Our laboratory mainly focuses on influenza virus. We are trying to elucidate the molecular mechanism behind its pathogenesis as well as its host specificity by using a wide range of analyses spanning from biochemistry, cell biology, imaging, structural biology, immunology, and experimental zoology (experimental animal science).
Lee's paper was published in Science Immunology. Click here to see the press release of this research (identification of a new epithelium-specific pathogen receptor against influenza virus).
The University of Tsukuba Graduate School and Molecular Virology Laboratory are recruiting students. For details, please see the Student Recruitment section.
If you would like to join our laboratory, please contact Professor Kawaguchi ). We are open for site-visit and laboratory’s introduction by lab members.
A paper by Dr. Kato has been published in Scientific Reports.
Aug 23, 2021
A paper by Dr. Lee, Ms. Kimura, and Mr. Kuroki has been published in JCI insight.
Jan 30, 2021
A collaborative work between us, Keio University and Yokohama City University has been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Dec 19, 2020
Ms. Genoveso received the Best Oral Presentation Award Future Star at the 2020 NTU-KU-UT Virtual-Physical students mini-symposium on Cancer Biology and Medicine.
Dec, 2020
Homepage was renewed.
Apr 1, 2020
Physiological Chemistry Laboratory (Kanaho Lab) has joined our laboratory!
Jan 1, 2020
Associate Professor Atsushi Kawaguchi has been promoted to Professor position!
Oct 25, 2019
Mr. Lee's paper published in Science Immunology.
Click here to see the press release of this research (identification of a new epithelium-specific pathogen receptor against influenza virus).
Jul 31, 2019
Ms. Genoveso's paper was published in The FEBS Journal.
Apr 1, 2019
Mr. Kuroki, a second-year student of the Ph.D. Program in Medical Science, has been granted with the Research Fellow (DC1) by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Jan 23, 2019
Dr. Sekiya's paper was published in Scientific Reports.
Dec 14, 2018
Mr. Kuroki and Mr. Osari published a paper in Frontiers in Microbiology.
May 29, 2018
Mr. Kuroki's paper was published in Frontiers in Microbiology.
May 9, 2018
Mr. Lee's paper was published in the Journal of Virology.
May 2, 2018
Mr. Pham's paper was published in Microbes and Infection.
Mar 6, 2018
Mr. Kuroki, a second-year student of the Master’s program in Medical science, received the Excellent Thesis Award.
Jan 11, 2018
Ms. Sakai's paper was published in Microbiology and Immunology.
Ms. Minakuchi'spaper was published in Journal of Virology.
Oct 24, 2016
Assistant Professor Kawaguchi received the 2016 Japanese Society of Virology Sugiura Encouragement Award and gave an award lecture at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Virology.