Yoshihiro Kawaoka

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Yoshihiro Kawaoka

Yoshihiro Kawaoka is a leading scientist in the field of influenza and other infectious diseases. He is a professor at the UW-Madison and at the University of Tokyo. Kawaoka's research includes such topics as molecular mechanism of interspecies transmission of the virus leading to influenza pandemics in humans; molecular pathogenesis of influenza in poultry and mammals; Ebola virus role of viral proteins in pathogenesis and viral replication.

Contents 1 Education 2 On the H5N1 Virus (Bird Flu) 3 See also 4 Relevant Discussions 5 External Links

Education

• Professor of Virology
• BS, 1978, Hokkaido University, Japan (Veterinary Medicine)
• DVM, 1978, The Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery, Japan
• MS, 1980, Hokkaido University, Japan
• PhD, 1983, Hokkaido University, Japan

On the H5N1 Virus (Bird Flu)

A Fall 2007 study conducted by UW-Madison virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka, documented an early warning that flu viruses may be beginning to outwit highly effective drugs. His team found a single change in a viral protein would allow H5N1 to infect the upper respiratory system in mammals. The adaptation could enable the virus to infect a wider range of cell types and spread more easily among humans.

See also

• Designer Diseases
• History of U.S. Human Experimentation

Relevant Discussions

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread307071/pg1

External Links

http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/people/kawaokay - Publications by Kawaoka http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2007/10/04/hscout608817.html