Publications (Daiki Shirakawa)
- Shirakawa, D., Shirasaki, N., Koriki, S., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Application of viability PCR to investigate the capsid integrity of human enteric viruses in drinking water sources and the persistence of those viruses in surface waters. Science of The Total Environment 1028, 181718, 2026.(DOI)
- Shirakawa, D., Shirasaki, N., Hu, Q., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Takagi, H., Oka, T., Investigation of removal and inactivation efficiencies of human sapovirus in drinking water treatment processes by applying an in vitro cell-culture system. Water Research 236, 119951, 2023.(DOI)
- Shirakawa, D., Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Yamashita, R., Matsumura, T., Koriki, S., Evaluation of reduction efficiencies of pepper mild mottle virus and human enteric viruses in full-scale drinking water treatment plants employing coagulation-sedimentation–rapid sand filtration or coagulation–microfiltration, Water Research 213, 118160, 2022.(DOI)
Career summary (Daiki Shirakawa)
2014.4 Entered Department of Socio-Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan.
2018.3 Graduated from above.
2018.4 Entered master’s program of Division of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan.
2020.3 Completed above program.
2020.4 Entered doctoral program of Division of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow-DC1
2023.3 Completed above program. Ph.D.
2023.4 Postdoctoral researcher, Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan.
2024.4 Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Japan.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow-PD
2025.4 Wako Branch Office for Drinking Water Quality Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow-PD
2026.9 Research Associate, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan (to present).

