2008 Inamori Research Grants Recipients

The Natural Sciences

Name Afilliation Research Title
Ishii, Toshimasa Associate Professor
Faculty of Business and Commerce
Otaru University of Commerce
Studies on graph algorithms for fault-tolerant network design
Isobe, Hiroyuki Professor
Graduate School of Science
Tohoku University
Design and Synthesis of Organic Molecules toward Reaction Imaging
Ito, Fuyuki Assistant Professor
Faculty of Engineering
Kyushu University
Evaluation of exciton interaction of ultra-fast photoresponsive molecular-assemblies by electric field modulation spectroscopy
Imai, Yuzuru Associate Professor
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer
Tohoku University
A study of familial Parkinson’s disease using Drosophila models
Oinuma, Izumi Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Biostudies
Kyoto University
Universal signal transductions of repulsive axonal guidance molecules that prevent neuranagenesis
Otaki, Joji Associate Professor
Faculty of Science
University of the Ryukyus
Mechanism of the color-pattern formation in butterflies: Exploring the origin of diversity using butterflies in Okinawa
Oki, Masaya Associate Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
University of Fukui
Analysis of heterochromatin boundary mechanism of a novel gene isolated by the new screening system
Kashiwagi, Akiko Associate Professor
Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science
Hirosaki University
Construction and analysis of an experimental coevolution system using Escherichia coli and bacteriophage QB
Kanuka, Hirotaka Professor
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Genetic dissection of temperature adaptation of malaria parasite
Kanoh, Junko Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Biostudies
Kyoto University
Mechanism of telomere length regulations by telomere-binding protein complexes
Kaminaka, Hironori Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
Tottori University
Elucidation of Mechanism on Transcriptional Regulation of Programmed Cell Death in Plants
Kimura, Shuhei Associate Professor
Faculty of Engineering
Tottori University
A high-speed method for the inference of S-system models of genetic networks
Kubota, Masato Assistant Professor
Institute of Materials Structure Science High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization
Study of resistance switching at interface in oxide thin films
Kojima, Tetsuya Associate Professor
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
The University of Tokyo
Molecular mechanism of the imaginal primordium evolution
Kotani, Tomoya Assistant Professor
Faculty of Advanced Life Science
Hokkaido University
Molecular biological analysis of a novel protein, Misty Somites (Mys)
Sato, Takashi Assistant Professor
Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation
Gunma University
Study of molecular mechanisms to maintain the cell polarity, by gene targeting approach
Sugimoto, Tomoyuki Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Medicine
Osaka University
A study of statistical reasoning processes based on three-structured approaches and the infrastructure equipment for application to medical data
Susa, Hajime Associate Professor
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Konan University
On the star formation activities in disk galaxies under Far-ultraviolet background radiation
Suzuki, Takeshi Professor
Cancer Research Institute
Kanazawa University
Exploration of novel molecular targets for cancer treatment using retroviral insertional mutagenesis
Suzuki, Yuko Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
The effect of fluid shear stress on the secretory dynamics of fibrinolytic enzyme and its activity
Takagi, Masaoki Lecturer
Graduate School of Science
Osaka City University
Verification of behavioral kin recognition and inbreeding avoidance
Tagawa, Yoshiaki Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Science
Kyoto University
Functions of ion channels in the regulation of cellular excitability and cortical network formation during neonatal brain development
Tani, Tetsuya Assistant Professor
School of Agriculture
Kinki University
Identification of reprogramming factors from unfertilized oocytes and application to somatic cell nuclera transfer technique
Taniyama, Tomoyasu Associate Professor
Materials and Structures Laboratory
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Fabrication of self-organized magnetic oxide quantum dots and control of its magnetic properties
Teii, Kungen Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
Kyushu University
Study on surface properties and field emission characteristics of wide band gap, cubic boron nitride films
Terao, Jun Associate Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University
Development of New Syntheses of Insulated π-Conjugated Polymers by Polimelization of Rotaxane Monomers
Nagaki, Kiyotaka Associate Professor
Research Institute for Bioresources
Okayama University
Analysis of tobacco centromere DNA sequences and their ability to form artificial chromosomes
Nishino, Kunihiko Assistant Professor
The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
Osaka University
Studies on Regulatory Networks of Multidrug Efflux Systems
Hattori, Mitsuharu Associate Professor
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nagoya City University
Novel mechanisms that regulate secretion and diffusion of Reelin, a secreted protein essential for neuronal layer formation
Hirota, Junji Associate Professor
Graduate School of Science
Osaka Prefecture University
Evolution and Regulation of Odorant Receptor Genes
Fukumoto, Shinya Lecturer
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Molecular-mechanism of filaria transmission in mosquito
Fujita, Koji Associate Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
Kyoto University
Development of HPLC separation media for phosphorylated peptides and proteins using micro-and nanoporous transition metal oxides
Miura, Toru Associate Professor
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Reconstruction of Neurous Systems in the Environment-Dependent Polyphenism
Mizuseki, Hiroshi Associate Professor
Institute for Materials Research
Tohoku University
First Principles Calculations and Genetic Algorithm Approaches to Organic Melecules for Molecular Devices
Yasuda, Toshiyuki Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
Hiroshima University
Cooperation between a Human and Robots Based on Autonomous Specialization Using Reinforcement Learning Technique Called BRL
Yamane, Hisayo Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Agriculture
Kyoto University
Epigenetic silencing of a MADS-box transcription factor in response to cold temperature
Yugi, Katsuyuki Assistant Professor
Faculty of Science and Technology
Keio University
Design of an artificial genetic circuit functioning as synchronous oscillators
Yusa, Go Associate Professor
Graduate School of Science
Tohoku University
Nanoscale nuclear magnetic imaging and application to quantum information processing
Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University
Development of a high sensitivity biosensors on the basis of nanoparticle volume detection with optical force
Yoshida, Carolina Andrea Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Nagasaki University
Functions of Hck signalling in chondrocytes and osteo blast

The Humanities and Social Sciences

Name Afilliation Research Title
Iizuka, Toshiaki Professor
Graduate School of International Management
Aoyama Gakuin University
Value of innovation in a regulated pharmaceutical market
Iguchi, Toshino Professor
Faculty of Liberal Arts
Saitama University
International and comparative study on the transbounding aspect of printing media and graphic design in modernism
Uchiyama, Tomohiro Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Bioresources
Mie University
The Potentiality and Problems of Production Contructs as One Method of New Entry into Farming by Business Corporations
Kakihara, Yasushi Associate Professor
Faculty of Marine Science
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Historical and ethical studies on risk research of radiation exposure
Kajii, Atsushi Professor
Institute of Economic Research
Kyoto University
Characterizations of Inefficiency and Welfare Distributions in General Financial Market Equilibrium
Kamezawa, Miyuki Associate Professor
Graduate School of Humanities
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Studies of Girls’ Hitogata (representational form) in Japanese Culture and Angro-American Moral Panic
Shimoda, Motomu Associate Professor
Graduate School of Medicine
Osaka University
Making Model for Bioethical Policy on Human Body Tissue in East Asia
Sogo, Hiroyuki Associate Professor
Faculty of Law and Letters
Ehime University
Research for a model of human visual search behavior in wide visual scenes
Matsuura, Masataka Professor
Graduate School of Public Policy
Hokkaido University
What effect did the Japanese reparations and economic aids toward Asian countries have on the Asianism in the post-war period Japan?
Lin, Xinguang Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
Keio University
Dam Development and Policy Making in China

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