Akira Kaneko

Akira Kaneko

Professor | Docent
Visiting address: Solnavägen 9, Biomedicum, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C1 Mikrobiologi, tumör- och cellbiologi, C1 P & CF Nylén Kaneko, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • Based on achievements as malariologist in malaria elimination on islands in Vanuatu from 1987 to 1994, I have conducted research on malaria epidemiology, chemotherapy and elimination in Vanuatu, Papua New Gunea, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malawi, Zanzibar, Ghana, and recently the Lake Victoria area in Kenya. Since 2011, I am Professor of Global Health and leader of the Island Malaria Group at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet.

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Employments

  • Professor, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 2011-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
  • Ph.D, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, 1999
  • D.T.M. & H., Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Hygiene Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 1984
  • M.D., Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 1982

Distinction and awards

  • The TROPMED Outstanding Alumni Award, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 2018
  • Tropical Medicine Award, , Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine, 2016
  • Senior Researcher Position grant, 2010 – 2016, Swedish Research Council, 2010
  • Hohoh Prize, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan, 2006
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Research Award, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan, 2001

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