Department member

Department member Shigeyuki Kano

Shigeyuki Kano

Present Status
Director, Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria, 
Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)
Educational Background
1986.3 Graduated from Gunma University School of Medicine (MD)
1991.3 Graduated from PhD Program in Medical Sciences, Parasitology, Gunma University
2018.9 Honorary PhD Degree (Honoris Causa) in Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand
Employment Record
1991.4 Assistant Professor, Department of Parasitology, Gunma University School of Medicine
1993.7 Lecturer, ditto
1996.4 Associate Professor, ditto
1998.4 Director, Department of Appropriate Technology Development and Transfer, Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan (IMCJ) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
2010.4~ (IMCJ was transformed into a Self-Administrative Agency and changed its name as National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)) Director, Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Research Institute, NCGM (to present)
2010.7 Director, PrimeDelta. Co., Ltd.
2014.5

Head, Parasitology Laboratory (SATREPS project〜2019.4), Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR

2017.1

Technical Review Panel (TRP) member of the Global Fund (until 2021.1)

2018.5

Lecturer, University of the Ryukyus Faculty of Medicine

2021.6

Councilor, Meguro Parasitological Museum (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)

(Current Adjunct Position)

1998.4 Lecturer, Gunma University School of Medicine (to present)
1998.8 Visiting Professor, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand  (until 2003.12)
1999.4 Professor, Field of International Medicine, Major of Life System Medical Sciences Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba (to present) 
2004.4 Lecturer, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (to present)
2009.4 Board member, Japan Association of Parasite Control (JAPC) (until 2012.3)
2010.7 A board of director, Prime Delta Inc. (to present)
2014.5 Head, Parasitology Laboratory (SATREPS project), Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR
2015.1 Visiting Professor, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, the Philippines
2016.5 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan
2016.10 Board member, Malaria No More Japan (Certified NPO)
2017.1 Technical Review Panel (TRP) member of the Global fund
2017.4 Visiting Professor, National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases (NRCPD), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
Academic Society Membership

-Auditor, Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine (President: 2009-2011, 2015-2019)
-Expanded Board Member, International Federation of Tropical Medicine (IFTM)
-Councilor, The Japanese Society of Parasitology

-Board member / Secretary General, The Japanese Society of Clinical Parasitology
-Representative, Japan Association for International Health

-Board member, Japanese Society of Travel and Health
-Auditor, International Society of Clinical Medicine
-Councilor, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

-Member, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

-Fellow, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
-Member, International Society of Travel Medicine
-Counselor, Asian Pacific Travel Health Society

Contribution /Experiences to International Societies/Organizations
Visiting Scientist, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (October 1-December 21, 1997)
Temporary Advisor, WHO Meeting on Global Health Security (December 10-12, 2007, Bangkok, Thailand)
Special Emphasis Panel Member (RFA-AI-09-017), International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research, NIH/NIAID, USA,(January 25-27, 2010, Washington DC)
Scientific Advisory Group Member Meeting for the International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research in South-East Asia (May 26-27, 2011, Bangkok, Thailand)
Awards
1992 Young Scientist Award, The Japanese Society of Parasitology,
1994 Young Investigator Award, Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine
2010 Koizumi Prize, The Japanese Society of Parasitology
2014 Award of excellence, Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine
2018 Japanese Society of Clinical Parasitology Award
2019 Ichiro Miyazaki Prize, Kaibara Morikazu Medical Science Promotion Foundation
2020 Ohyama Health Foundation Award, Ohyama Health Foundation Inc.
2022 Global Health Award, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Contact Address
1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655 Japan
Tel/Fax: +81-3-3202-7287, Email: kano@ri.ncgm.go.jp
Director
Shigeyuki Kano
Chief
Moritoshi Iwagami

Section of Tropical Medicine

Shigeyuki Kano

Section of Malariology (joint appointment)

Senior Research Fellow
Kazuhiko Yano
Research Fellow
Kanako Komaki-Yasuda
Section of Malariology
Specially assigned Research Fellow
Masami Nakatsu
Section of Tropical Medicine

Visiting Researcher
Kei Mikita
Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Keio University
Satoshi Nakamura
Professor, Graduate School of Nursing, Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University
Shin-ichiro Kawazu
Professor, National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Seiki Tateno
Former Chief, Department of International Medical Cooperation NCGM
Miki Miyoshi
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Aomori University of Health and Welfare
Megumi Sato
Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University
Satoru Kawai
Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University
Kazuyo Ichimori
Former Scientist, Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization
Jeanne Perpétue Vincent
Post-Doctor Researcher, Institut Pasteur de Paris
Emilie Louise Akiko Matsumoto-Takahashi
Junior Associate Professor, Division of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University
Research Assistant
Yoshiko Shibata
The Japanese Society of Clinical Parasitology
Naomi Ohama
Director Room