Construction of a recombinant human rhinovirus expressing a red fluorescent protein using a plasmid-based reverse genetics system

Kazuma Okada is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University. His research focuses on viral pathogenesis and RNA biology, developing tools to investigate the mechanisms of viral pathogenesis and replication. Outside the lab, he is an avid marathon runner (PB: 2:49:47) and trail runner.