1. Cui L, Murakami H, Kuwahara-Arai K, Hanaki H, Hiramatsu K, Contribution of a thickened cell wall and its glutamine nonamidated component to the vancomycin resistance expressed by Staphylococcus aureus Mu50. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000;44: 2276-2285.　
2. Kuroda M, Ohta T, Uchiyama I, Baba T, Yuzawa H, Kobayashi I, Cui L, Oguchi A, Aoki K, Nagai Y, Lian J, Ito T, Kanamori M, Matsumaru H, Maruyama A, Murakami H, Hosoyama A, Mizutani-Ui Y, Takahashi NK, Sawano T, Inoue R, Kaito C, Sekimizu K, Hirakawa H, Kuhara S, Goto S, Yabuzaki J, Kanehisa M, Yamashita A, Oshima K, Furuya K, Yoshino C, Shiba T, Hattori M, Ogasawara N, Hayashi H, Hiramatsu K, Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Lancet 2001;357: 1225-1240.
3. Baba T, Takeuchi F, Kuroda M, Yuzawa H, Aoki K, Oguchi A, Nagai Y, Iwama N, Asano K, Naimi T, Kuroda H, Cui L, Yamamoto K, Hiramatsu K, Genome and virulence determinants of high virulence community-acquired MRSA. Lancet 2002;359: 1819-1827.
4. Cui L, Ma X, Sato K, Okuma K, Tenover FC, Mamizuka EM, Gemmell CG, Kim MN, Ploy MC, El-Solh N, Ferraz V, Hiramatsu K, Cell wall thickening is a common feature of vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol 2003;41: 5-1
5. Hiramatsu K, Cui L, Kuwahara-Arai K, Has vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus started going it alone? Lancet 2004;364: 565-566.
6. Cui L, Lian JQ, Neoh HM, Reyes E, Hiramatsu K, DNA microarray-based identification of genes associated with glycopeptide resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005;49: 3404-3413.
7. Cui L, Tominaga E, Neoh HM, Hiramatsu K, Correlation between Reduced Daptomycin Susceptibility and Vancomycin Resistance in Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006;50: 1079-1082.
8. Cui L, Iwamoto A, Lian JQ, Neoh HM, Maruyama T, Horikawa Y, Hiramatsu K, Novel mechanism of antibiotic resistance originating in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006;50: 428-438.
   
9. Cui L, Neoh HM, Shoji M, Hiramatsu K, Contribution of vraSR and graSR point mutations to vancomycin resistance in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009;53: 1231-1234.
10. Cui L, Isii T, Fukuda M, Ochiai T, Neoh HM, Camargo IL, Watanabe Y, Shoji M, Hishinuma T, Hiramatsu K, An RpoB mutation confers dual heteroresistance to daptomycin and vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010;54: 5222-5233.
11. Cui L, Neoh HM, Iwamoto A, Hiramatsu K, Coordinated phenotype switching with large-scale chromosome flip-flop inversion observed in bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012;109: E1647-1656.
12. Watanabe S, Cui B, Kiga K, Aiba Y, Tan X, Sato'o Y, Kawauchi M, Boonsiri T, Thitiananpakorn K, Taki Y, Li FY, Azam AH, Nakada Y, Sasahara T, Cui L.  Composition and Diversity of CRISPR-Cas13a systems in the genus Leptotrichia.　Front. Microbiol. 2019  doi:10.3389/fmicb.
    
13. Kiga K, Tan X-E, Rodrigo IC, Watanabe S, Aiba Y, Sato’o Y, Li F-Y, Sasahara T, Cui B, Kawauchi M, Boonsiri T, Thitiananpakorn K, Taki Y, Azam AH, Suzuki M, Penadés JR, and Cui L. Development of CRISPR-Cas13a-based antimicrobials capable of sequence-specific killing of target bacteria.　Nat Commun 11, 2934 (2020).

1. Watanabe S, Ito T, Takeuchi F, Endo M, Okuno E, Hiramatsu K. Structural comparison of ten serotypes of staphylocoagulases in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol. 2005 Jun;187(11):3698-707.
2. Watanabe S, Ito T, Morimoto Y, Takeuchi F, Hiramatsu K. Precise excision and self-integration of a composite transposon as a model for spontaneous large-scale chromosome inversion/deletion of the Staphylococcus haemolyticus clinical strain JCSC1435. J Bacteriol 2007; 189(7):2921-5.
3. Watanabe S, Ito T, Hiramatsu K. Susceptibilities of healthcare- and community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococci to the novel des-F(6)-quinolone DX-619. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007; 60(6):1384-7.
4. Watanabe S, Ito T, Sasaki T, Li S, Uchiyama I, Kishii K, Kikuchi K, Skov RL, Hiramatsu K. Genetic diversity of staphylocoagulase genes (coa): insight into the evolution of variable chromosomal virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS One 2009; 4(5):e5714.
5. Watanabe S, Goodwin M, Barry CE 3rd, Boshoff HI. Fumarate Reductase Activity Maintains an Energized Membrane in Anaerobic Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7(10):e1002287.
6. Watanabe S, Shimomura Y, Ubukata K, Kirikae T, Miyoshi-Akiyama T. Concomitant regulation of host tissue-destroying virulence factors and carbohydrate metabolism during invasive diseases induced by group G streptococci. J Infect Dis 2013; 208(9):1482-93.
7. Watanabe S, Kirikae T, Miyoshi-Akiyama T. Complete genome sequence of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis 167 carrying Lancefield group C antigen and comparative genomics of S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis strains. Genome Biol Evol 2013; 5(9):1644-51.
8. Watanabe S, Takemoto N, Ogura K, Miyoshi-Akiyama T. Severe invasive streptococcal infection by Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis. Microbiol Immunol. 2016 60(1):1-9.
9. Watanabe S, Matsumura K, Iwai H, Funatogawa K, Haishima Y, Fukui C, Okumura K, Kato-Miyazawa M, Hashimoto M, Teramoto K, Kirikae F, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Kirikae T. A Mutation in the 16S rRNA Decoding Region Attenuates the Virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infect Immun. 2016. 84(8):2264-73.
10. Watanabe S, Sasahara T, Arai N, Sasaki K, Aiba Y, Sato'o Y, Cui L. Complete Genome Sequence of Streptococcus pyogenes Strain JMUB1235 Isolated from an Acute Phlegmonous Gastritis Patient. Genome Announc. 2016. 4(5).
    

1. Tanji Y, Murofushi K, Miyanaga K. Quick selection of a chimeric T2 phage that displays active enzyme on the viral capsid. Biotechnol Prog. 2005; 21:1768-1771.
2. Miyanaga K, Hijikata T, Furukawa C, Unno H, Tanji Y. Detection of Escherichia coli in the sewage influent by fluorescent labeled T4 phage. Biochem Eng J. 2006; 29:119-124.
3. Miyanaga K, Takano S, Morono Y, Hori K, Unno H, Tanji Y. Optimization of distinction between viable and dead cells by fluorescent staining method and its application to bacterial consortia. Biochem Eng J. 2007; 37(1):56-61.
4.  Miyanaga K,Terashi R,Kawai K,Unno H,Tanji Y. Effects of pH increase derived from cathodic protection on bacterial viability in proximity to carbon steel. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2007; 97(4): 850-857.
5. Hu J, Miyanaga K, Tanji Y. Diffusion of bacteriophages through artificial biofilm models. Biotechnol Prog. 2012; 28(2):319-326.
6. Tanji Y, Tanaka A, Tani K, Kurimoto M, Miyanaga K. IgG-dependent aggregation of Staphylococcus aureus inhibits bacteriophage attack. Biochem Eng J. 2015; 97:17-24.
7. Azam AH, Hoshiga F, Takeuchi I, Miyanaga K, Tanji Y. Analysis of phage resistance in Staphylococcus aureus SA003 reveals different binding mechanism for the closely related Twort-like phages ΦSA012 and ΦSA039. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2018; 102(20):8963-8977.
8. Ung P, Peng C, Yuk S, Tan R, Ann V, Miyanaga K, Tanji Y. Dynamics of bacterial community in Tonle Sap Lake, a large tropical flood-pulse system in southeast Asia. Sci Total Environ.2019; 664,:414-423.
9. Peng C,Hanawa T,Azam AH,LeBlanc C,Ung P,Matsuda T,Onishi H, Miyanaga K, Tanji Y. Silviavirus phage ΦMR003 displays a broad host range against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of human origin. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019; 103(18):7751-7765.
10. Nishio J, Negishi H, Yasui-Kato M, Miki S, Miyanaga K, Aoki K, Mizusawa T, Ueno M, Ainai A, Muratani M, Hangai S, Yanai H, Hasegawa H, Ishii Y, Tanji Y, Taniguchi Y. Identification and characterization of a novel Enterococcus bacteriophage with potential to ameliorate murine colitis. Sci Rep. 2021; 11(1):1-13.

1. Sasahara T, Hayashi S, Hosoda K, Morisawa Y, and Hirai Y. Comparison of Hand Hygiene Procedures for Removing Bacillus cereus Spores. Biocontrol Sci 2014;19:129-134.
2. Sasahara T, Hayashi S, Morisawa Y, Sakihama T, Yoshimura A, Hirai Y. Bacillus cereus bacteremia outbreak due to contaminated hospital linens. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011;30:219-26.
3. Oda M, Hashimoto M, Takahashi M, Ohmae Y, Seike S, Kato R, Fujita A, Tsuge H, Nagahama M, Ochi S, Sasahara T, Hayashi S, Hirai Y, Sakurai J. Role of sphingomyelinase in infectious diseases caused by Bacillus cereus. PLoS One 2012;7:e38054.
4. Ogawa M and Sasahara T. A pilot study on the stability of toluene in blood from workers. J Occup Med Toxicol 2012;7:24.
   

Employment
Apr. 2012
Oct. 2020

Jun 2022

Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology, University of Madras, India
Master of Science – Biomedical Genetics, University of Madras, India
Ph.D of Life Science – Bio-Nano Fusion Science, Toyo University, Japan
　

Post-Doctoral Fellow, BNERC, Toyo University, Japan
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University, Japan
Assistant professor, Division of Bacteriology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. External stimulus responsive inorganic nanomaterials for cancer theranostics. M. S. Mohamed, S. Veeranarayanan, T. Maekawa and D. S. Kumar. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2018, doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2018.
2. Photodynamic therapy at ultra-low NIR laser power and X-Ray imaging using Cu3BiS3 nanocrystals. S. Veeranarayanan*, M. S. Mohamed*, A. C. Poulose*, M. Rinya, Y. Sakamoto, T. Maekawa and D. S. Kumar. Theranostics, 2018, 8, 5231–5245. (*Authors contributed equally).
3. Self-assembled dual responsive micelles stabilized with protein for co-delivery of drug and siRNA in cancer therapy. M. R. Aji Alex, Chetan Nehate, S. Veeranarayanan, D. Sakthi Kumar, Ritu Kulshreshtha, Veena Koul. Biomaterials, 2017, 133, 94-106.
4. FITC/Suramin Harboring Silica Nanoformulations for Cellular and Embryonic Imaging/Anti-Angiogenic Theranostics. S. Veeranarayanan, Aby CP, Sheikh MM, Yutaka N, Shosaku K, Toru M, D. Sakthi Kumar. J. Mater. Chem., B, 2015, 3, 8079.
5.  Synergistic Targeting of Cancer and Associated Angiogenesis Exercising Triple Targeted-Dual Drug Silica Nanoformulations for Theragnostics. S. Veeranarayanan, Aby CP, Sheikh MM, Saino HV, Yutaka N, Yasuhiko Y, Toru M, Sakthi Kumar D. Small 2012, 8, 3476-3489.
6. GD and transferrin nanoparticle composition. T Maekawa, Sakthi Kumar D, SM Mohamed, S. Veeranarayanan. US Patent 10765637.
7. Drug Delivery Nanoparticle Composition. T Maekawa, Sakthi Kumar D, SM Mohamed, S. Veeranarayanan.  Japan Patent JP6321305B2.
   
   

Academic degrees
Mar. 2011

June 2015

Apr. 2020
 
Employment
Sep. 2015
Apr. 2020
Apr. 2021

 
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Srinakharinwirot University,
Bangkok, Thailand
Master of Science in Toxicology Program, Mahidol University,
Bangkok, Thailand
Ph.D., Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

Research Assistant
Research Assistant, Division of Material Science, Mahidol University, Thailand
Postdoc,  Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan
TBRF Postdoc,  Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. Boonsiri T, Watanabe S, Tan XE, Thitiananpakorn K, Narimatsu R, Sasaki T, Takenouchi R, Sato’o Y, Aiba Y, Kiga K, Sasahara T, Taki Y, Li YF, Zhang YC, Azam AH, Kawaguchi T, Cui L. 2020. Identification and characterization of mutations responsible for the β-lactam resistance in oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus. Scientific Reports 10(1): 16907.
2. Thitiananpakorn K, Aiba Y, Tan XE, Watanabe S, Kiga K, Sato’o Y, Boonsiri T, Li FY, Sasahara T, Taki Y, Azam AH, Zhang YC, Cui L. 2020. Association of mprF mutations with cross-resistance to daptomycin and vancomycin in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Scientific Reports 10(1): 16107.
3. Kiga K, Tan X-E, Rodrigo IC, Watanabe S, Aiba Y, Sato’o Y, Li F-Y, Sasahara T, Cui B, Kawauchi M, Boonsiri T, Thitiananpakorn K, Taki Y, Azam AH, Suzuki M, Penadés JR, and Cui L. Development of CRISPR-Cas13a-based antimicrobials capable of sequence-specific killing of target bacteria. Nat Commun 11, 2934 (2020). 
4. Aiba Y, Watanabe S, Tsukahara R, Umemoto N, Thitiananpakorn K, Boonsiri T, Li F-Y, Kiga K, Sato’o Y, Tan X-E, Taki Y, Azam AH, Zhang Y, Sasahara T, Demitsu T, Cui L. Complete Genome Sequence of a Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Negative Staphylococcus aureus Strain Isolated from a Patient with Pervasive Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection. Microbiology Resource Announcements Jun 2020, 9 (23) e00295-20.
5. Watanabe S, Cui B, Kiga K, Aiba Y, Tan XE, Sato'o Y, Kawauchi M, Boonsiri T, Thitiananpakorn K, Taki Y, Li FY, Azam H.A., Nakada Y, Sasahara T, and Cui L., Composition and Diversity of CRISPR-Cas13a systems in the genus Leptotrichia., Frontiers in Microbiology., 10:2838., 2019.
6. Cui B, Watanabe S, Sato'o Y, Nihashi F, Aiba Y, Kiga K, Sasahara T, Tan XE, Kawauchi M, Boonsiri T, Thitiananpakorn K, Taki Y, Li FY, Imokawa S, Cui L. Complete genome sequence of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain JMUB3031, isolated from a patient with fatal community-acquired pneumonia., Microbiol Resour Announc., 8:e01652-18., 2019.
7. Watanabe S, Aiba Y, Tan XE, Li F.-Y, Boonsiri T, Thitiananpakorn K, Cui B, Sato'o Y, Kiga K, Sasahara T, and Cui L. Complete genome sequencing of three human clinical isolates of Staphylococcus caprae reveals virulence factors similar to those of S. epidermidis and S. capitis. BMC Genomics, 19:810., 2018.
8. Kanprasoet, W, Jensen, LT, Sriprach S, Thitiananpakorn K, Rattanapornsompong K, Jensen AN. Deletion of mitochondrial porin alleviates stress sensitivity in the yeast model of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. J Genet Genomics, 42:671-684., 2015.
   
9. Jensen, AN, Chindaudomsate W, Thitiananpakorn K, Mongkolsuk S, Jensen LT. Improper protein trafficking contributes to artemisinin sensitivity in cells lacking the KDAC Rpd3p. FEBS Lett. 588(21):4018-25. 2014.
   

y_shimamori@jichi.ac.jp

Employment
Apr.  2014
Oct.  2017
Feb.  2021

Bachelor of Biotechnology, Akita Prefectural University, Japan
Master of Engineering, Gunma University, Japan
Ph.D. of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Japan
　

Production development staff, First Baking Co., Ltd., Japan
Research fellow, Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University
Postdoc, Division of bacteriology, Jichi Medical Univeristy

1. Shimamori Y, Mitsunaka S, Yamashita H, Suzuki T, Kitao T, Kubori T, Nagai H, Takeda S, Ando H, Staphylococcal Phage in Combination with Staphylococcus epidermidis as a Potential Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus-Associated Atopic Dermatitis and Suppressor of Phage-Resistant Mutants. Viruses 2021; 13(1): 7.
2. Shimamori Y, Pramono AK, Kitao T, Suzuki T, Aizawa S, Kubori T, Nagai H, Takeda S, Ando H,  Isolation and characterization of a novel phage SaGU1 that infects Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from patients with atopic dermatitis. Curr. Microbiol. 2021;10.1007/s00284-021-02395-y.
3. Mitsunaka S, Shimamori Y, Ando H, Bacterial infections saved by bacteriophage. Chemistry Today, Tokyo Chemical Doujin, (3) 61-65, 2019 (Japanese).
4. Tsukamoto N, Kanazawa Y, Shimamori Y, Yoshida K, Takeda S, Identification of a morphogenic intermediate of the bacteriophage Mu Baseplate, Adv. in Microbiol. 2014; 4(3): 1155-1163.
   

 Email: @jichi.ac.jp

Academic degrees
May 2012

July 2017

Sep. 2021

Employment
Feb. 2013
Sep. 2014

Sep. 2015
Dec. 2017
Sep. 2022

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Master of Clinical Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
PhD of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University.

Demonstrator, Faculty of Allied health Sciences, University of Peradeniya
Demonstrator, Faculty of Allied health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sir John Kotelawala Defense University
Research Assistant, Faculty of Medicine, Kelaniya University
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University
Postdoc, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University

1. Sarangi J, Matsuo N, Nonogaki R, Hayashi M, Kawamura K, Suzuki M, Jin W, Tamai K, Ogawa M, Wachino JI, Kimura K, Yagi T, Arakawa Y. Molecular Epidemiology of Enterobacter cloacae Complex Isolates with Reduced Carbapenem Susceptibility Recovered by Blood Culture. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 24;75(1):41-48. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2021.141. Epub 2021 Jun 30. PMID: 34193664.
2. Medis S.D, Marapana D. T, Fernando D.R, Weerasooriya B.K, Ranaweera C.B, Sarangi J, Sewwandi D. S, Chandana A. K, Jayasekara K.B, Rathnasooriya W. D. Clinicoepidemiological Characteristics of Vitiligo: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. JSLAAS, 2021;3(2):20-27.
   

   yeo.adeline@jichi.ac.jp

Employment
Sept. 2009
Mac. 2010
Nov. 2018
Jan. 2022

BSc. Hons. Biomedical Science, National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Master of Medical Science, University of Malaya
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science & Technology (NAIST)

　

Intern Biomedical Lab Technologist, Sime Darby Medical Centre
Tutor, Faculty of Medicine, Biosciences & Nursing, MAHSA University
Research Scientist, Rohto Pharmaceutical, Japan
Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University

1. Yeo, A.S., Azhar, N.A., Yeow, W., Talbot Jr, C.C., Khan, M.A., Shankar, E.M., Rathakrishnan, A., Azizan, A., Wang, S.M., Lee, S.K. and Fong, M.Y., 2014. Lack of clinical manifestations in asymptomatic dengue infection is attributed to broad down-regulation and selective up-regulation of host defence response genes. PloS one, 9(4), p.e92240.
2. Sekaran, S.D., Rathakrishnan, A. and Yeo, A.S.L., 2014. Dengue: an overview. JUMMEC: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine 17(2), pp.1-10.
   
3. Yeo, A.S.L., Rathakrishnan, A., Wang, S.M., Ponnampalavanar, S., Manikam, R., Sathar, J., Kumari Natkunam, S. and Sekaran, S.D., 2015. Dengue patients exhibit higher levels of PrM and E antibodies than their asymptomatic counterparts. BioMed research international, 2015.

Employment
Jun. 2013
Jun. 2017
Jul. 2020

Apr. 2021

Apr. 2022

Bachelor of Biology, Talented Student Program, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Viet Nam
Ph.D, in Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
　

1. Pham Thi Lanh, Huong Minh Nguyen, Bui Thi Thuy Duong, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Le Thi Thom, Luu Thi Tam, Ha Thi Thu, Vo Van Nha, Dang Diem Hong, Aidyn Mouradov, Apurav Krishna Koyande, Pau-Loke Show*, Dong Van Quyen*, “Generation of microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii expressing VP28 protein as oral vaccine candidate for shrimps against White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) infection”, Aquaculture, 2021, 540: 736737.
2. Natsumi Saito, Huong Minh Nguyen, and Takashi Inaoka* “Impact of activation of neotrehalosadiamine/kanosamine biosynthetic pathway on the metabolism of Bacillus subtilis”, Journal of Bacteriology, 2021, 203 (9), e00603-20.
3. Hao Hong Thi Le, Anders Dalsgaard, Paal Skytt Andersen, Huong Minh Nguyen, Yen Thi Ta, and Trung Thanh Nguyen*, “Large-scale Staphylococcus aureus Foodborne Disease Poisoning Outbreak among Primary School Children”, Microbiology Research, 2021, 12(1), 43-52.
4. Trang Thu Le, Thach Xuan Tran, Long Phi Trieu, Christopher M. Austin, Huong Minh Nguyen*, and Dong Van Quyen* “Genotypic characterization and genome comparison reveal insights into potential vaccine coverage and genealogy of Neisseria meningitidis in military camps in Vietnam”, PeerJ, 2020; 8: e9502.
5. Thach Xuan Tran, Trang Thu Le, Long Phi Trieu, Christopher M. Austin, Dong Van Quyen*, and Huong Minh Nguyen* “Whole-genome sequencing and characterization of an antibiotic resistant Neisseria meningitidis B isolate from a military unit in Vietnam”, Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2019, 18(1):16.
6. Huong Minh Nguyen, Trung Duc Nguyen, Thi Lieu Dang, Tuan Anh Nguyen* “Orientation of human Microprocessor on primary microRNAs”, Biochemistry, 2019, Jan 29;58(4):189-198.
7. Nguyen Hai Trieu, Nguyen Ngoc Huyen, Nguyen Huong Tra, Nguyen Thi Hong Ha, Nguyen Minh Huong, Harsharn Gill, Dong Van Quyen* “Enhancing production of Syringomycin E in Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae by random mutagenesis and the role of syrb1 gene on Syringomycin E biosynthesis”, African Journal of Biotechnology, 2017, 16(15), 791-800.
8. Huong Minh Nguyen and Changwon Kang* “Lysis Delay and Burst Shrinkage of Coliphage T7 by Deletion of Terminator Tφ Reversed by Deletion of Early Genes”, Journal of Virology, 2014, 88 (4), 2107-2115.
9. Sooncheol Lee,  Huong  Minh  Nguyen  and  Changwon  Kang*  "Tiny  Abortive  Initiation Transcripts Exert Antitermination Activity on an RNA Hairpin-dependent Intrinsic Terminator", Nucleic Acids Research, 2010, 38 (18), 6045-6053.
   

Employment
Apr 2022

Bachelor  Damascus University (Faculty of Agriculture), Syria.
Master degree Damascus University (Faculty of Agriculture), Syria.
Research Student Okayama University, Japan.
Ph.D in Agriculture Okayama University (IPSR), Japan.
　

Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University.

1. Alessa O, Ogura Y, Fujitani Y, Takami H, Hayashi T, Sahin N, Tani A. Comprehensive comparative genomics and phenotyping of Methylobacterium species. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2021, 12:740610.doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.740610
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Employment
Apr.  2006
Oct.  2012
Oct.  2014
Mar.  2015
Apr.  2021
Aug. 2022

BDiploma, Biomedical Sciences, Adventist University, Malawi
BSc. Hons. Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine, Malawi
MSc. Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hull, England
PhD. Medical Sciences, Osaka University, Japan

Incharge, District Hospital Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Northern Malawi
Incharge, District Hospital Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Central Malawi
Molecular Microbiologist, Public Health Institute of Malawi  
Microbiology Lecturer, Eswatini Medical University, Eswatini
Molecular Epidemiologist & Microbiologist, Public Health Institute of Malawi  
Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

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Employment
2009-2011
2013-2016
2017-2018
Dec. 2022

BSc Biology Cell and Molecular Biology, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
Msc in Plant Sciences, Crop Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National University, South Korea
PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Cell Biology, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Researcher, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
Assistant Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
Senior Highschool Teacher, De La Salle University, Philippines
Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. Revilleza JE, Sato M, Irie K, Suda Y, Mizuno T, Irie K. Regulation of CLB6 expression by the cytoplasmic deadenylase Ccr4 through its coding and 3` UTR regions. PLOS ONE. 2022, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268283
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Employment
Dec. 2022

Bachelor of Science (Biology), DDU Gorakhpur University, India
Master of Science (Zoology), DDU Gorakhpur University, India
Bachelor of Education, DDU Gorakhpur University, India
PhD in Microbiology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, Himeji, Japan

Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi      Medical University, Japan

1. Draft genome sequence of a bioflocculant-producing bacterium, Citrobacter freundii IFO 13545, Priyanka Baranwal, K. Kimura, S. Mayilraj, S. Negoro, M. Takeo, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019, 8(29), e00524-19.
2. Novel cationic chitosan-like bioflocculant from Citrobacter youngae GTC 01314 for the treatment of kaolin suspension and activated sludge, N.S.M. Hatta, S. W. Lau, M. Takeo, H. B. Chua, Priyanka Baranwal, N. M. Mubarak, M. Khalid, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021, 9(4), 105297.
3. Biosynthetic Pathway and Genes of Chitin/Chitosan-Like Bioflocculant in the Genus Citrobacter, M. Takeo, K. Kimura, S. Mayilraj, T. Inoue, S. Tada, K. Miyamoto, M. Kashiwa, K, Ikemoto, Priyanka Baranwal, D. Kato, S. Negoro, Polymers, 2018, 10(3), 237.
4. Simple ELISA using Polyclonal Antibody and Lectin for Determination of Soluble Chitosan - Like Polysaccharide in Bacterial Culture, M Takeo, S Taguchi, S Odagaki, P Baranwal, K Kimura, S Negoro, Int J Bioanal Methods Bioequival Stud., 2017, 4(1), 76-81.
   

Employmen
2009-2012

2012- 2015
2018- 2021
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2021-2023
2023.4

BSc (Honors) in Zoology at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
MSc in Zoology (Entomology) at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research student at Gifu University, Japan.
Masters in Applied Biological Science (Molecular plant pathology) at Gifu University.
Ph.D. in Agricultural Science (Molecular plant pathology) at Gifu University.

Senior teacher of Biology, Birshreshtho Noor Mohammad Public Rifles School and College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lecturer of Zoology, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Research and Teaching Assistant, Life Science Research Centre, Gifu University.
Special Researcher in Life Science Research Centre, Gifu University
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Bio-Science, Teikyo University, Utsunomiya Campus.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. Sultana Sharmin, Kitajima Miha, Kobayashi Hironori, Nakagawa Hiroyuki, Shimizu Masafumi, Kageyama Koji, Suga Haruhisa*, "A Natural variation of fumonisin gene cluster associated with fumonisin production difference in Fusarium fujikuroi", Toxins, 2019, 11, 200. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6521250/
2. Sultana Sharmin, Bao Wan Xue, Shimizu Masafumi, Kageyama Koji, Suga Haruhisa*, "Frequency of three mutations in the fumonisin biosynthetic gene cluster of Fusarium fujikuroi that are predicted to block fumonisin production", World Mycotoxin Journal, 2021, 14, 49-59. https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/10.3920/WMJ2020.2572.
3. Sharmin Sultana and Haruhisa Suga*, "Genetic background of variable fumonisin production in the Fusarium Fujikuroi species complex", Reviews in Agricultural Science, 2021, 9, 43-55. https://doi.org/10.7831/ras.9.0_43.
4. Bao Wan Xue, Inagaki Shin, Tatebayashi Sho, Sultana Sharmin, Shimizu Masafumi, Kageyama Koji, Suga Haruhisa*, "Expression differences of P450-1 and P450-4 between G- and F-groups of Fusarium fujikuroi," European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020, 159, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-02133-3.

Employment
2009.11-2014

2014.07-2016

2022.03-2023

2023.04-

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Honors), Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka.
Master of Science (M.S.), Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka.
PhD in Medical Science, Graduate School of medical and dental science, Niigata University.

Scientific Officer, Institute of food and radiation biology (IFRB), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)
Senior Scientific Officer, Institute of food and radiation biology (IFRB), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)
Principal Scientific Officer, Institute of food and radiation biology (IFRB), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. Mohammad Omar Faruk, Ichimura Y, Kageyama S, Hirota-Komatsu S, El-Gowily AH, Sou YS, Koike M, Noda NN, Komatsu M. Phase-separated protein droplets of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-associated p62/SQSTM1 mutants show reduced inner fluidity J. Biol. Chem. 297(6) 101405. (2021) doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101405
2. Mohammad Omar Faruk, Ichimura Y, Komatsu M. Selective autophagy Cancer Sci. 112:3972-3978. (2021) doi: 10.1111/cas.15112.
3. Mohammad Omar Faruk, Roxana Binte Aziz, Montasir Elahi. Studies on dietary, disease and behavior pattern of the Autistic children. IJDMSR: (6): 155-160. (2020) doi: 10.35629/5252-0206155160
4. Amika Ahmed Manzum, Md. Arafat Al Mamun, Mohammad Omar Faruk. Utilization of Agricultural Byproducts for Production of Industrially Important Enzymes by Aspergillus spp. IJSR: 9(11) (2020) doi: 10.21275/SR201121165018
5. Abdullah-Al-Mahin, A.B.M. Sharifuzzaman, M.O. Faruk, M.A. Kader, J. Alam, R. Begum and Harun-Or-Rashid. Improved Citric Acid Production by Radiation Mutant Aspergillus niger Using Sugarcane Bagasse Extract. Biotechnology, 11: 44-49. (2012)
6. Mohammad Omar Faruk and Marufa Zerin Akhter, Persence of coliform and fecal coliform in fast food items of local restaurant and fast-food outlets of Dhaka city. Bangladesh J. Microbiol. 28(1): 49-51 (2011)
   

Employment
2015.4-2019.3

2023.04-

BSc, Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
Ph. D. Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University

Research Assistant, Project for Formation of Strategic Research Infrastructure for Private Universities "International Joint Research and Training of Young Researchers for Control of Zoonosis in Globalized Society"

Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. Hidaka, Y., Lim, C. K., Takayama-Ito, M., Park, C. H., Kimitsuki, K., Shiwa, N., Inoue, K., Itou, T., 2018. Segmentation of the rabies virus genome. Virus research, 252, 68-75.
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Employment
Jan. 2019
Oct. 2023

B.S in Biotechnology , Technological University ( Kyaukse) , Myanmar
M.S in Environmental Biotechnology , Mandalay Technology University , Myanmar
Ph.D in Heath Systems, Okayama University, Japan

Application Specialist , Myanmar Zircon Co.,Ltd, Myanmar
Postdoc, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. M.Thu, K.Yanai, H.Shigeto, S. Yamamura, K.Watanabe and T.Ohtsuki, FRET probe for detecting two mutations in one EGFR mRNA, Analyst, 2023 (148), 2626-2632.
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Employment
Mar. 2024
Apr. 2024

B.S in Medical Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Ph.D in Medical Microbiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Postdoc, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Postdoc, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. Faksri K, Kaewprasert O, Ong RT, Suriyaphol P, Prammananan T, Teo YY, et al. Comparisons of whole-genome sequencing and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing MDR-TB and XDR-TB in Thailand. International journal of antimicrobial agents. 2019;54(2):109-16. 
2. Nonghanphithak D, Kaewprasert O, Chaiyachat P, Reechaipichitkul W, Chaiprasert A, Faksri K. Whole-genome sequence analysis and comparisons between drug-resistance mutations and minimum inhibitory concentrations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates causing M/XDR-TB. PloS one. 2020;15(12):e0244829.
   
3. Khieu V, Ananta P, Kaewprasert O, Laohaviroj M, Namwat W, Faksri K. Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis to Identify Infection with Multiple Species of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland). 2021;10(7).
   
4. Kaewprasert O, Tongsima S, Ong RT, Faksri K. Optimized analysis parameters of variant calling for whole genome-based phylogeny of Mycobacteroides abscessus. Archives of microbiology. 2022;204(3):190.
   
5.  Kaewprasert O, Nonghanphithak D, Chetchotisakd P, Namwat W, Ong RT-H, Faksri K. Whole-Genome Sequencing and Drug-Susceptibility Analysis of Serial Mycobacterium abscessus Isolates from Thai Patients. Biology. 2022;11(9):1319.
   
6. Sirichoat A, Kaewprasert O, Hinwan Y, Faksri K. Phenotypic drug-susceptibility profiles and genetic analysis based on whole-genome sequencing of Mycobacterium avium complex isolates in Thailand. PloS one. 2023;18(11):e0294677.
   

Employment
Apr. 2024

B.Pharm/M.Pharm (IDD) in Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221005, India
Ph.D in Pharmaceutics from Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221005, India

Postdoc, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. Varsha Rani, Rinki Verma, Krishan Kumar, and Ruchi Chawla. "Role of pro-inflammatory cytokines in Alzheimer's disease and neuroprotective effects of pegylated self-assembled nanoscaffolds." Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery 4 (2023): 100149.
   
2. Varsha Rani, Rinki Verma, Krishan Kumar, and Ruchi Chawla. "pH-influenced self-assembled stealth nanoscaffolds encapsulating memantine for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease." Journal of Biosciences 48, no. 3 (2023): 31.
   
3. Rinki Verma, Varsha Rani, and Manoj Kumar. "In-vivo anticancer efficacy of self-targeted methotrexate-loaded polymeric nanoparticles in solid tumor-bearing rat." International Immunopharmacology 119 (2023): 110147.
   
4. Krishan Kumar, Rinki Verma, Manjit, Priya, Mohini Mishra, Varsha Rani, and Ruchi Chawla. "In Vivo Cancer Microenvironment Responsive Glycan Receptor-Targeted Nanoparticles for Gemcitabine Delivery to Benzo [a] pyrene-Induced Lung Cancer Model." AAPS PharmSciTech 25, no. 1 (2023): 2.
   
5. Varsha Rani, and Ruchi Chawla. "Design, fabrication, optimization and characterization of memantine-loaded biodegradable PLGA nanoscaffolds for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease." Biomedical Materials 17, no. 6 (2022): 065024.
   
6. Ruchi Chawla, Venkatanaidu Karri, Varsha Rani, Mohini Mishra, and Krishan Kumar. "Factorial Design-Based Nanocarrier Mediated Formulation of Efavirenz and Its Characterization." Nano Life 12, no. 02 (2022): 2250002. 
   
7. Ruchi Chawla, Bhupendra Sahu, Mohini Mishra, Varsha Rani, and Rashmi Singh. "Intranasal micellar curcumin for the treatment of chronic asthma." Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 67 (2022): 102922.
   
8. Tejpratap Chauhan, Varsha Rani, Bhupendra Sahu, Adity Sharma, Subhash Chand Kheruka, Sanjay Gambhir, Veeresh Dube, Lalit M. Aggarwal, and Ruchi Chawla. "Negatively charged liposomes of sertraline hydrochloride: Formulation, characterization and pharmacokinetic studies." Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 58 (2020): 101780.
   

Employment
Feb. 2024
Mar. 2024-

B.S., Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka.
M.S., Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka.
Ph.D in Molecular neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Japan

Post Doctoral fellow, Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University , Japan
Postdoc, Division of Bacteriology, Jichi Medical University, Japan

1. Komine M, Ansary TM, Hossain MR, Kamiya K, Ohtsuki M. Inflammation Causes Exacerbation of COVID-19: How about Skin Inflammation? Int J Mol Sci. Oct 2022 doi.org/10.3390/ijms232012260
2. Ansary TM, Hossain MR, Komine M, Ohtsuki M   Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Potential Benefits and Challenges, Int J Mol Sci. Aug 2022 doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158530
   
3. Mayumi Komine, Jin Meijuan, Miho Kimura-Sashikawa, Razib MD. Hossain, Tuba M. Ansary, Tomoyuki Oshio, Jitlada Meephansan, Hidetoshi Tsuda, Shin-ichi Tominaga and Mamitaro Ohtsuki. Keratinocytes in Skin Disorders: The importance of keratinocytes as a barrier. Intechopen, May 2022 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.103732
4. Md. Razib Hossain, Miho Kimura-Sashikawa and Mayumi Komine. Genetic abnormalities, melanosomal transfer and degradation inside keratinocytes affect skin pigmentation. Intechopen, April 2022  DOI:10.5772/intechopen.103943
5. Adachi A, Honda T, Egawa G, Hossain MR, Professor Mayumi Komine M, Ohtsuki M, Gunzer M, Ikuta K. Estradiol suppresses psoriatic inflammation in mice by regulating neutrophil and macrophage functions . Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,2022 doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2022.03.028
6. Kado S, Kamiya K, Jin M, Kimura M, Hossain MR, Maekawa T, Komine M, Ohtsuki M. GATA-binding protein 3 and gross cystic disease fluid protein 15 as a potential diagnostic marker for extramammary Paget’s disease. Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy. 2021. doi.org/10.1002/cia2.12193
7. Hossain MR, Ansary TM, Komine M, Ohtsuki M. Diversified Stimuli-Induced Inflammatory Pathways Cause Skin Pigmentation. International Journal of Molecular Science. April 2021  doi.org/10.3390/ijms22083970
8. Ansary TM, Hossain MR, Kamiya K, Komine M, Ohtsuki M. Inflammatory Molecules Associated with Ultraviolet Radiation-Mediated Skin Aging. International Journal of Molecular Science 2021 doi:10.3390/ijms22083974
9. Hossain MR, Jamal M, Tanoue Y, Ojima D, Takahashi H, Kubota T, Ansary TM, Ito A, Tanaka N, Kinoshita H, Kishimoto Y, Yamamoto T. MDGA1-deficiency attenuates prepulse inhibition with alterations of dopamine and serotonin metabolism: An ex vivo HPLC-ECD analysis. Neuroscience Letters. Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134677
10. Nakano Y, Hirooka K, Chiba Y, Ueno M, Ojima D, Hossain MR, Takahashi H, Yamamoto T, Kiuchi Y. Retinal ganglion cell loss in kinesin-1 cargo Alcadein α deficient mice. Cell Death Disease. Mar 2020 doi.org/10.1038/s41419-020-2363-x
    

Academic degrees
Nov 2009
Jun 2013
Dec 2020
Apr 2021

Employment

Nov 2009

Apr 2012

Jan 2018

Jul 2019

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science, Bangladesh University
Master of Pharmaceutical Science, State University of Bangladesh　
Research Student, Jichi Medical University
Master's course student, Jichi Medical University

Executive
Department of Quality Assurance, Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited,Bangladesh
Assistant Manager
Department of Quality Assurance, Navana Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bangladesh
Assistant Manager
Department of Quality Assurance, NAAFCO Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bangladesh
Plant Manager, Manufacturing Unit, Newtec Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bangladesh

Academic degrees
May 2017
April 2022
April 2023

Academic degrees
Jul 2016
Aug 2020
Apr 2021

Employment
Jul 2016

Medical Officer, CSCR Hospital, Bangladesh

Academic degrees
Jul 2020
May 2021
April 2022

Academic degrees
July 2018
April 2022

Academic degrees
May 2016
Aug. 2022
April 2023