Research overview
NUPID (The Infectious Diseases Group in the Department of Pediatrics at Nagoya University) performs quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays for viral DNA in clinical specimens obtained from patients with acute encephalitis or acute hepatitis. In addition to qPCR-based viral DNA quantification, we perform in-house pathogen detection using next-generation sequencing (NGS) on the Illumina MiSeq i100 platform as well as nanopore sequencing. These NGS-based approaches facilitate identification of etiologic pathogens in acute encephalitis and acute hepatitis, particularly in cases in which conventional diagnostic assays do not yield a definitive
resuit.
We also apply single-cell analyses to characterize host immune responses and disease pathophysiology in severe infectious diseases. Please contact us to discuss test requests, feasibility, and specimen requirements.
NUPID (The Infectious Diseases Group in the Department of Pediatrics at Nagoya University) performs quantitative real-
time PCR (qPCR) assays for viral DNA in clinical specimens obtained from patients with acute encephalitis or acute hepatitis. In addition to qPCR-based viral DNA quantification, we perform in-house pathogen detection using next-generation sequencing (NGS) on the Illumina MiSeq i100 platform as well as nanopore sequencing. These NGS-based approaches facilitate identification of etiologic pathogens in acute encephalitis and acute hepatitis, particularly in cases in which conventional diagnostic assays do not yield a definitive result.
We also apply single-cell analyses to characterize host immune responses and disease pathophysiology in severe infectious diseases. Please contact us to discuss test requests, feasibility, and specimen requirements.
