2025 Inamori Research Grants Recipients

The Natural Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Takahito Iga	Project Assistant Professor School of Medicine Keio University	Unraveling the Mechanisms Behind Age-Related Delayed Fracture Healing
Keisuke Ikawa	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science Nagoya University	Elucidation of the Mechanisms underlying Intercellular Interactions Induced by the Heterogeneous Tumor Microenvironment
Keiko Ishii	Associate Professor Faculty of Science and Engineering Chuo University	Creation of multifunctional fluids capable of extracting waste heat as needed
Tomotaka Ishizaki	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Medicine Nagoya University	Solving Deep Brain Mysteries with Electrodes in the Human Brain: Revealing Physiological Thalamic Neuronal Activity and Abnormal Networks of Epilepsy.
Misaki Ishibashi	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University	Effect of organ specific metabolic rhythms on the maintenance of the circadian clock in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
Kohei Ichikawa	Associate Professor Faculty of Science and Engineering Waseda University	Revealing most distant supermassive black holes from Subaru/HSC-dark radio sources
Ryo Ichijo	Assistant Professor Institute for Life and Medical Sciences Kyoto University	Fascia remotely controls epidermal stem cells
Haruki Uchiyama	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya University	Interfacial engineering of low-dimensional materials/insulator by underpotential deposition
Shun Omagari	Assistant Professor School of Materials and Chemical Technology Institute of Science Tokyo	Proof-of-concept of Novel Nanothermometry Technique based on Combination of Super-resolution Fluorescent Microscopy and Temperature-sensitive Luminescent Lanthanide Nano-beads
Manabu Okui	Associate Professor Faculty of Science and Engineering Chuo University	Elucidation of the mechanism of human muscle relaxation through the development of an artificial muscle-driven drum playing robot
Koki Katsuhara	Assistant Professor Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology Okayama University	Coexistence mechanism of plants under the pollinator-mediated competition
Tadayoshi Karasawa	Assistant Professor Center for Molecular Medicine Jichi Medical University	Elucidating the regulatory mechanism of cell death with forward genetics targeting the lipid metabolism
Yukiya Kitayama	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Osaka Metropolitan University	pH-responsive and main-chain degradable polymer capsules prepared by interfacial photocrosslinking using α-lipoic acid copolymerized particles.
Sotaro Kusumoto	Assistant Professor Faculty of Chemistry and biochemistry Kanagawa University	Development of Highly Functional Adsorbent Material Capable of Capturing Various Useful Vapors
Shoki Kosai	Associate Professor College of Gastronomy Management Ritsumeikan University	Replace or restore? Evaluation of natural resource consumption based on the automobile resource circulation
Masahito Sakoda	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Hokkaido University	Mechanism of the extraordinary size effect appearing in the strongly correlated compound CaRuO₃
Yoichi Sasaki	Assistant Professor Faculty of Engineering Kyushu University	Exciton fission for molecular solar thermal fuels
Yuya Sanaki	Assistant Professor Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance University of Tsukuba	Gut Microbiota Triggers Metabolic Vulnerability in Declining Host
Miho Shiratori	Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmacy Juntendo University	Elucidating the pathophysiology of inflammatory skin diseases from gene expression changes in primary afferent neurons
Masaki Takasugi	Associate Professor Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Metropolitan University	Investigation of beneficial and adaptive aspects of aging and their mechanisms
Tetsuya Takano	Associate Professor Institute for Advanced Study Kyushu University	Elucidation of Stress-Response Neural Circuits at the Molecular Level Using High-Precision Proteome Analysis and Understanding of Mental Disorders
Shun Takahashi	Associate Professor Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Electronics Kyoto Institute of Technology	Control of electron spins in a semiconductor-based helical photonic crystal
Shintaro Takahashi	Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Gakushuin University	Investigation of the novel heteroatom coupling reaction via detelluration reaction
Yuichiro Nakata	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University	Study on Heart Failure-Associated Epigenetic Memory Induced by Metabolic Syndrome
Ryohei Thomas Nakano	Professor Faculty of Science Hokkaido University	Identification of bioactive molecules utilized by root commensal bacteria to manipulate host root growth
Yusuke Nakamura	Associate Professor Graduate School of Mathematics Nagoya University	Application of algebraic geometry to enumerative combinatorics of periodic graphs
Tomohiro Higashino	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University	Development of π-conjugated molecule with 3D periodic structures toward Mackay crystals
Arisa Hirano	Assistant Professor Institute of Medicine University of Tsukuba	Elucidation of the neuronal mechanism regulating body temperature rhythm.
Tomohiro Fukushima	Lecturer Faculty of Science Hokkaido University	Control of the physicochemical properties of hydrated ions under vibrational strong coupling of water
Kana Furukawa	Assistant Professor R3 Institute for Newly-Emerging Science Design The University of Osaka	Unraveling the Mechanism Behind the Evolutionarily Conserved Bellows-like Structure Formation in Tracheal Tissue
Nobuhiko Hosono	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo	Development of Protein Purification and Refolding Technologies Using Nanoporous Materials
Shiho Makino	Research Associate Institute for Quantitatve Biosciences The University of Tokyo	Spatiotemporal regulation of selective RNA degradation in early embryogenesis
Eiji Miyauchi	Associate Professor Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation Gunma University	Elucidation of the Mechanisms by Which Maternal Inflammation Aggravates Type 1 Diabetes in Offspring
Yu Miyamoto	Assistant Professor WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center The University of Osaka	Elucidation of the intrahepatic immunological barrier regulated by macrophages
Masayuki Munekane	Assistant Professor Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences Kanazawa University	Development of antibody drug conjugate labeled with radiolabeled halogen
Satoru Morimoto	Project Associate Professor Frontier Research and Education Collaboration Square at Tonomachi Keio University	Elucidation of Pathological Avoidance Mechanisms and Development of Therapeutic Strategies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Yuichi Yagita	Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts and Science Kyushu University	Unraveling the mechanisms that govern the correct assembly of protein complexes
Keisuke Yamane	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Toyohashi University of Technology	Growth of Germanium co-doped with group-III and group-V elements for Silicon Photonics Application
Trishit Ruj	Associate Professor Institute for Planetary Materials Okayama University	Verifying the presence of liquid saltwater around the north pole of Mars and estimating its quality for the search for extraterrestrial life
Takaichi Watanabe	Associate Professor Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology Okayama University	Development of Ion Conductive Vitrimers

The Humanities and Social Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Haruka Arii	Associate Professor Faculty of Education Hokkaido University of Education	Social Relationships of Fostering by Sexual minorities in Rural Ethiopia
Fukiko Ikehata	Associate Professor Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Hiroshima University	International Politics of Consensus Making and Competition on Islamic Value: Case of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Haichun Yu	Assistant Professor Research Faculty of Media and Communication Hokkaido University	Empirical analysis of nationalism and scientific disinformation in China from social media data
Mayu Urata	Associate Professor Graduate School of Informatics Nagoya University	Overtourism indicators based on the collection of subjective information from local residents and tourists in the World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go
Hiroyuki Tsunashima	Designated Lecturer Urban Resilience Research Center Osaka Metropolitan University	Phenomenology of horticultural therapy: application of social model of disability through active appreciation of practitioners’ subjective experiences
Ryuichiro Narita	Lecturer Faculty of Education and Human Studies Akita University	The potential of egoism for the social division – on the basis of Dora Marsden’s thought
Akiko Hashiguchi	Assistant Professor Institute of Medicine University of Tsukuba	Can peer assessment by the academic community identify and foster experts who will pioneer new academic fields?
Tomohiko Mizutani	Lecturer Faculty of Education, Art and Science Yamagata University	A Study of the Functions of Selection and Allocation of Elementary Schools in the Prewar Period ；With a focus on the Chart of Individuality of the Taisho and early Showa Periods
Jusaku Minari	Associate Professor Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) Kyoto University	Ethical considerations on the nature of human fertilized eggs in the context of rapid developments in genome editing technologies
Naiqi Li	Designated Assistant Professor Institute for Advanced Research Nagoya University	Research for the Construction and Publication of the “Ancient Buddhist Dictionary Database”

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