Staff Introduction

Specially Appointed Professor Takashi Yokoyama

Research Areas
Inactivation and infection mechanisms of the novel coronavirus
Takashi Yokoyama

Career

1985:
Graduated from Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Graduate School of Veterinary Science
1985:
Technician, Owari Livestock Health and Sanitation Center, Aichi Prefecture
1991:
Researcher, National Institute of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Comprehensive Diagnosis Research Division
1996:
Senior Researcher, Virus Disease Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health
1997:
Visiting Researcher, Central Veterinary Laboratory, United Kingdom
1998:
Visiting Researcher, National Animal Disease Center, United States
2001:
Senior Researcher, Infectious Disease Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health
2002:
Team Leader, Prion Disease Research Center, National Institute of Animal Health
2012:
Director, Influenza and Prion Disease Research Center, National Institute of Animal Health
2013:
Director, Planning and Management Division, National Institute of Animal Health
2018:
Research Manager (International Collaboration), Headquarters of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
2020:
Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2022:
Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Keio University School of Medicine

Qualifications

  • Veterinarian

Degree

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Ph.D.)

Current Focus and Aspirations

My research focuses on the virology of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). My goal is to support the research being conducted at this university.