Job title:
Associate Professor
Other affiliations (2):
Nagasaki University
School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health
Associate Professor
The University of Tokyo
Department of Biomedical Chemistry, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine
Guest Researcher
Research field (8):
Bacteriology
, Infectious disease
, Pharmaceuticals - health and biochemistry
, Pharmaceuticals - chemistry and drug development
, Molecular biology
, Structural biochemistry
, Tumor biology
, Parasitology
Research theme for competitive and other funds (20):
2023 - 2026 Investigation of the strategy used by intestinal parasites to high sulfide concentration environment
2020 - 2024 in silicoとロボットによる創薬支援システムの開発とシャーガス病治療薬探索
Takaya Sakura, Ryuta Ishii, Eri Yoshida, Kiyoshi Kita, Teruhisa Kato, Daniel Ken Inaoka. Accelerating antimalarial drug discovery with a new high-throughput screen for fast-killing compounds. 2024
Ryuta Ishii, Takaya Sakura, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Fuyuki Tokumasu. Glycolytic enzymes form membrane-less condensates in the malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparumby sensing glucose levels. 2024
Junpei Fukumoto, Minako Yoshida, Suzumi M. Tokuoka, Eri Saki H. Hayakawa, Shinya Miyazaki, Takaya Sakura, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Kiyoshi Kita, Jiro Usukura, Hideo Shindou, et al. Pivotal roles ofPlasmodium falciparumlysophospholipid acyltransferase 1 in cell cycle progression and cytostome internalization. 2024
Ryunosuke Yoshino, Nobuaki Yasuo, Yohsuke Hagiwara, Takashi Ishida, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Yasushi Amano, Yukihiro Tateishi, Kazuki Ohno, Ichiji Namatame, Tatsuya Niimi, et al. Discovery of a Hidden Trypanosoma cruzi Spermidine Synthase Binding Site and Inhibitors through In Silico, In Vitro, and X-ray Crystallography. ACS Omega. 2023
Yukiko Miyazaki, Martijn W. Vos, Fiona J. A. Geurten, Pierre Bigeard, Hans Kroeze, Shohei Yoshioka, Mitsuhiro Arisawa, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Valerie Soulard, Koen J. Dechering, et al. A versatile Plasmodium falciparum reporter line expressing NanoLuc enables highly sensitive multi-stage drug assays. Communications Biology. 2023. 6. 1
Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences (The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Pharmacy)
Work history (6):
2019/04 - 現在 Nagasaki University Department of Molecular Infection Dynamics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN) Associate Professor
2016/04 - 現在 The University of Tokyo Department of Biomedical Chemistry, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine Guest Researcher
2016/04 - 現在 Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health Associate Professor
2011/10 - 2016/03 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, School of International Health, Department of Biomedical Chemistry Assistant Professor
2007/10 - 2011/09 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, School of International Helth, Department of Biomedical Chemistry Assistant Professor
2005/10 - 2007/09 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, School of International Helth, Department of Biomedical Chemistry JSPS Post Doc Fellow
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Awards (3):
2019/02 - 平成31年 2月 9th KEMRI Annual Scientific and Health (KASH) Conference, Best Presenter Award