	Development of innovative therapies and diagnostic modalities to improve the quality of life of hemophilia as an HIV-related disorder
FY2021	FY2023	TERUYA Katsuji	National Center for Global Health and Medicine	Chief Physician	Study on appropriate management of opportunistic illnesses in the era of early and prolonged ART.
FY2021	FY2023	SATO Kei	The University of Tokyo	Associate Professor	Multiscale investigations of HIV-1/AIDS leading to the elucidation of HIV infection
FY2021	FY2023	YAMAMOTO Takuya	National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition	Project Leader	Developing strategies for the cure of HIV infection based on the immunological analysis of lymphoid tissues
FY2021	FY2023	MASUDA Takao	Tokyo Medical and Dental University	Associate Professor	Elucidation of molecular structure bases for a novel HIV infection mechanism through viral multifunctional molecules.
FY2021	FY2023	YOKOYAMA Masaru	National Institute of Infectious Diseases	Senior Scientist	Elucidation of the structure and function of evolutionary vulnerable sites of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein and search for drug discovery seeds
FY2021	FY2023	TSUJI Kohei	Tokyo Medical and Dental University	Assistant Professor	Study of novel anti-HIV agents utilizing CD4 mimic compounds
FY2021	FY2023	KUSE Nozomi	National Institute of Infectious Diseases	Senior Research Scientist	Development of a novel approach to enhance cellular immune responses toward a functional cure for HIV-1
FY2021	FY2023	TAKAHASHI Naofumi	Kumamoto University	Assistant Professor	Establishment and application of HIV-latently infected microglia model
FY2021	FY2023	MOTOZONO Chihiro	Kumamoto University	Lecturer	Identification of human innate-like T cells sensing HIV-1 infected cells
FY2022	FY2024	SAITO Akatsuki	University of Miyazaki	Associate Professor	Dissecting the molecular mechanism of a novel anti-HIV-1 host factor
FY2022	FY2024	KOTANI Osamu	National Institute of Infectious Diseases	Senior Research Scientist	Structural biology and drug discovery of disordered regions in Gag precursor protein Pr55Gag
FY2022	FY2024	KIMURA Kiminori	Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital	Director	Development of anti-fibrotic agent for liver cirrhosis caused by HIV/HCV co-infection complicated with hemophilia
FY2022	FY2024	KIKUCHI Tadashi	National Institute of Infectious Diseases	Senior Research Scientist	Study of long-term trend of circulating HIV strains and HIV drug resistance in Japan
FY2022	FY2024	NAGATA Naoyoshi	Tokyo Medical University	Associate Professor	Disentangling effects of intestinal immunity through the human gut microbiome on non-AIDS cancers in HIV-infected patients
FY2022	FY2024	SATOU Yorifumi	Kumamoto University	Professor	A development research aiming to elucidate and overcome HIV latency by cutting-edge nucleic acid biotechnology
FY2022	FY2024	CHIKATA Takayuki	Kumamoto University	Lecturer	Study of immunopeptidomics leads to immunotherapy for HIV cure
FY2022	FY2024	MATSUSHITA Shuzo	Kumamoto University	Specially Appointed Professor	Neutralizing antibody-mediated treatment strategy towards cure of HIV-1 infection
FY2022	FY2024	KATSUDA Yousuke	Kumamoto University	Assistant Professor	Establishment of a novel strategy for HIV cure using staple nucleic acid

Last updated 04/04/22