معرفی
Professor Lay Myint Yoshida serves as Professor in the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Nagasaki University's Institute of Tropical Medicine since 2016, following progression from Assistant Professor (2006-2010) to Associate Professor (2010-2016). His research focuses on pediatric infectious disease epidemiology in tropical regions, with primary field operations in central Vietnam.
His academic credentials include M.B.B.S., M.Med.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees. Career milestones span Myanmar's Department of Medical Research (1994-1999), Tokyo's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (1999-2006), and continuous affiliation with Nagasaki University since 2006.
Yoshida's work centers on vaccine-preventable diseases causing under-five mortality, particularly pneumonia, dengue, and HIV. He conducts population-based cohort studies and intervention trials examining pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, respiratory pathogens, and dengue epidemiology in Vietnamese children. His methodology integrates molecular diagnostics with clinical epidemiology to address pathogenesis and drug resistance.
Publication analysis reveals sustained focus on vaccine effectiveness trials in Vietnam, respiratory infection surveillance, and viral disease mechanisms. Recent high-impact studies in New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet demonstrate translational impact on pediatric vaccine schedules and global disease burden estimation.
His scientific recognition includes:
- Best Poster award at XI International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop (Seville, 2002)
- Japanese Science and Technology Agency Research Fellowship (1999-2001)
Yoshida supervises MTM and PhD students in tropical medicine programs while leading multi-country research consortia. His grants support the Nha Trang Birth Cohort Study, PCV effectiveness trials, and HIV drug resistance surveillance across Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand. Current projects emphasize reduced-dose vaccine schedules and acute respiratory infection etiology.
Field operations are anchored in Nha Trang, Vietnam through the Population-Based Infectious Disease Surveillance project, with laboratory collaborations at Nagasaki University's Institute of Tropical Medicine.
