Part.1

Dr. Bill HESSELMAR M.D., Ph.D. Research and Publications

Thesis
The increase of allergic diseases in schoolchildren: the significance of pets and other environmental components. University of Gothenburg, 3-05-2000.

Minor field study
Family Study of Tuberculosis in a rural village, Pakistan 1989. International Child Health Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Uppsala, Sweden.

Books and other publications/presentations
International collaborations on topics such as an education program on inhalation therapy, asthma and broncho-constriction in children below three years of age, a synthesis and discussion of the article "Asthma in Children: Prevalence, treatment and sensitization.

Ongoing research
International collaborations on topics such as a case-control study of allergic diseases in children born small for gestational age, a study of inflammatory markers in BAL fluid in children with Cystic Fibrosis, and, "The Flora-Study". A prospective study investigating the relationship between early bacterial colonisation of the intestine and later allergy development.

Original Papers (partial list)
International collaborations on topics such as, Prognosis of asthma in children: a cohort study into adulthood, Increase of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in Swedish schoolchildren between 1979 and 1991, Prevalence of allergic diseases in schoolchildren in relation to family history, upper respiratory infections and residential characteristics, Asthma in children: Prevalence, treatment, and sensitization, Inhalation of corticosteroid after hospital care for RSV-infection diminishes development of asthma in infants, Allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, eczema and sensitisation in two areas with differing climates.

Major scientific seminars and posters (partial list)
Titles such as: Exposure to cat or dog during the first year of life is related to lower prevalence of allergy in school children, Less asthma in children after early pet exposure, Childhood asthma and sensitisation in two Swedish regions.


Dr. NAKAJIMA Kensuke D.V.M., M.S.

Deputy Director
Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division
Health Service Bureau
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Dr. Nakajima joined the Ministry of Health and Welfare (formerly the Ministry of Health and Welfare) in 1986 as a veterinary expert where he was involved in measures to combat imported disease and in the supervision of food product imports. Following this term Dr. Nakajima was posted to the Food Safety Program of the WHO. Then, when Japan's Central Government underwent restructuring, responsibilities for zoonosis control were unified under the Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division. Here, Dr. Nakajima took charge of Veterinary Health and has since mostly worked to counter zoonosis through the organizing of information dissemination, contingency planning, and surveillance system enforcement. Dr. Nakajima was born in Tokyo and, although he currently keeps no animals, has kept 3 dogs and 1 cat in the past.

Recommended Internet sites:
Zoonosis Web Page
http://www.forth.go.jp/mhlw/animal (In Japanese)
Japanese Society for Zoonotic Studies
http://www.hdkkk.net/mokuji.html (In Japanese)




Prof. UEMURA Takashi Born 1940 in Kita-Kawachi Ward, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, Professor Uemura graduated from Osaka Prefecture University Veterinary School. He began a post-graduate course there before becoming an assistant, a lecturer, an associate professor and then a professor of veterinary public health. Professor Uemura also worked in California, USA and Norway for approximately two years. He is now based in Osaka, where he specializes in research on food protection, and control of zoonosis. Furthermore, over the past decade, he has brought ideas for creating a 'Healthy Society' of man / animal co-existence into the public domain by promoting the significance of service dogs and animals in schools.

Prof. FUJITA Koichiro M.D.,D.M.S. Born in Manchuria (China) in 1939. After graduating from the School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, he completed a post-graduate course in medicine at Tokyo University, becoming a Doctor of Medicine. Following professorial posts at Kanazawa and Nagasaki Universities, he is now a professor at Tokyo Medical and Dental University where he specializes in Parasitology, Tropical Medicine and Infection Immunology. His areas of research include malaria, filaria, adult T-cell leukemia and HIV related immunity, and he also investigates treatments for infectious diseases common to man and animal stock. He has written several books, serious subjects handled with humor, looking at modern human society in the context of natural ecosystems. These have won many readers through their amusing yet insightful criticism and warnings.
His books include 'Warau Kaichu' (Laughing Mawworms), 'Soratobu Kiseichu' (Flying Parasites), 'Kyosei no Imi Ron' (The Meaning of Co-Living), 'Shishi-Shinchu no Sanadamushi' (Tapeworm within the Dragon), 'Seiketsu wa Byoki da' (Cleanliness is a Sickness), 'Nihonjin no Seiketsu ga Abunai' (Japanese Cleanliness is Dangerous), etc.




Part.2

Ms. Julie BANK

Biographical Information

MARICOPA COUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL, PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Director, Public Programs and Development, 2000-present

Responsible for creating a new division which includes marketing, fundraising, education, volunteer, and public information departments and staff. Develop five year strategic plan and budget. Act as chief fundraiser and media liaison. Created community relations and marketing strategy. Consultant on all shelter related issues including new shelter construction, design and program planning, adoptions, field services and shelter medicine.

THE ARIZONA HUMANE SOCIETY, PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Director, Education and Therapeutic Programs, 1998-2000

Created a new division which includes public, and school-based education, therapeutic, and animal behavior departments. Responsible for staffing, budget, and strategic planning. Oversee education and outreach programs for the Society. Develop educational mission, goals and strategy, defining programming concepts and long range plan. Responsible for budget, program and exhibit development for a new interactive learning and therapeutic center for children and families.

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Director, Education, 1996-1998
Assistant Director, Education, 1991-1996
Assistant Shelter Manager/Adoptions Coordinator, 1988-1991

Ms. Bank has a great deal of experience and knowledge about animal welfare and children's education.


Dr. Frank R. ASCIONE , Ph.D.

Biographical Information

Dr. Ascione received his bachelors degree in psychology from Georgetown University in 1969 and his doctoral degree in developmental psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1973.

He is now a professor in the Department of Psychology and adjunct professor in Family and Human Development at Utah State University.

Dr. Ascione has published a number of articles on the development of antisocial and prosocial behavior in children, coedited two books Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence: Readings in Research and Application (1998), Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circles of Compassion for Prevention and Intervention (1998), and authored Safe Havens for Pets: Guidelines for Programs Sheltering Pets for Women who are Battered.

In the fall of 2001, the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention published Ascione's review of animal abuse and youth violence as a Research Bulletin. Dr. Ascione was selected to receive the 2001 Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations and the International Society for Anthrozoology.

Dr. Ascione has conducted research related to humane education and children's attitudes toward animals. More recently, he has focused his attention on child and adolescent animal abuse. This research examines the common roots of violence toward people and animals and is directed at identifying an early indicator of at-risk status in children.

Dr. Ascione is a regular invited speaker at local, national, and international conferences (including recent conferences in Tel Aviv, Geneva, Dublin, Prague, Florence, Rome, Brussels, Gothenburg, Cambridge, Toronto, Vancouver (BC), London (Ontario), Rio de Janeiro, and Amsterdam).


Dr. Ascione has collaborated with human services, social work, and child development staff working with abused children, with youth corrections personnel, and with state shelters for women who are battered. His work has been supported by the Humane Society of the United States, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the American Humane Association, the Scott Charitable Trust, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

Dr. Ascione has provided information or testimony for the state legislatures of Utah, Ohio, Colorado, and Washington, regarding cruelty to animals legislation.

A member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Research on Child Development, Dr. Ascione serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States and the Child and Animal Abuse Prevention Advisory Council of the Latham Foundation. He is past president of the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development and is a member of the cadre of experts for The American Psychological Association's Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family.

Born and raised in New York City, Frank and his wife Deborah have three children, Matthew, Catherine, and David, and reside in Logan, Utah.

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Ms. YAMAZAKI Keiko

YAMAZAKI Keikoborn March 1st 1954.
Graduated from the International Christian University, Department of Humanities.
Executive Board Member, Association for the Promotion of Canine Good Citizens.
Executive Board Member, Japan Service Dog Resource Academy.
Master Instructor, Delta Society.
Founder, Companion Animal Study Group 'Go'.
ATT Coordinator, Yamazaki Psychiatric Hospital.


Publications:
'Pet ga Genki wo Tsuretekuru' (Pets Bring You Health)
[Kodansha Ltd.]
'Pet no Shiawase Wagayaga Ichiban' (Pet's Happiness - Home is the Best) [Aoki Books]
'Pet no Shi - Sonotoki Anatawa' (Death of a Pet - How do you Cope?) (published jointly) [Sanseido Co., Ltd.]
'Animal Therapy Coordinator tenandaro?' (What is an Animal Therapy Coordinator?) [WeNet]

Translations:
'Dog's Mind' Bruce Fogle
'Cat's Mind' Bruce Fogle
'Calming Signals' Turid Rugaas
'Dog and Dolphin' Karen Pryor
and many others.



Mr. MIYAKAWA Yaki

Current Position: School Inspector, Elementary & Secondary Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Science.

Past Positions:
- A number of public school posts in Saitama Prefecture, as Principal, Vice-Principal and Teacher.
- Assistant Manager in the Educational Affairs Section, Soka City Board of Education.

Mr. MIYAKAWA Yaki has written and published several books about schools, school libraries, class management and activities, including his vision for education in the future.

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Professor Iikura Yoji, M.D.,Ph.D.

- 1966 Graduated from Jikei University, School of Medicine
- 1968 National Children's Hospital (Japan), Allergy Dept., Resident.
- 1976 University of California, San Francisco, Clinical Instructor
- 1977 National Children's Hospital (Japan), Allergy Dept., Head Doctor (Physician)
- 1985 Also (concurrently) National Children's Hospital, Medical Research Center, Head of Allergy Immunity Research Department
- 1987 Suntion Yan University, Visiting Professor
- 1993 Toho University, Department of Medicine, Guest Professor
-1996 Professor and Chief Department Of Pediatrics Showa University School
Of Medicine.

[Scientific Societies]

Japan Society of Allergies (Director)
Japan Society of Pediatrics (Organizing Member)
Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Director)
Japan Society of Clinical Immunity (Councilor)
Japan Society of Child Health (Director)
Japan Society of Child Asthma and Allergy (Director)
Japan Society of Japanese and Chinese Medical and Dental Medications (Councilor)
Japan Society of Respiratory Organs (Instructing Doctor)
Japan Society of Pediatric Eastern Medicine (Head Director)
Food Allergy Research Group (Committee Chairman)
Collegium International Allergologicum (Member)
Trans-Pacific Allergy & Clinical Immunology Society (President)
American Society of Allergy, Asthma, Immunology (Committee member of Sports Medicine)
American Society of Allergy, Asthma, Immunology (Committee member of Travel Grant Judging Committee)

[Commissioned Posts]
Shinagawa-ku Social Education Committee (Member)
Shinagawa-ku Pollution Damages on Health Judging Committee (Member)
Shinagawa-ku Air Pollution Handicaps Judging Committee (Member)


[Main Publications]
'Pediatric Bronchial Asthma Guide, and Q & A'
1998, Japan Medical Publications
'The New Allergy Book' 1999, Fuji Medical Publications
'Atopic Dermatitis' 2000, Shonen Shashin Shimbun


[Special Notes]
Professor Iikura has also provided advice on allergy-related matters to the current Emperor and Empress of Japan.


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