The University of Tokyo · Medicine
마시키 아이마 교수의 연구실은 인플루엔자 및 코로나바이러스와 같은 유전적 변이가 빠르게 일어나는 RNA 바이러스의 기전과 병원성 메커니즘을 분석하는 데 초점을 맞추고 있습니다. 특히 H5N1 인플루엔자 바이러스의 숙주 범위 확장과 SARS-CoV-2의 변이체(예: 오미크론 하위형)의 병원성 및 항체 저항성에 대한 기전적 연구를 진행하고 있습니다. 동물 모델(예: 페럿, 싸리안 토끼)을 활용한 감염 및 병리학적 분석을 통해 바이러스의 전파 가능성과 치료 반응을 실시간으로 평가하고 있습니다.
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