?mura Satoshi Memorial Institute

Following the traditions and achievements of the Kitasato Institute established by Shibasaburo Kitasato, the Institute strategically undertakes the analysis of the pathogenic mechanism of diseases, an understanding of pathophysiology, infectious epidemiology surveys, diagnostic drug development, creation of curative drugs, and the development of vaccines as preventive medicine. Through intramural collaboration with university departments, research centers, and affiliated research centers, as well as extramural research centers and pharmaceutical companies, we hope, in an industry-governmentuniversity collaborative effort, to develop new vaccines and anti-infective medicines.