保健学科_研究紹介2017-2018(英語)

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―26―MedicalTechnologyCutting edge technology for cyto-pathological diagnosisCytology is the study of cells extracted from a disease location under a microscope in order to diagnose a disease. Cytology requires advanced medical knowledge and training. A medical technologist (cytotechnologist; CT) is the one who is able to perform cytological examinations in hospitals and research institutes. A high percentage of the students in our laboratory also move on to training facilities for CTs. In future, as students acquire basic knowledge to become CTs, they will perform discriminant analysis and immunohistochemistry on computer using advanced technology.Cancer is a leading cause of death; early detection improves the odds of successful treatment. Cytological examination plays an important role in early detection. With the help of computers and the latest developments in immunohistochemistries, diagnostic accuracy will greatly improve.After graduation, Medical technologists can work at hospitals, laboratories, or pharmaceutical companies. By attending graduate school, one can work as a researcher at leading research institutes both in Japan and abroad.Biomedical LaboratorySciencesOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationGraduated with Ph.D from Kitasato Uni-versity, Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Main research area are cell cycle related proteins, cell proliferation factors and image analysis techniques (texture analysis, machine learning etc).Senior Assistant Professor Fumikazu KimuraDevelopment of clinical molecular analysis leads to treatmentMy primary goal is to develop and/or improve clinical examination methods using molecular biology techniques. In particular, I am focused on the development of cost-effective and general-purpose methods for diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary brosis, migraine and atrial brillation. These diseases, which are different from malignant tumors such as leukemia and lung cancer, have no molecular diagnosis methods. My novel method would be a mediation between evolved molecular technology and clinical examination methods.Obtained a Doctoral degree in Medical Science from Shinshu University. Appoint-ed to her current position in 2016 after working at Shinshu University Hospital as a medical technologist.Assistant ProfessorChiaki TairaI would like to develop the novel diagnosis method which is a combination of molecular analysis, biochemical testing and physiological function testing. In the future, my novel method would be useful in clinical fields, and may become a gold standard method. Almost all graduates who acquire the qualication of "Medical Technologist" work in hospitals. However, some graduates are employed by medical equipment manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and crime laboratories.Outlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationMedicalTechnologyBiomedical LaboratorySciencesComputer system for analyzing cellsReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is applicable to measurement of expression level in target mRNA or decision of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping. Transformation is the genetic alternation by which foreign DNA is introduced into a cell. Transformed bacteria is spread on a selective plate and antibiotic resistant colonies are chosen. Stained cell and tissue collected from the human bodyMalignant mesothelioma(papanicolaou stain)