The research institute was established on May 1, 1963 to conduct basic and clinical research into parasitic disease, which at the time had a direct influence on public health, with the goals of improving diagnostic and therapeutic measures, raising public awareness, and investigating parasitic diseases. We also provide diagnostic aid to confirm parasitic disease through the ELISA test at the request of the Catholic Medical Center- affiliated hospitals and other institutes, and investigate numerous types of parasites and infected tissues.