DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

Before March 2024, the Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response (CEPR) in NIID had covered a lot of emergency functions, such as development and support on conducting drills and exercises, laboratory training and laboratory emergency responses. In April 2025, with the establishment of the JIHS, the Department of Diagnostic Testing and Technology Research (DTTR) was newly established, separated from CEPR, and has taken on the laboratory functions related to pathogen diagnosis, technical training for testing and emergency testing response.
The DTTR is responsible for the following activities.
(1) Research, development (including reference functions) and training on technologies related to testing and diagnosis for the identification of infectious diseases.
(2) Laboratory pathogen diagnosis and related scientific investigations and research (including reference functions) and provision of laboratory training. DTTR has four offices, each of which has the following responsibilities:

LABORATORY OF UNIDENTIFIED PATHOGEN INVESTIGATION

Laboratory diagnosis of an unidentif ied pathogen, reference services for pathogens not covered by other departments of NIID, and research and development on pathogen detection technologies.

LABORATORY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL TEST TRAINING

Support for capacity development and standardization of laboratory techniques on bacterial pathogens for local public health laboratories.

LABORATORY OF VIROLOGICAL TEST TRAINING

Support for capacity development and standardization of laboratory techniques on virological pathogens for local public health laboratories.

LABORATORY OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Support on lab diagnosis capacities for infectious disease emergencies and support to the local public health institutes.

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