Research

Our goals

1. To contribute to infection control through “basic and applied research,” “specialist training,” and “healthcare technology development”; overcome social vulnerabilities; and provide support during an infectious disease crisis management
2. To recognize infectious diseases as social diseases from the perspective of the macro-infectious diseases and establish solutions to eliminate poverty, discrimination, and polarization as part of the “prevention and treatment of the society.”

Departments

Department of Research Promotion
Cutting-edge research on infection diagnosis, treatment, and prevention 

Department of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Conducting research focused on predicting and detecting epidemics; understanding pathogenicity, infectivity, and transmission routes; and developing treatment and prevention methods

Department of Human Resource Development
Specializes in training healthcare, welfare, and administrative professionals based on a global perspective 

Department of Society and Environment
Researches the social impact of infectious diseases and builds a safety net

Department of government cooperation
Aims to create a city that is resilient to infectious diseases through industry, academia, and government collaboration based on scientific evidence to support policy development