2017 Inamori Research Grants Recipients

The Natural Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Aoi, Shinya	Junior Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University	Development of a new control strategy of a multilegged robot using bifurcation
Ageta, Natsumi	Lecturer Graduate School of Science Nagoya University	The role of septin cytoskeleton in spatial pattern separation
Aboshi, Takako	Assistant Professor Faculty of Agriculture Yamagata University	Lepidoptera adaptations to an insecticidal peptide, PA1b
Iida, Midori	Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Niigata University	The mechanisms of sustainment of diadromous migration in aquatic organisms
Ishii, Ryota	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University	Visualization of nonradiative processes in deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes by micro-photoacoustic spectroscopy
Isono, Takuya	Assistant Professor Faculty of Engineering Hokkaido University	Organic Acid Salts: Next Generation Catalyst System for Aliphatic Polyester Synthesis
Ichikawa, Masatoshi	Lecturer Graduate School of Science Kyoto University	Toward the integration of bleb-driven artificial amoeba cells
Inagaki, Mikio	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences Osaka University	Exploration of subcortical visual processing by using combined approach of neurophysiology and machine learning
Otani, Tetsuhisa	Assistant Professor National Institute for Physiological Sciences National Institutes of Natural Sciences	Role of Tight Junctions in epithelial polarity
Okabe, Keisuke	Assistant Professor School of Medicine Keio University	Constitutive activation of microglia caused by Lrrc33 deficiency leads to neuropsychiatric disorders
Onizuka, Kazumitsu	Assistant Professor Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials Tohoku University	Development of artificial nucleic acids with the ability to chemically cleave RNA
Omatsu, Yoshiki	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Medicine Osaka University	Exploring new essential molecules for hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell niche
Oyamada, Juzo	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science and Engineering Saga University	Development of C-H Bond Coupling Reaction Toward Convenient Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Kawamoto, Takuji	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation Yamaguchi University	New Synthetic Processes for the Utilization of Biomass by Control of Reactive Species
Kitaba, Ikuko	Associate Professor Research Organization of Science and Technology Ritsumeikan University	Revealing spatio-temporal structure of a warming episode at ca. 15,000 years ago
Kitamura, Kyoko	Lecturer Institute for the Promotion of University Strategy, Global Excellence Kyoto Institute of Technology	Study on Advanced-Tightly Focused Optical Sources by Photonic-Crystal Surface Emitting Lasers
Kurebayashi, Yuuki	Research Associate Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Shizuoka	Study of Acquisition mechanism of minor sialic acid Neu5Gc in human cancer cells and its control
Komiyama, Junpei	Research Associate Institute of Industrial Science The University of Tokyo	Optimal sequential inference within arbitrary stopping time
Shiga, Takuma	Assistant Professor School of Engineering The University of Tokyo	Manipulation of phonon coherence for high-performance thermoelectric material
Shinmyo, Yohei	Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Kanazawa University	Molecular mechanisms of neural circuit formation and cortical folding focusing on draxin functions
Sunada, Yusuke	Associate Professor Institute of Industrial Science The University of Tokyo	Development of Environmentally Friendly Iron Catalysts that Realize the Effective Transformation of Natural Resources
Takatsuka, Hirotomo	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Biological Sciences Nara Institute of Science and Technology	Molecular mechanism of polar growth underlying active cell growth in plants
Tanabe, Katsuaki	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University	Development of novel high-performance semiconductor bonding technologies mediated by single-atomic-layer materials for ultrahigh-efficiency photovoltaic applications
Nakajima, Yuichiro	Assistant Professor Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences Tohoku University	Investigation for the mechanisms of epithelial tumorigenesis induced by abnormal mitotic spindle orientation
Namba, Takushi	Associate Professor Research and Education Faculty Kochi University	The identification of molecular mechanism of mitochondrial homeostasis regulated by endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria cross talk
Nii, Yoichi	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Arts and Sciences The University of Tokyo	Research of one-way heat propagation in a magnet with chirality
Nishiura, Hiroshi	Professor Graduate School of Medicine Hokkaido University	Developing an identification method of superspreaders of an infectious disease using theoretical and evolutionary biological techniques
Nishimura, Aiko	Assistant Professor Life Science Center, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance University of Tsukuba	Elucidating the mechanisms of stem cell aging in the inter-follicular epidermis
Nobukawa, Shogo	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya Institute of Technology	Investigation of matrix field effect on photo-isomerization of azobenzene dispersed in polymer glass
Hachiya, Takushi	Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Institute for Advanced Research Nagoya University	Elucidation of mechanism of ammonium toxicity with ammonium-tolerant lines in Arabidopsis thaliana
Haniuda, Kei	Assistant Professor Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences Tokyo University of Science	Elucidation of mechanisms for immunological memory formation by metabolic control of B-cells
Fuchigami, Teruaki	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya Institute of Technology	Sea-urchin-shaped niobium oxide nano-particles for high performance catalyst
Matsubara, Ryosuke	Associate Professor Graduate School of Science Kobe University	Development of experimental tool enabling the ultimate targetting of nitric oxide: Approach for understanding the mechanism of nerve diseases
Yamabuki, Kazuhiro	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science and technology for Innovation Yamaguchi University	Development of new high-capacity battery using sulfur-rich thermoplastic resin
Jusup, Marko	Assistant Professor Research Institute for Electronic Science Hokkaido University	Mathematical biology for the robust management of bioresources
Yokota, Nobuhide	Assistant Professor Research Institute of Electrical Communication Tohoku University	Investigation of electron spin relaxation mechanism in InAlGaAs quantum well
Yoshitane, Hikari	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo	Quantitative and qualitative controls of RNA rhythms by A-to-I RNA editing enzyme ADAR2
Yoneda, Tsuyoshi	Assosiate Professor Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences The University of Tokyo	Aim for solving the blowup problem on the Navier-Stokes equations with numerical simulation of nonlinear interaction of vortices
Wajima, Takaaki	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Chiba University	Development of new cement using lunar rock
Watanabe, Kosuke	Assistant Professor Research and Education Center for Advanced Energy Materials, Devices, and Systems Kyushu University	Thermoelectric property of chalcopyrite type Cu-In-S compounds

The Humanities and Social Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Ichikawa, Akira	Assistant Professor Institute for Advanced Research Nagoya University	Practical research for the reconstruction and conservation of Pre-Hispanic masonry architecture in El Salvador, Central America
Oishi, Takanori	Lecturer African Studies Centre Tokyo University of Foreign Studies	Impact of trade in forest products during the colonial period upon forests and the local community: An attempt to integrate the historical ecology of an African tropical forest with global history
Kuroki, Makoto	Associate Professor Association of International Arts and Science Yokohama City University	Estimating and forecasting financial stability of hospitals: an empirical study using financial reports of medical corporations
Kondo, Keisuke	Associate Professor Graduate School of Law Kyoto University	Globalization of Scottish legal theory and its constitutional background: An integrative study of Neil McCormick’s legal theory and his political activities
Nakagawa, Mirai	Senior Assistant Professor Faculty of Law and Letter Ehime University	A Study on the regional development and the formation of grass-roots Nationalism in Modern Japan, from the view of intellectual History
Nishida, Hiroko	Assistant Professor Faculty of Design Kyushu University	Elucidation of Musicking Process by String Quartet Performers through Interdisciplinary Approach
Fujita, Naoko	Associate Professor Faculty of Design Kyushu University	Formation of Green infrastructure analysed by GIS for the earthquake of Kumamoto area: the significance of Landscape Heritages
Hoshino, Takahiro	Professor Department of Economics Keio University	Development of data fusion methods using big data and official statistics for understanding consumer behavior
Masuda, Kazuya	Assistant Professor Institute of Economic Research Hitotsubashi University	Micro-nutrition deficiency and infant cognitive function in Africa: Micro-econometric analysis using panel data
Miyamoto, Akiko	Research Associate School of Environment and Society Tokyo Institute of Technology	Fundamental study on archiving a variety of scripts of Japanese cinema

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