[Profile] Eizo Takashima—developing a new class of malaria vaccines
Summary
It might seem surprising that, as a Japanese researcher, Eizo Takashima became captivated by malaria, when his home country rid itself of the disease in the last century. But, after a love of science encouraged him to study hygiene at Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan, he loved learning about parasitology in one of his first-year classes. “At the time, parasites seemed completely different from any other living orga…
It might seem surprising that, as a Japanese researcher, Eizo Takashima became captivated by malaria, when his home country rid itself of the disease in the last century. But, after a love of science encouraged him to study hygiene at Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan, he loved learning about parasitology in one of his first-year classes. “At the time, parasites seemed completely different from any other living organisms I had encountered”, Takashima tells The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Today, he is a professor of malaria research and head of the Division of Malaria Research, Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.