Researchers

TSUNODA Ikuo

TSUNODA Ikuo
Professor/Senior Staff
Faculty Department of Medicine / Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/itsunoda

Education and Career

Education

  • 1984/04 - 1990/03 , Tohoku University, School of Medicine,
  • 1990/04 - 1994/03 , Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2016 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Medicine Dept Microbiol Professor
  • Apr. 2016 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Medicine Department of Microbiology Professor and Chair
  • Jul. 2015 - Mar. 2016 , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Neurology Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Jul. 2015 - Mar. 2016 , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Microbiology and Immunology Associate Professor
  • Jul. 2009 - Jun. 2015 , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Microbiology and Immunology Assistant Professor
  • Jan. 2008 - Jun. 2009 , University of Utah School of Medicine Department of Neurology Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Oct. 2007 - Jun. 2009 , University of Utah School of Medicine Department of Pathology, Division of Cell Biology & Immunology Assistant Professor
  • Mar. 2005 - Sep. 2007 , University of Utah School of Medicine Department of Neurology Assistant Professor
  • Jul. 2002 - Feb. 2005 , University of Utah School of Medicine Department of Neurology Instructor
  • Jan. 1999 - Jun. 2002 , University of Utah School of Medicine Department of Neurology Research Associate
  • Jan. 1995 - Dec. 1998 , University of Utah School of Medicine Department of Neurology Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Apr. 1994 - Dec. 1994 , Tohoku University School of Medicine Department of Neurological Sciences Research Associate

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Life sciences, Immunology
  • Life sciences, Laboratory animal science
  • Life sciences, Virology

Research Interests

HPV vaccine, Multiple Sclerosis, Bioinformatics, Neuroimmunology, Neurovirology, Virology

Published Papers

  1. Towards Global HPV Eradication: Single-Dose HPV Vaccination vs. Pseudoscience
    Reona Shiro; Ikuo Tsunoda
    Pathophysiology  33  (2)  , 25-, 30, Mar. 2026  , Refereed
  2. Lack of molecular mimicry between HPV vaccine L1 antigen and human proteins by a computational analysis
    Kazuhiro Nishioka; Kentaro Sekiyama; Reona Shiro; Ikuo Tsunoda; Noriomi Matsumura
    International Journal of Clinical Oncology  31  , 494-503, Mar. 2026  , Refereed
  3. The Safety of Alcaligenes Lipid A in a Virus-Induced Immune Disease Model Associated with IgA, Th17 Cells, and Microbiota
    Ijaz Ahmad; Seiichi Omura; Sundar Khadka; Fumitaka Sato; Ah-Mee Park; Cong Thanh Nguyen; Sandesh Rimal; Koichi Fukase; Atsushi Shimoyama; Ikuo Tsunoda
    Viruses  18  (2)  , 155-, 23, Jan. 2026  , Refereed

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Books etc

  1. ＜シリーズ＞神経内科 Clinical Questions ＆ Pearls「中枢性脱髄疾患」 , 角田郁生 , MSの動物モデルについて教えてください , MSの動物モデルについて教えてください , 中外医学社 , 2018
  2. Neuroinflammation (2nd edition) , Ikuo Tsunoda , Animal models for multiple sclerosis , Animal models for multiple sclerosis , Elsevier , 2017
  3. Multiple Sclerosis: A Mechanistic View , Ikuo Tsunoda , Role of CD4+ T lymphocytes in pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis. , Role of CD4+ T lymphocytes in pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis. , 2016

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. HPVワクチン「副反応」分子相同性仮説の反証 , 角田郁生; 城玲央奈; 岡部克哉; 佐藤文孝 , 2025 年度第 1 回アレルギー・免疫毒性研究会 , 19, Feb. 2026
  2. NAD boosting with NMN promotes viral persistence and inflammatory demyelination in a viral model of multiple sclerosis , Nguyen CT; Omura S.; Ahmad I.; Sato F.; Park A-M.; Shiro R.; Sugisawa R.; Miyanaga S.; Tsunoda I. , The 17th Annual Congress of the Pan-Asian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (PACTRIMS)
  3. The Gut virome of multiple sclerosis changes in distinct phage groups identified by exploratory factor analysis , Tsunoda I.; Omura S. , The 17th Annual Congress of the Pan-Asian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (PACTRIMS)

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MISC

  1. 正しい理解で 世界から子宮頸けいがんを根絶しよう , 角田郁生 , きづな , 34 , 3 , 4 , Apr. 2024
  2. HPVワクチンの「副反応」とされるマクロファージ性筋膜炎は「ワクチン・タトゥー」である , 城玲央奈; 佐藤文孝; 朴雅美; 尾村誠一; グエン コンタン; エフマド イジャーズ; 角田郁生; 松村謙臣 , 日本婦人科腫瘍学会学術講演会プログラム・抄録集(Web) , 66th , 2024
  3. ヘリコバクター・ピロリ菌外膜小胞がミクログリアのオートファジー経路に及ぼす影響とアルツハイマー型認知症モデルマウスへの関与 , 朴雅美; 朴雅美; 佐藤文孝; グエン コン; エフマド イジャーズ; 尾村誠一; 城玲央奈; 城玲央奈; 角田郁生 , 日本分子生物学会年会プログラム・要旨集(Web) , 47th , 2024

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Awards & Honors

  1. 2008, American Association of Immunologists (AAI), Junior Faculty Travel Grant Award
  2. 2006, The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), Travel Award
  3. 1996, The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, ECFMG Certification

Research Grants & Projects

  1. 近畿大学, 近畿大学学内研究助成金, 新規バイオインフォマティクス解析法による腸内フローラ・ウイルス叢の免疫性神経疾患における役割解明 , 近畿大学
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Roles of anti-glycolipid antibodies in animal models of multiple sclerosis with different disease courses , Kindai University
  3. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, HPVワクチンの「副反応」に関する仮説の科学的な検証 , 近畿大学

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