Megumi TAZAWA / M2
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Research topic

Development of a novel detection method of infectious enteric viruses

Research abstract

It is crucial to evaluate and manage a risk of infectious diseases caused by enteric viruses in environmental water. Although there are plaque assay and TCID50 assay to evaluate infectivity of viruses, these are not applicable for some viruses which do not present cytopathic effect (CPE) and take over 24 hours to determine the concentration. In this study, we focus on cellular responses which is induced initially when cells are infected with viruses, which will lead to develop a rapid detection method of infectious viruses.

Honors and Awards
Nov. 2011 Hokkaido University President Award (Most Excellent Award) in the 3rd Student Poster Competition in Sustainability Week 2011, Hokkaido University

International conference presentations

  1. Transcriptome analysis of intestinal epithelial cells infected with poliovirus type 1
    Tazawa, M., Miura, T., Sano, D., and Okabe, S.
    Europic 2012.
    Saint Raphael, France.
    Jun. 3-7, 2012.
  2. Development of a detection method of infectious viruses based on immune response in human tissue cells
    Tazawa, M., Miura, T., Sano, D., and Okabe, S.
    The Young Researchers and Students Symposium of NSFC-JST Joing Resarch Program
    Xi'an, China
    Mar. 4, 2011.