Professor Katsunori Yanagihara, MD, PhD

Current Positions Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University Director, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital Education 1991 M.D., Nagasaki University School of Medicine 1997 Ph.D. in Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagasaki University Professional Experience 1997–1999 Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska, USA 1999–2006 Assistant Professor, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital 2006–2011 Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital 2007–2012 Deputy Director, Infection Control and Education Center, Nagasaki University Hospital (concurrent position) 2011–2013 Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University 2013–Present Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University / Director, Clinical Laboratory, Nagasaki University Hospital Academic Society Activities Japanese Society for Infectious Diseases: Board Member (2015–2018, 2021–2024), Auditor (2025–) Japanese Society of Chemotherapy: Board Member (2017–2021, 2024–), Congress President, 74th Annual Meeting (2026) Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine: Board Member, (2020–2023), Vice President (2024–), Congress President, 70th Annual Meeting (2023) Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology: Board Member (2011–2015, 2018–2020), Vice President (2021–2022), Congress President, 28th Annual Meeting (2017) Asian-Pacific Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infection: Board Member, Treasurer (2014–2023), Congress President, 21st Annual Meeting (2027) Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI): Advisor (2025–) Awards 2001 Ueda Memorial Award, Japanese Society of Chemotherapy 2005 Young Investigator Award, Japanese Society of Chemotherapy 2005 Best Poster Award, International Symposium on Community-Acquired Pneumonia, International Society of Chemotherapy 2006 Young Investigator Award, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2011 Academic Award, Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine 2024 Nozomu Kosakai Award, Clinical Laboratory Medicine Research Promotion Foundation Research Grants and Leadership 2016–2018 Principal Investigator, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Grant: “Research on Infection Control of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Medical Institutions” 2017–2019, 2020–2022 Principal Investigator, AMED Project for Innovative Drug Development for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases: “Development of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods for Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria” 2020–2021 Principal Investigator, AMED Infectious Disease Countermeasure Technology Development Project: “Development of Quantitative Screening Tests (Antigen/Antibody) for COVID-19”