PhD, University of Edinburgh, Jul. 2017

MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare, University of Edinburgh, Nov. 2011

Life sciences, Parasitology, Parasitology (including sanitary zoology)

Life sciences, Veterinary medicine, Veterinary medical science

Apr. 2023 - Present
Nihon University ,College of Bioresource Sciences, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Assistant Professor

Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2023
Nihon University ,College of Bioresource Sciences, Department of Veterinary Medicine,, Research Assistant

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2020
Nihon University ,College of Bioresource Sciences, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Assistant

Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2017
University of Edinburgh, PhD

Sep. 2010 - Nov. 2011
University of Edinburgh, MSc. Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare

Apr. 2003 - Mar. 2009
Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences, Veterinary Medicine

Prevalence and patterns of ectoparasites infesting Pallas’s squirrels (Callosciurus erythraeus) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Aya MASUDA; Natsumi HAYASHI; Kaito OTSURU; Chinatsu KOBAYASHI; Sakura MIKI; Fuko TAKAHATA; Kanata TAKAHASHI; Fumiaki YAMASAKI; Jun MATSUMOTO
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2025, Refereed
Lead

Genetic variability of Myxobolus nagaraensis (Bivalvulida: Myxobolidae) infecting freshwater gobies Rhinogobius Gill 1859 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from rivers in Japan
Kana Kurusu; Naoyuki Hioki; Mizuho Shima; Sunao Kawakami; Yuta Hasebe; Noriyuki Takai; Jun Matsumoto; Aya Masuda
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Dec. 2024, Refereed
Last

Larvae of Clistobothrium grimaldii (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from a Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) kept in a zoo in a Japan
Masuda; A.; Tokunaga; U.; Ozawa; K. and Matsumoto; J.
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, Mar. 2023, Refereed
Lead

Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of the Zoonotic Enteric Protozoans Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and Blastocystis from Pallas’s Squirrels (Callosciurus erythraeus) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Masuda; A.; Wada; M.; Saho; H.; Tokunaga; K.; Kikuchi; Y.; Yamasaki; F. and Matsumoto; J.
Microbiology Spectrum, Nov. 2021, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Subtype analysis and prevalence of mixed subtype infection of Blastocystis in farmed pigs from Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Masuda; A.; Matsuda; Y.; Horikita; T.; and Matsumoto; J.
Parasitology International, Nov. 2021, Refereed
Lead

Dietary protein supplementation results in molecular and cellular changes related to T helper type 2 immunity in the lung and small intestine in lactating rats re-infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
Masuda; A.; Allen; J.; Houdijk; J.; and Athanasiadou; S.
Parasitology, Nov. 2021, Refereed
Lead

Eucoleus garfiai (syn. Capillaria garfiai) Gállego and Mas-Coma, 1975 (Nematoda: Trichuridae: Capillariinae) infection in wild boars (Sus scrofa leucomystax) from the Amakusa Islands, Japan.
Masuda; A.; Kameyama; K.; Goto; M.; Narasaki; K.; Shibuya; H.; Kondo; H. And Matsumoto; J.
Parasitology International, Dec. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Body protein reserves sustained maternal performances in early lactation but dietary protein was necessary to maintain performance and immune responses to Nippostrongylus brasiliensis in lactating rats.
Masuda; A.; Houdijk; J.; Allen; J. And Athanasiadou; S.
Journal of Nutrition, Oct. 2018, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Prevalence and molecular subtyping of Blastocystis from dairy cattle in Kanagawa, Japan.
Masuda; A.; Ohtaki; T.; Sumiyoshi; T. And Matsumoto; J.
Parasitology International, 2018, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

A secreted decoy of InR antagonizes insulin/IGF signaling to restrict body growth in Drosophila
N. Okamoto; R. Nakamori; T. Murai; Y. Yamauchi; A. Masuda; T. Nishimura
Genes & Development, Jan. 2013, Refereed, Not invited

犬のメソセストイデス属条虫症の集団発生報告
西部美奈子; 増田 絢; 松本 淳; 山﨑真大
岩手県獣医師会会報, Apr. 2023

Eustrongylides Jägerskiöld, 1909 (Nematoda: Dioctophymatoidea) from Tridentiger brevispinis and Rhinogobius spp. collected in Tokyo and Kanagawa, Japan
Noda; Y. Kurusu; K. Takai; N.; Matsumoto; J. and Masuda; A.
Japanese Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 2023, Refereed
Corresponding

Genotyping of Giardia intestinalis detected in household dogs and cats from the Kanto region, Japan
Hideyuki OHE; Takuya KASHIIDE; Aya MASUDA; Jun MATSUMOTO
Japanese Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, Dec. 2021, Refereed

宿主動物種がMesocestoides vogaeテトラチリジウムの試験管内成虫化に与える影響
川船 美咲; 西田 克彦; 渡邉 青慈; 内山 真由子; 増田 絢; 松本 淳
日本大学獣医学会誌Twig's, Sep. 2019, Not refereed, Not invited

Myxobolus nagaraensis infection in freshwater gobies Rhinogobius spp. from Sakai River, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
日置 尚之; 来栖 可奈; 島 瑞帆; 増田 絢; 松本 淳
Natural History Report of Kanagawa, 28 Feb. 2019, Refereed, Not invited

Effect of dietary protein supplementation on gene expression in the lung of lactating rats infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
A. Masuda; J. E. Allen; J. G. M. Houdijk; S. Athanasiadou
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, Jan. 2016, Not refereed, Not invited

The consequences of protein supplementation during gestation on performance and immune parameters in mammals
Masuda; A.; Allen; JE.; Houdijk; JGM.; Athanasiadou; S.
Proceedings of the British Socitey of Animal Science, 2015, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Nutritional regulation of resistance to Nippostrongylus brasiliensis re-infection in lactating rats
A. Masuda; J. E. Allen; J. G. M. Houdijk; S. Athanasiadou
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, 2015, Not refereed, Not invited

Fasciola infections in wild sika deer (Cervus nippon) that inhabit tourist site in Japan
Izumo; A.; Shiibashi; T.; Masuda; A. and Nogami; S.
Japanese Journal of Animal Hygiene, Jul. 2010, Refereed, Not invited

Apr. 2017 - Present
Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

Apr. 2017 - Present
Japanese Society of Parasitology