Our department is engaged in both lecture and practical course for medical microbiology and immunology. These include education on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases for both undergraduate and graduate students. Regarding our research, we are interested in investigating molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and virulence gene regulation in bacteria.
　In the immunology section, students learn basic immunology to understand various aspects of immune response in the human body, and through this, acquire the ability to properly perform tests related to immune diseases, including infectious diseases, and to accurately evaluate the results. Regarding our research, we are interested in immune mechanisms in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the development of immunotherapy for refractory viral infections.

Research Interests involved in Molecular Microbiology:
1.Evolution and diversity of multidrug-resistantbacteria
2.Regulation system of virulence in pathogenicbacteria
3.Environmental microbiome dynamics and interactions for AMR transmission
4.Development of molecular biological and bacteriological methods　for rapid identification and typing of pathogenic bacteria

Research Interests involved in immunology:
1. Multi-virus-specific T-cell therapy for patients with opportunistic infections after transplantation.
2. Analysis of HTLV-1-specific cytotoxic stem-cell memory like T-cells.
3. Research on the mechanism of hematopoietic stem cell mobilization using CXCR4 antagonists
4, Development of novel therapies for hematopoietic tumors.

Our course provides the conceptual basis for understanding pathogenic microorganisms including host response in infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and epidemiologic surveillance. It also provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to gain basic techniques, such as identification of microorganisms, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and immnological testing which are performed in the clinical laboratory at medical facilities.