Researchers

- KAWASHITA Norihito
- Associate Professor
| Faculty | Department of Energy and Materials / Graduate School of Science and Engineering |
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| Researchmap | https://researchmap.jp/KN002913 |
Education and Career
Academic & Professional Experience
- Apr. 2022 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Energy and Materials Associate Professor
- Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2022 , Kindai University Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Life Science Lecturer
- Apr. 2008 - Mar. 2017 , Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Assistant Professor
- Jun. 2007 - Mar. 2017 , Osaka University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor
- Oct. 2005 - Jun. 2007 , Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Specially Appointed Reserch Associate
Research Activities
Research Areas
- Life sciences , Virology
- Life sciences , Pharmaceuticals - chemistry and drug development
- Life sciences , Pharmaceuticals - analytical and physicochemistry
Research Interests
Computational Chemistry, Protein-protein interaction, Molecular Design, hereditary disease, Infectious Diseases
Published Papers
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Evolutionary and structural basis of SLAMF1 utilization in morbilliviruses-Implications for host range and cross-species transmission.
Ayumu Hyodo; Fumio Seki; Kento Fukuda; Kaede Tashiro; Yuki Kitai; Yukiko Akahori; Hideko Watabe; Hiroshi Katoh; Rikuto Osaki; Daisuke Takaya; Norihito Kawashita; Hideo Fukuhara; Satoshi Ikegame; Tomoki Yoshikawa; Park Eunsil; Shigeru Morikawa; Ryoji Yamaguchi; Benhur Lee; Katsumi Maenaka; Tsuyoshi Shirai; Kaori Fukuzawa; Shigenori Tanaka; Makoto Takeda
PLoS pathogens 21 (6) , e1012990-, Jun. 2025 -
Expanding the Genetic and Clinical Spectrum of SCN1A-Related Hemiplegic Migraine: Analysis of Mutations in Japanese
Daisuke Danno; Haruka Tada; Itsuki Oda; Norihito Kawashita; Makito Hirano; Shigekazu Kitamura; Shoji Kikui; Makoto Samukawa; Keisuke Yoshikawa; Yoshiyuki Mitsui; Yoshitaka Nagai; Takao Takeshima; Kazumasa Saigoh
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26 (4) , 1426-1426, 8, Feb. 2025 -
The host tropism of current zoonotic H7N9 viruses depends mainly on an acid-labile hemagglutinin with a single amino acid mutation in the stalk region
Tomo Daidoji; Hiroki Sadakane; Kotaro Garan; Norihito Kawashita; Yasuha Arai; Yohei Watanabe; Takaaki Nakaya
PLOS Pathogens 20 (10) , e1012427-e1012427, 22, Oct. 2024
Books etc
- Recent Advances of the Fragment Molecular Orbital Method: Enhanced Performance and Applicability , Yuji Mochizuki; Shigenori Tanaka; Kaori Fukuzawa , FMO Drug Design Consortium, 5 WG on Protein-Protein Interactions, pp.150-157. , Springer , 5, Jan. 2021
MISC
- Keap1環状ペプチド阻害剤の探索を指向した機械学習モデルの構築 , Tomoki Odaira; Akari Fujikawa; Norihito Kawashita , 第53回構造活性相関シンポジウム , Sep. 2025
- Search for inhibitors of PPI between measles virus hemagglutinin and SLAM receptors , 大崎碧斗; 宮岸澄真; 大野修; 田中蒼太; 竹田誠; 加藤文博; 田中成典; 川下理日人; 田雨時; 高谷大輔; 福澤薫 , 日本ウイルス学会学術集会プログラム・予稿集(Web) , 72nd , 2025
- Functional analysis of mumps virus HN protein focusing on its carbohydrate-binding site , 増田彩夏; 宮川柊兵; 大野修; 加藤大志; 細木美香; 竹田誠; 川下理日人; 田中成典; 田雨時; 高谷大輔; 福澤薫 , 日本ウイルス学会学術集会プログラム・予稿集(Web) , 72nd , 2025
Patents
- インフルエンザウイルスに由来する抗原ペプチド、及び抗インフルエンザウイルス抗体を選択する方法 , 生田 和良, 纐纈 律子, 山下 明史, 川下 理日人, 柚木 幹弘, 奥野 良信, 井手野 祥次, 久原 基樹
Awards & Honors
- Oct. 2016, 日本化学会情報化学部会, JCAC論文賞
- 2009, Poster Award at the 32th Symposium on Chemical Information and Computer Science
- 2009, 第32回情報化学討論会ポスター賞
Research Grants & Projects
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Progressive research on genetic testing for hereditary gastrointestinal tumors and fundamental research on next-generation medical genetics , Kindai University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Development of novel free energy change prediction method independent of entropy change , Kindai University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Modeling for Prediction of Serious Adverse Events Probabilities of Drug Candidates , Osaka University