CURRICULUM VITAE
Kawamoto, Keiko
title: Associate Professor, Research Center for Animal Hygiene and Food Safety
e-mail: kkeiko@
phone/fax: +81-155-49-5889 or 5890/5386
academic degrees
1991 DVM, Osaka Prefectural University, Japan
1997 Ph.D. (Veterinary Medicine), Osaka Prefectural University, Japan
collaborative work (domestic)
1) Development of anti-allergic agent for canine atopic dermatitis
2) Molecular mechanisms of gustatory fucntions
collaborative work (international)
1) Pathogenesis of delayed type hypersensitivity
2) Differentiation mechanisms of taste receptor cells in mice
educational interests
1) Allergy
2) Infectious diseases (especially by food-borne pathogens)
research interests
1) Atopic dermatitis, asthma
2) Host responses in infectious diseases
3) Biology of gustatory function
individual website
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