ABOUT

Parasitism is a phenomenon in which a creature depends on another creature for shelter, nutrition, and other things necessary for its own life. In order for one creature to become a parasite, it needs another creature as host, which leads to a competitive relationship between the two. Because there are so many different kinds of organisms that live as parasites and so many different kinds of organisms that are parasitized, the interrelationships that these organisms create (host-parasite relationships) are extremely complex and diverse.

Through our research activities on animal parasites, we hope to answer the veterinary question, "How should we deal with parasitic infections? As we explore these conflicts between organisms, sometimes these creatures give us hints that lead to the art of life. In our laboratory, we look forward to encountering such surprises, and we are all working energetically.