Researcher database information

Research  Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eiichi-Momotani
J-GLOBAL 　　https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/detail/?JGLOBAL_ID=200901032523885410&t=1
Research map https://researchmap.jp/emomotani/?lang=japanese

current position

Representative Director, Research Institute for Comparative Medicine (From April 26, 2018)
Visiting Professor (Former Professor):Tohto Medical University 

Part-time Lecturer (Neurology) Juntendo University School of Medicine, Brain Neurology Course ,

Part-time Lecturer (Medical English) Faculty of Health Sciences, Juntendo University

Degree: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Hokkaido University)

Japanese Association of Veterinary Pathologists Certificate

 

It is a qualification that allows pathological diagnosis of animals other than humans.
It is equivalent to a “pathologist” in the medical field.
If you are having trouble with a pathological diagnosis, please feel free to contact us.

Educational background

Lectures taught at university:
Nursing College/Nursing College : Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Basic Nursing English Communication (Medical English),
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry : Livestock Hygiene, Livestock Anatomy, Immunology
Faculty of Medicine : Medical English, English Expression
Judo Therapist College : Physiology
Specialty: Comparative Pathology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Anatomy, Physiology, Medical English

Base of welfare social activities

Born in Shinjuku, Tokyo in March 2016. His family consists of 6 people (her eldest daughter has Down syndrome).
Her hobbies include photography and painting, filmmaking, collecting classic cameras, listening to LP records, growing orchids and plants, and raising racing pigeons. Before becoming a researcher, he worked as a cartoonist for three years, serializing in 2  magazines.

Volunteer activity

Support for people with Down syndrome and social enlightenment activities for human rights, founder of the
NPO Japan Down Syndrome Network JDSN (this corporation was dissolved), establishment and secretariat of the
International Down Syndrome Information Center (DSIJ) (currently) Secretary General of the
Ibaraki Prefecture Down Syndrome Association ( Current). Click here for a
history of volunteer and welfare activities . We have created awareness campaign posters for people with Down syndrome (left). The network contributed to positive information dissemination through international Down syndrome organizations.

Research theme

Main research topics:

  • Intractable autoimmune diseases and allergies in humans caused by Mycobacterium pneumoniae antigens
  • Mycobacterial immunity
  • Human development support and human rights protection for people with Down syndrome

Major research achievements :

Please see the link to the publication list.

Affiliated academic society

Japanese Society of Molecular Biology, Japanese Society of Pathology, Japanese Society for Immunology, Japanese Society of Tuberculosis, Japanese Inflammatory Society, Japanese Society of Veterinary Medicine, Japanese Society of
Veterinary Pathology, Japan Society of Veterinary Pathologists (JCVP), Japan Johne’s Disease Society (Representative Director),
International Johne’s Disease Society (Vice President), etc.

Educational background

Curriculum

1971/3 Graduated from Nihon University Third High School
1971/4 Entered Nihon University Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine 1975/3 Graduated from Nihon University
Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
1977/3 Graduated from Nihon University Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine

Work history summary

1977/4- Joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Worked at
the National Institute of Animal Health

Retired in March 2013 (worked for 36 years) after serving as head of the immunopathology laboratory at the Hokkaido branch, head of the molecular pathology laboratory for biological defense research, head of the immunopathology laboratory at the Immunology Research Department, head of the Johne’s disease inflammatory bowel disease research team, etc.

Lab members around 2004. 3 overseas MD postdocs, 2 veterinarians

Overview of overseas institutions and universities where he worked concurrently

1985/9- Studied abroad at University of Iowa Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Science and Technology Agency long-term overseas researcher)
(ISU,  Ames, Iowa below) to NADC.
ISU, Ames Iowa’s Memorial Union Building.
America is a rich country that spends money on education.

 

 

 

Ames is a lush research and academic city.

Iowa State Memorial Union - MIDWESTIX

National Institute of Animal Diseases (NADC) Visiting Researcher
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Scientists gathered around an electron microscope in the late 1980's.

Cows grazing on NADC grounds

Above left: Dr. Schubert, Director of Pathology at NADC (a master of electron microscopic pathology) with a Belgian postdoc.
This is an electron microscope manufactured by Philips that discovered for the first time in the world that Mycobacterium jone invades infection by phagocytosis of M cells in the small intestine.
This photo is still posted on the history page of NADC’s HP.
* Elucidation of the pathological mechanism of Johne’s disease. Elucidation of the invasion mechanism of Mycobacterium juniper from M cells

At NADC, I belonged to both the Department of Pathology and the Department of Bacteriology, and by making full use of electron microscopes, I was the first in the world to elucidate the mechanism by which Mycobacterium ione penetrates the intestinal tissues of cattle.

 

Scientists reviewing sequence data in the late 1980's.
(Left photo) Dr. Norman Schubert (Director of Pathology), left, and Dr. Harley Moon (Department of Microbiology)
Below is the current main building of NADC.
National Animal Disease Center: USDA ARS
Ph.D. from Hokkaido University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 3235 Articles 171 Eiichi Hyakukei
Immunohistochemical
studies on pathogenesis of bovine paratuberculosis
Award year: 1986 Award date: 1987 /3/
25
Instructed by Professor Yu Fujimoto of Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University.

 

 

1989/11-Visiting researcher, Institut Pasteur , Paris France
 (Science and Technology Agency Individual Important International Collaborative Research )

I belonged to the tuberculosis and acid-fast bacilli laboratory in Calmetteville, where BCG was developed, and mastered experiments using in vitro macrophages with Dr. Narin Rastogi . On the other hand, I was able to research leprosy under Dr. Ewell in the Pathology Laboratory. The pathology lab was on the ground floor (back side) of the famous building below. I was able to enjoy research with good-natured members.

1991-92 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University 　(Bacteriology: In charge of mycobacterial infections) (concurrent)

1992/10- Visiting Researcher, Pasteur Institute , France , Japan-France Scholar Exchange Program (concurrent)

　*Pathogenesis of mycobacterial infection and granulomatous disease


Professor Ravisse, Department of Pathology, Institut Pasteur (leprosy and granulomatous disease expert)


I went to NIAH in Bang Khen district, Bangkok to evaluate the results of Phase II of the project that has been done to promote the research of the National Institute of Animal Health, which Japan has built in Bangkok, and to provide research guidance.

1997/7 Visiting Researcher, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya

International Livestock Research Institute (Nairobi, Kenya)

Engaged in “research on genetic elucidation of trypanosomiasis resistance” as a concurrent post at the International Research Institute for Agricultural Sciences. He used TNF-α gene knockout mice to investigate its role in trypanosomiasis.

1998/4 – Part-time Lecturer , Department of Animal Production, Ibaraki University (Livestock Functional Morphology for 6 months)

 

2001/4-  Part-time Lecturer (Pediatric Nursing), Faculty of Health Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

I have been giving a lecture on “support for families with children with disabilities”.
2002/ 4Part   -time Lecturer　(Gastrointestinal Infections), Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 6 months
2010/4 Part-time lecturer (joint post-2012)
2011-2014 N IMBioS Investigative Workshop -Modeling Johne’s Disease member .

　(Participation by invitation from the National Institute of Mathematics and the University of Tennessee)

Appearance of the NiMBios laboratory.



NiMBios Johne’s disease working group.


Teacher Eda (Knoxville) who took care of me in Tennessee.

We have formed a joint research group for Mycobacterium pneumophila lipid antigens and are continuing joint research.

I gave a special lecture at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine.
I talked about the relationship between Jone bacteria and Crohn’s disease.

2012/4 Visiting Professor, Tohto University of Health Sciences (concurrently)
2013/4 Specially
Appointed Professor ,  Tohto University of Health Sciences

This is the Fukaya campus school building designed by Kengo Kuma.
2012/10   -Part-time Lecturer , Department of Human Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (until 2020)
I was studying the relationship between bacteria and unexplained granulomatous inflammation.
The laboratory is on the 15th floor of MD Tower.

Since it is a national medical school, I am very grateful to be able to search for documents and download most of the documents I want to read in PDF format.
Professor Yoshinobu Eishi I am very grateful to the other members of the laboratory. Thanks.

2015/5-   Visiting Scientist,  Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine (to date)
Researching the relationship between multiple sclerosis and Mycobacterium jone.
From October 2021, he will cooperate in research as a part-time lecturer at the Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine.

I was allowed to use the pathological examination room (imaging lab) as a neurology visiting researcher.

2017/10 ~2018/3/31 Tohto Medical University Research Professor

2018/4- Present: Visiting Professor,
Institute of Comparative Medicine , Tohto University of Medical Sciences

 

 

 


 

Awards

1991: Morinaga Volunteer Association Award for research on immunohistochemical localization of immunoglobulins in granulomatous lesions of cattle
1992:  Japan Veterinary Society Award for  “Research on the pathogenesis of Johne’s disease in cattle”
1992: Tokyo Society of Veterinary and Animal Science Award “Immunohistochemical evaluation of fibrin thrombus and fibrin-related substances in bovine kidney”
1993: Nihon University Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Dean’s Award (1993) “Research on the pathogenesis of Johne’s disease in cattle”
2007: ICP Distinguished Service Award (Awarded by IAP as the organizer of the 9th International Johne’s Disease Society)
2014: Tohto Medical University Best Teacher Award (based on student evaluation of lectures. Body structure and function II)
* Volunteer support and enlightenment activities for people with disabilities (NPO activities to support children with Down syndrome)
2006: 59th Advertising Dentsu Awards Public Advertisement Category, Second Prize (3rd place) (sponsored by Dentsu) World Down Syndrome Day Campaign,
2007: APA Award 2007 Advertising Work Division Encouragement Award (sponsored by Japan Advertising Photographers Association)

Patent

1) Preventive Vaccine for Oral Infection of Johne’s Disease, ” Method for Preventing Johne’s Disease Infection by Controlling M Cell Uptake and Vaccine Therefor “
         (National Patent Publication 2001-342147)
2) Diagnostic method for Johne’s disease (International patent published) Highly sensitive diagnostic method using IL-10 neutralizing antibody
         (International Publication No. WO 2005/029079 A1) Eiichi Hyakkei et al.
          (Patent application 2005-291868) Eiichi Hyakukei et al.

Acquisition of competitive research funds

1) 2011-2015: KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)) Principal Investigator. “Elucidation of Host Immunity Modulation and Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Mycobacterium Mycobacterium” 50 million yen/5 years
2) 2008-2012: KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)) Research co-investigator “Research on the gut-hepatic axis multi-step immune barrier system focusing on the immune response of mesenchymal cells” 3 million yen/year
3) 2008: Competitive fund name: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries commissioned research “Analysis of non-specific reaction in serological diagnosis of bovine Johne’s disease” 2 million yen/year
4) 2006-2008: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries public offering research project, research co-investigator “Development of technology for detecting contamination of Mycobacterium jone in milk and advancement of contamination control technology” 4-5 million yen / year
6) 2001-2005: Seiken Center, Basic Research Promotion Project for Creating New Technologies and New Fields “General Type” General Research Leader “Elucidation of the mechanism and relationship between inflammatory bowel disease in livestock and humans ” 360 million yen / 5 years
7) 2005-2006 Kaken Research Fellowship (Overseas Postdoc) Allocation: 2,400,000 yen (Direct expenses: 2,400,000 yen)

Holding an international conference

Since 2005, he has served as director of the International Society for Johne’s Disease, and since 2014, has served as Vice President of the International Society.
In 2007, held the 9th International Society of Johne’s Disease (Tsukuba) as president. 250 people 250 overseas participants.

Postdoc teaching experience

For research promotion, Vietnam (2 years as Director of Hanoi Veterinary Research Institute), Thailand (3 months as Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Chulalongkorn University), Tanzania (3 months as Professor at Veterinary University, 2 years as Associate Professor), Bangladesh (2 years as Associate Professor) I have been a university professor for two years), and Chinese medical pathology researchers (3 MDs who have completed the doctoral course at the University of Tsukuba) have been invited as postdoctoral researchers to conduct education and research. The invitation budget has been paid from the Science and Technology Agency, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science’s postdoc budget (overseas special researcher), and large-scale research funds such as the Institute of Industrial Science.

Davide, who graduated from the University of Sassary, Italy, studied at Hyakukei Lab for one year as a doctoral student, and is
now an assistant at Juntendo University.

Immunopathological studies are ongoing.