Noriyuki Kasahara

Dr. Kasahara's research focuses on the improvement of vector technologies to make gene therapy more practical and clinically useful. To do so, the Kasahara Lab has pursued strategies for utilizing conventional vectors more efficaciously when applied to specific diseases, and developing the next generation of viral vectors for more efficient gene delivery. They have most recently developed novel vector systems that include cancer-targeted viruses, chimeric hybrid viral vectors, and tumor-selectively replicating viruses.