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Mai Izumida is an Assistant Professor at the School of Medicine, Nagasaki University, with a dual focus on clinical practice and research. She works across Japan, The Gambia, and the Philippines, integrating infectious disease expertise with molecular biology techniques. Her roles include mentoring medical students and junior physicians in clinical education at Nagasaki University Hospital.
- Ph.D. in Medicine (2016, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)
- Board-certified General Internist and Infectious Disease Specialist
Izumida's research bridges clinical and laboratory domains, investigating how chronic infections modulate the human immune system. Her work at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM centered on tuberculosis immunology, including host immune factors for diagnosis and disease progression prediction.
Recent publications highlight her contributions to understanding TB immune responses, viral protein stabilization mechanisms, antiviral drug discovery, and viral entry pathways across diseases like Ebola, SARS-CoV-2, and Chikungunya. While no awards are explicitly listed, her translational research emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration and global health applications.
