Laboratory of International Wastewater-based Epidemiology
Research Center for Water Environment Technology
School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Information
- 2024/12/06
[Conference] Oral pres. at SEAWE-14 (Project Prof. Kitajima, Dr. Liu, Dr. Angga)（SEAWE-14）NEW
Some of the members of our lab gave oral presentations at The 14th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment（SEAWE-14）（Dec. 3-5、Wyndham Grand Bangsar Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia）
● H. Ando, S. Okabe, M. Kitajima： "Treatment reduction of SARS-CoV-2 and gastroenteritis viruses in municipal wastewater treatment revealed by the EPISENS-M method" (Prof. Kitajima was the presenter)
● V. D. Canh, M. Liu, H. Katayama, M. Kitajima, et al.： "Wastewater Surveillance of Human Bocavirus and Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Japan" (Prof. Kitajima was the presenter)
● M. Liu, I. Kasuga, H. Katayama, M. Kitajima： "Monitoring antimicrobial resistance genes in Japan using wastewater-based epidemiology: from Pre- to Post- COVID-19" (Dr. Liu was the presenter)
● M. S. Angga, M. Kitajima, E. Haramoto, et al.： "Future Research Prospect of Wastewater-based Epidemiology in Indonesia : Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria at Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bandung City" (Dr. Angga was the presenter)- 2024/11/28
[Research] The Yomiuri Shimbun published an article about the institutionalization of wastewater surveillance (by Project Prof. Kitajima)NEW
The Yomiuri Shimbun published an article about the wastewater surveillance, in which Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima was interviewed.
下水の新型コロナウイルス調査、予算１・７倍要求で範囲拡大…１週間後の流行を予測 (only in Japanese)- 2024/11/27
[Award] Clarivate announced its 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers and Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima has been selected. Annual list recognizes researchers whose publications rank in the top 1% of citations.(Project Prof. Kitajima)NEW
Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima has been selected as "2024 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers". Using qualitative and quantitative analysis to identify researchers from across the globe whose work holds broad influence, the list is drawn from highly cited papers that rank in the top percentile of citations for field and publication year over the past decade.
Topics has been issued from the School of Engineering (in Japanese)
- 2024/11/20
[Media] Launch of laboratory of WBE in IWA Newsletter (Project Prof. Kitajima)NEW
One of IWA's Specialist Groups is the Health-Related Water Microbiology (HRWM group). The June issue of their Newsletter featured the Launch of the Laboratory of International Wastewater-based Epidemiology led by Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima and Project Prof. Hiroyuki Katayama.
- 2024/11/19
[Publication] Paper on SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam's surface water(Project Prof. Kitajima・Dr. Angga)
The following paper by Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima and Dr. Angga et al. was published by Sci. Total Environ. This is the result of joint research between University of Yamanashi, Phenikaa University, Viet Nam, University of Tokyo and Hanoi University of Public Health.
Siri, Y., Malla, B., Thao, L. T., Angga, M. S., ... Kitajima, M., ... & Haramoto, E. (2024). Assessment of environmental factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam's surface water across two years of clinical data. Science of The Total Environment, 957, 177449.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177449- 2024/11/16
[Oral Presentation] 61st Environmental Engineering Research Forum to be held (Project Prof. Kitajima)
The 61st Environmental Engineering Research Forum, organized by JSCE and Environmental Engineering Committee, will be held on November 26-28, 2024 in Niigata, Japan.Program(PDF)
In the oral session, Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima will present his paper.
Izuki NAKASO, Akira HAFUKA, Masaaki KITAJIMA, Katsuki KIMURA
DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-CONCENTRATION VERSION OF THE EPISENS-M METHOD SUITABLE FOR TREATED WASTEWATER AND EVALUATION OF VIRUS REMOVAL PERFORMANCE BY MBR- 2024/11/14
[Publication] Paper that analyzes wastewater-based epidemiology research using structural topic model (Project Prof. Kitajima)
Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima et al. used a structural topic model to provide an overview of the topics involved in WBE in various research fields and elucidate their characteristics, and published a paper in Results in Chemistry.
Michio Murakami, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Analysis of research fields involving wastewater-based epidemiology and interdisciplinary spillovers using a structural topic model, Results in Chemistry, 12, 101897.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2024.101897- 2024/11/05
[Publication] COVID-19 infection Up-to-date 25 (Project Prof. Kitajima)
A review article by Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima was published in the September issue of Modern Media, an academic information magazine on medicine and public health published in 1955. The article is available to the public in PDF format. (in Japanese)
安藤宏紀、北島正章 (2024) 下水疫学調査による新型コロナウイルスの感染動向把握, モダンメディア, 70(9), pp.292-301.- 2024/10/30
[Lecture] Invited speech on Water and Wastewater in Korea (Project Prof. Kitajima)
Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima gave an invited speech at a conference organized by Korea Society of Water and Wastewater.
Masaaki Kitajima. Technology Development and Social Implementation of Wastewater-based Epidemiology in Japan. Korean Society of Water and Wastewater (KSWW) Conference, Jeju, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2024.- 2024/10/26
[Lecture] 2 lectures in Qingdao, China (Prof. Katayama, Dr. Liu)
Project Prof. Hiroyuki Katayama and Asst. Prof. LIU Miaomiao attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association of Microbial Ecology from October 25th to 28th. Prof. Katayama delivered a keynote speech, while Dr. Liu focused on networking and reconnecting with both new and long-standing collaborators. See News from Shandong University, the co-host of the meeting.
Lecture title:
In addition to the meeting, they were invited to the School of Environmental Science and Technology at Shandong University, where they participated in academic discussion and Prof. Katayama gave an invited lecture.
Wastewater-based Epidemiology: Experience in Japan (Hiroyuki Katayama and Masaaki Kitajima)
- 2024/10/16
[Press Release] Evaluating survey techniques in wastewater-based epidemiology for accurate COVID-19 incidence estimation (Project Prof. Kitajima)
Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima, Prof. Michio Murakami of Osaka University and others analyzed the survey methods for wastewater surveillance necessary to understand the status of COVID-19 infection in regions, and clarified appropriate survey method criteria.
- Press Release from Osaka University (English)
- Press Release from Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University (Japanese)
- 2024/10/09
[Media] Introduced as a partner on the latest science news portal (Project Prof. Kitajima)
Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima has been introduced as a partner on the INNOVATION NEWSNETWORK, a portal site that posts the latest scientific news from around the world.Tracking viral disease dynamics through wastewater-based epidemiology
From now on, articles about Project Prof. Kitajima will be published as news on this site. Also, Past articles are also posted on the same page.- 2024/09/30
[Lecture] Invited speech at SpringX "Cho" School/YouTube Live (Project Prof. Kitajima)
Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima gave a lecture held simultaneously at the venue and online on Sep 17. YouTube Live is available. (in Japanese)
Knowledge Capital "Cho" School
A course that enriches “life” and “lifestyle” by considering with evidence, season2
Part 3 Wastewater-based Epidemiology - Cutting-edge knowledge for the Osaka/Kansai Expo -
(Translation of the event name, not official)
- 2024/09/11
[Publication] Paper on data standardization method for wasterwater surveillance (Project Prof. Kitajima)
The following paper by Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima et al. was published by Sci. Total Environ. (Printed version is published on Nov 25).
N. Endo, A. Hisahara, Y. Kameda, K. Mochizuki, M. Kitajima, M. Yasojima, ... & H. Tanaka (2024) Enabling quantitative comparison of wastewater surveillance data across methods through data standardization without method standardization, Science of The Total Environment, 953, 176073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176073- 2024/08/27
[Lecture] Keynote speech at a lecture on wastewater surveillance (Project Prof. Kitajima)
Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima gave a keynote speech at the Japan WasteWater Surveillance Association's 3rd Lecture: "Utilization of Wastewater Surveillance and its nationwaide expansion in a Post-Corona Society" (August 2nd, 9F, East Bldg, TFT Building near Tokyo Big Sight).
The lecture video has been released. Please take a look. (in Japanese)
