Professor NOMAGUCHI Masako

 The fundamental property of viruses is their high ability to evolve themselves under various environments. Mutation/adaptation property of viruses is a driving force for the emergence of novel viruses. To better understanding virus-host interactions and viral replication/ pathogenesis in vivo, we have been investigating changes in virus phenotypes by mutation/adaptation, especially for HIV and Coronavirus. Today, we have to deal with infectious diseases after a problem such as emerging viruses arises. To address this issue, we are making every effort to develop ways to anticipate virus adaptation through collaborative interdisciplinary research on structure-function analyses and digital transformation technologies.