Research Interest:

Our common research theme include 1) development of novel detection and prevention tools for infectious disease, especially zoonosis in companion and industrial animals, 2) epidemiological studies of zoonosis in companion, industrial and wild animals, 3) development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for neoplastic diseases in companion animals using immunological methods, and 4) establishment of novel diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for dermatological and autoimmune diseases in companion animals.

Prof. K. Sasai’s interests involve the study of mechanism of dermatological disorder in small animals using immunological technique. He is also interested in establishment of new diagnosis technique for zoonosis, especially Cryptosporidium and epidemiological studies of zoonosis in wild animals. Moreover, he is involved in the study of host defense mechanism against chicken coccidiosis using monoclonal antibodies.

Associate Prof. H. Tani has focused on the development of detection tools and oral mucosal vaccine for microbial infections due to Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp..

Assistant Prof. M. Furuya has focused on the identification of specific tumor antigen leads to the development of new diagnosis method and cancer immunotherapy in veterinary clinical practice. Our research would provide the versatile informations and tools for small animal medicine, livestock industry, and wildlife management.

Key words: Dermatology, Zoonosis, Cryptosporidium, Coccidia, Monoclonal antibody, Salmonella