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Human resources supporting ITEA

Director

Director

Masahiro Sakaguchi

Leading expert in cedar pollen allergen analysis.

Discoverer of cedar pollen allergen Cry j 2.

Discoverer of cedar pollen
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Academic background

Ph. D. in Agriculture
Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Career

Assistant professor, Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo
Researcher, Institute of Public Health
Researcher, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (USA)
Senior Researcher, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Team Reader, Research Center for Immunology and Allergy, RIKEN
Professor at Azabu University

Awards

1999: Received the 24th Isamu Tagaya Memorial Vaccine Research Iskra Incentive Award
2020: Received Society of Indoor Environment, Japan, Chairman’s Technology Award

Academic society activities

    ・Director, Japan Society of One Health Sciences
    ・Japanese Society of Allergology Delegate, Member of Mite Standardization Task Force, Allergen Standardization Committee
    ・Councilor, Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
    ・Member, Environmental Allergy Subcommittee, Japanese Society of Clinical Ecology
    ・Director, Pet Healthcare Research

Social activities

    ・Member of Food Standards Subcommittee, Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2009-2019)
    ・Research Committee on Veterinary Biological Products, Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2009-2017)
    ・Member of Strategic International Standardization Acceleration Project, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2020-)
    ・Member of Evaluation Committee for Promotion of Industrial Science and Technology Research on Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2014-2017)
    ・Reviewer, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science/Special Research Committee and International Business Committee (2013-2014)
    ・Yamagata Advisory Board Member (2006-2016)
    ・Councilor, Japan Institute of Leather Research (2010-)

Research organization

    ・Research representative, “Development of a new immunotherapy for Japanese cedar pollen and mite allergy”, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare/Immuno-allergic disease prevention research project (2006-2008)
    ・Research Representative (2011-2015), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology/Private University Strategic Research Foundation Formation Support Program “Creation of a gene (DNA) bank base for analysis of causative genes in canine hereditary diseases”
    ・Deputy Chief Researcher (2016-2019), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology/Private University Research Branding Project “Realization of a human health society through the creation of animal symbiotic science”

Previous scientific papers and review articles

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Deputy Director

Deputy Director

Hiroshi Miyazawa

Leading expert on allergen evaluation methods

Academic background

Kyorin Junior College (Doctor of Health sciences)

Career

Professor at Kyorin University：Faculty of Health Sciences before becoming current in April 2022.

Awards

2008: Best Technical Paper Award, Oil & Fat Industry Kaikan

Main Research achievements

    ・Identification of major allergens of crustaceans and studies on their immunological properties.
    ・Studies on the development and clinical application of highly sensitive immunological assays.
Manager of R&D Department

Manager of R&D Department

Saburo Saito

Leading expert in immunology and allergy research

Academic background

MD.,PhD: Completed doctoral course at Keio University Graduate School

Career

Served as a professor at the Division of Molecular Immunology and the Department of Environmental Allergy, The Jikei University School of Medicine. Worked since April 2023.

Main Research achievements

    ・“Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of rice for alleviating cedar pollen allergy”
    ・Elucidation of the mechanism of allergy caused by “hair color”
    ・Discovery of a new function of interleukin (IL-31), a cytokine responsible for itch
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R&D Dept

Megumi Yoshida

Academic background

Ph. D. Agriculture
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Career

Previously worked as apostdoc at The University of Tokyo, Shibaura Institute of Technology and Azabu University before reaching the current position.

Specialized field

Molecular biology, especially genetic engineering

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Allergen Analysis Dept(Researcher)

Hiromi Yamano

Academic background

Ph. D. Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering(architecture), Tokyo University of Science

Career

Worked in the technical management department of a construction-related company before reaching current position

Specialized field

Building environmental health management expert specializing in indoor air quality

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Greeting from CEO

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Greeting from the Director

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Greeting from the Deputy Director

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Corporate Philosophy

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Company Profile

Intellectual property

Intellectual property