2021 Inamori Research Grants Recipients

The Natural Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Atarashi, Koji	Associate Professor School of Medicine Keio University	Manipulation of the gut microbiota for healthy aging and longevity
Ito, Ayaka	Assistant Professor Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Nagoya University	Elucidation of significance of cellular lipid metabolism in systemic lupus erythematosus
Ito, Minako	Associate Professor Medical Institute of Bioregulation Kyushu University	The mechanism of regulation of inflammation by the factors from blood in the chronic phase of ischemic stroke and its therapeutic application
Imamura, Teruhiko	Lecturer University Hospital University of Toyama	Clinical Implication of Heart Rate Optimization using Doppler Echocardiography in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Iwasaki, Yusaku	Professor Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Kyoto Prefectural University	Involvement of autonomic and central nerves system in intestinal GLP-1 induced increasing insulin sensitivity
Uchida, Masaki	Associate Professor School of Science Tokyo Institute of Technology	Creation of new magnetic semiconductor materials realizing high spin density
Endo, Mizuki	Assistant Professor School of Science The University of Tokyo	Development of thermogenetic system that enables direct modulation of cell-cell signal transduction in deep tissue
Oisaki, Kounosuke	Lecturer Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences The University of Tokyo	Iterative peptide synthesis using backbone protecting group-free amino acid
Otsuka, Tomohiro	Associate Professor Research Institute of Electrical Communication Tohoku University	Research on high-frequency measurement techniques for semiconductor quantum devices
Okamoto, Tomoko	Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences Gifu University	Does the evolution of dioecy lead to the diversity of floral scent?
Kamiya, Yukiko	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya University	Design of unique triplex structure formed by acyclic nucleic acid and RNA for control of nucleic acid function
Kume, Kazunori	Associate Professor Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life Hiroshima University	Elucidation of the mechanism that creates direction to membrane transport between nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum
Kono, Michihito	Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Hokkaido University Hospital Hokkaido University	Cell metabolism as a therapeutic target in systemic lupus erythematosus
Kokusho, Takuma	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science Nagoya University	An observational study of phosphorous production by supernova toward understanding the origin of life
Kobayashi, Makoto	Associate Professor Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere Hokkaido University	Winter climate change and increase of deer population could decrease the advantage of tree regeneration on fallen log in boreal forests
Kobayashi, Yusuke	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science and Engineering Ibaraki University	Molecular analysis of maternal inheritance of the organelle genomes
Kondoh, Kunio	Assistant Professor National Institute for Physiological Sciences National Institute of Natural Sciences	Analysis of neural circuit that links the central nervous system and peripheral tissues responsible for energy metabolism
Saitoh, Kuniyasu	Associate Professor Department of Physics Kyoto Sangyo University	Anomalous viscoelastic and elastoplastic properties of poly-dispersed particles and mathematical physics for their hierarchical structures of sizes
Saito, Masahiko	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering Hiroshima University	Development of novel n-type semiconducting materials with high crystallinity for high performance organic photovoltaics
Sako, Kaori	Assistant Professor Department of Advanced Bioscience Kindai University	Screening of an insect hormone receptor in plants
Sawada, Toshiki	Assistant Professor School of Materials and Chemial Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology	Construction of liquid crystalline oriented membrane composed of filamentous virus toward highly sensitive detection of biomarker molecules
Sueki, Shunsuke	Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Musashino University	Novel Cyanation Reaction Catalyzed by Heterobimetallic Complexes
Takaoka, Katsuyoshi	Associate Professor Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences Tokushima University	Mechanism of mouse diapause
Takimoto, Daisuke	Assistant Professor Faculty of Science University of the Ryukyus	Synthesis of atomically thin Pt metal nanosheets and electrochemical properties
Tanaka, Takashi	Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences Gifu University	Evaluation of instability in crop emergence based on deep learning and spatial modeling
Nomoto, Hiroshi	Assistant Professor Hokkaido University Hospital Hokkaido University	The relationship between intracellular energy metabolism and macrophage polarity in the human atherosclerotic carotid plaques
Funamizu, Akihiro	Lecturer Institute for Quantitative Biosciences The University of Tokyo	Neural mechanism of behavior optimization based on prior knowledge
Honda, Yuki	Assistant Professor Faculty, Division of Natural Sciences Nara Women’s University	Light-driven hydrogen production by a combination of an abiotic photosensitizer and a biocatalyst
Maeda, Chihiro	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University	Development of Circularly Polarized Luminescence Materials Based on Azahelicenes
Masai, Hiroshi	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Arts and Sciences The University of Tokyo	Asymmetric cross-coupling reactions induced by circularly polarized light
Masuda, Takahiro	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyushu University	Understanding of homeostatic brain development and CNS pathology through a comprehensive analysis of CNS-associated macrophages
Matsuo, Kazuya	Assistant Professor Research Institute for Electronic Science Hokkaido University	Development of Cell Engineering Methods Using Optochemical Techniques
Mamada, Masashi	Assistant Professor Faculty of Engineering Kyushu University	Exhaustive investigation of unexplored organic laser dyes and application to high performance organic semiconductor laser diodes
Miura, Satoshi	Lecturer School of Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology	Construction of interface control method considering human embodiment
Minato, Nami	Assistant Professor Institute of Science and Technology Niigata University	Comprehensive insights into defense response to insect-borne transboundary viral disease
Morimoto, Masahiro	Assistant Professor Academic Assembly Faculty of Engineering University of Toyama	Polarization and Carrier Transfer Characteristics at Metal/Organic Semiconductor Interface
Moroishi, Toshiro	Professor Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University	Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of cell differentiation controlled by iron
Yamaguchi, Shintaro	Instructor School of Medicine Keio University	Development of a method to augment endogenous incretin secretion by targeting vascular endothelial and intestinal NAD⁺ metabolism
Yamamuro, Kazuhiko	Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Nara Medical University	Identification of neural basis of fear memory formed by prefrontal cortex – paraventricular nucleus of thalamus circuit
Watanabe, Kenichi	Assistant Professor Research Center for Global Agromedicine Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine	Identification of causative genes for inclusion body disease of Japanese brown cattle: a novel neurodegenerative disease

The Humanities and Social Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Iizuka, Akiko	Assistant Professor Center for International Exchange Utsunomiya University	Comparative studies of the disaster volunteers for recovery and sustainable development
Ide, Kazuki	Specially Appointed Associate Professor Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research Osaka University	Ethical and integrity aspects of academic journal: Analysis using a large-scale database
Kanehara, Akiko	Project Assistant Professor University of Tokyo Hospital The University of Tokyo	The development of the guideline for peer specialist training
Kojima, Masae	Designated Assistant Professor Institutes of Innovation for Future Society Nagoya University	Educational effects of experiencing one’s own driving behavior from the perspective of another vehicle ―Aiming to improve appropriate meta-cognition―
Sakita, Yoshihiro	Associate Professor Faculty of Education Hokkaido University	Rethinking of Japanese sport history in terms of an analysis of the characteristics of motions in running and jumping captured in historical visual materials
Takahashi, Keita	Associate Professor Department of Literature Hanazono University	A Study on Representation of Mnchuria in Repatriate Literature：Focus on GOMIKAWA Junpei
Takayanagi, Seiya	Assistant Professor Faculty of Science and Technology Tokyo University of Science	A Study on Demographic and Land Use Change in Flood-prone Areas
Hirami, Kenta	Assistant Professor Faculty of Social Sciences Waseda University	The Era of Securitization and International Economic Law: Rethinking the Relationship between State and Market
Fujimoto, Akari	Associate Professor Faculty of Letters Kyoto Prefectural University	A study of the use situation of the vocabulary in the first Japanese dictionary “Iroha-jiruisho” during the cloister government period
Motooka, Takuya	Assistant Professor Institute for Study of Humanities and Social Sciences Doshisha University	Urban development and evictions: in case of postwar Kyoto

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