2015 Inamori Research Grants Recipients

The Natural Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Atarashi, Hironori	Assistant Professor Faculty of Systems Engineering Wakayama University	Development of Novel Adhesion Mechanism Utilizing Multipoint Interaction Formed by Polysaccharides
Iono, Daisuke	Associate Professor Chile Observatory, National Institutes of Natural Sciences National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	High Resolution Observations of DistantSubmillimeter Galaxies Using ALMA
Ishikawa, Atsushi	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University	Acoustic Metamaterials for Noise Shielding
Ishimoto, Takuya	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University	Development of bone implant materials with bone-like mechanical functions based on 3D additive manufacturing
Ishimoto, Hiroshi	Designated Assistant Professor Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science Nagoya University	How is the courtship auditory information processed and integrated to stimulate sexual motivation? : Identify brain circuits and its physiological function
Inoue, Yasumichi	Associate Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Nagoya City University	Methyltransferase SET8 is a novel negative regulator of TGF-β signaling in cancer progression
Iwamori, Tokuko	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University	Identification of Intercellular Bridge proteins and effects of intercellular bridge proteins on proliferation with cellular connection
Ubukata, Takashi	Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering Yokohama National University	Development of dynamic photo patterning method for conductive polymer materials
Okada, Yoshinori	Assistant Professor Advanced Institute of Material Research Tohoku University	Study on mechanism for creating Dirac gap via broken crystalline symmetry in topological crystalline insulator
Onuma, Takeshi	Assistant Professor Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science Osaka University	Understanding of chordate organogenesis through imaging of left and right blastmeres and epidermal cells
Kawanoue, Hiraku	Assistant Professor Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences Kyoto Univeristy	Resolution of singularities for algebraic varieties
Kitagawa, Munenori	Special Postdoctral Researcher RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science RIKEN Center	Study for regulatory mechanism of cell-to-cell communication through plasmodesmata
Kurahashi, Takuya	Associate Professor Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto Univeristy	Preparation of Organic Photovoltaics using Heteroaromatic Polymer
Kurosawa, Shunsuke	Assistant Professor Institute for Materials Research Tohoku University	Development of novel materials for oil-well logging, medical imaging and astronomy
Kebukawa, Yoko	Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering Yokohama National University	Estimation of the thermal history of asteroids from the organic matter in meteorites
Kono, Yusuke	Research Associate Mizusawa VLBI Observatory National Astronomical Observatory	Development of Balloon borne hermetic computer for black hole direct imaging
Saito, Kyosuke	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Tohoku University	Giant nonlinear optical effects of monolayer GaSe film and their application for terahertz-wave generation
Sasahara, kazutoshi	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Information Science Nagoya University	The development of a modeling method for animal behavioral sequence data
Tsuihiji, Takanobu	Lecturer Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo	Functional Morphological analysis on the range of motion of the neck in dinosaurs
Tsukada, Yuichi	Professor INAMORI Frontier Research Center Kyushu University	Roles of secretory proteins in the mammalian pre-implantation embryo
Tsujimura, Seiya	Associate Professor Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences University of Tsukuba	Hyperactivation of redox enzymes at designed soft-interface on hierarchical structured carbon material
Naka, Yumiko	Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science DivisionⅡ Tokyo University of Science	Formation of Ordered Porous Films on the Surface Based on Star Polymers with Sulfonyl Groups
Nikaido, Masato	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology Tokyo Institute of Technology	Understanding of the mechanism of convergent evolution at the molecular level
Hashimoto, Satoru	Assistant Professor Medicine Oita University	Genomic Instability and Transcription-deficiency in Progeroid syndromes
Fukuda, Hirokazu	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Osaka Prefecture University	Elucidation of the dedifferentiation phenomenon by the topological charge of the biological clock in plant
Fujimoto, Yutaka	Assistant Professor School of Engineering Tohoku University	Development of silicate based glass for environment radiation dosimetry
Hobro, Jane Alison	Specially Appointed Researcher Biophotonics, Immunology Frontier Research Center Osaka University	Structural analysis of Interleukin-6 mRNA 3’UTR using label-free Roman Spectroscopy
Matsushima, Hisayoshi	Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering Hokkaido University	Study for electric hydrogen isotope separation by novel electrode material invented under microgravity
Matsuda, Ikki	Assistant Professor Long-term Field Study Project, Primate Research Institute Kyoto Univeristy	Investigation on rocal acoustics in sexually highly dimorphic proboscis monkeys : implications for adaptive benefits of nasal development
Matsuda, Yasuhiro	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Shizuoka University	Easy fabrication and application of gel of a biocompatible and eco-friendly polymer
Matsuda, Yu	Assistant Professor Ecotopia Science Institute Nagoya University	Study on crater morphology by hydrogel impact on granular media
Matsunaga, Tetsuya	Researcher Environment and Energy Materials Division National Institute for Materials Science	Stabilization of microstructure by grain boundary controll for welded high chromium ferritic heat resistant steel
Masayuki Matsumoto 2014 Hakuraku Grantee	Professor Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba	Role of dopamine signals in the prefrontal cortet
Mitsui, Yuta	Assistant Professor Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science Shizuoka University	Study on earthquake preparatory processes based on interval changes of slow slip events
Muta, Hiroaki	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University	Performance improvement of high mobility thermoelectric materials by modulation doping
Mori, Hirotoshi	Associate Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ochanomizu University	Theoretical design of intermolecular interaction in excited states for white light emitting diode with high stability
Yaeno, Takashi	Associate Professor Faculty of Agriculture Ehime University	Identification of phytopathogen effectors disrupting plant immune systems and elucidation of the molecular mechanisms
Yajima, Takeaki	Assistant Professor Department of Materials Engineering The University of Tokyo	Development of transfer technique for ferroelectric ceramic thin films and its application to high-pressure mapping sensor sheet
Yasuda, Satoshi	Associate Professor Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Hokkaido University	Bottom up synthesis of two dimensional hetero materials for highly active catalyst
Yanagisawa, Miho	Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	Dynamics of wetting and density fluctuation in poymerdroplets
Watanabe, Miho	Assistant Professor Department of Neurophysiolosy Hamamatsu University School of Medicine	Neuronal disease caused by the impaired chloride homeostasis of the neurons

The Humanities and Social Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Ito, Nobuhiro	Professor Graduate School of Letters Osaka University	A Comparative Study of Enka-esque Pop-folk genres in Balkan and Asian Countries
Inoue, Takahiro	Associate Professor Faculty of Law Kyushu University	Influences of age on criminal responsibility– For a reasonable solution to the problem of juvenile and elderly delinquency –
Ohno, Tomohiko	Associate Professor Institute of Human and Social Sciences Kanazawa University	Expertise and democracy in the dam constructions : Comparative study between large dams and paddy field dams
Kikuchi, Toshimasa	Project Research Associate The University Museum The University of Tokyo	On the comprehensive practial use of scientific specimens in museums through the use of replicas
Kishi, Yasuko	Associate Professor Faculty of Design Kyushu University	Urban Historical Study of the Court Nobility’s Wedding in the Early Modern Period
Sakon, Yukimura	Associate Professor Center for Transdisciplinary Research Niigata University	Sea of Japan and Black Sea at the Beginning of the 20th Century : Maritime politics of the Russian Empire
Takeuchi, Shimpei	Associate Professor Faculty of Education Nara University of Education	Fundamental study about archiving of drawing textbooks (brush-drawing) by Kyoto-fu Gagakko (Kyoto Art School) staff
Nakajima, Tomoyuki	Professor Institute of Economic Research Kyoto Univeristy	Macroeconomic analysis on fiscal crises
Hashino, Shimpei	Director & Associate Professor Archaeological Herritage Management Office Tokushima University	How did Mumun Pottery Culture people in the Korean peninsula adapt themselves to the environment?
Hoshiro, Hiroyuki	Associate Professor Institute of Social Science The University of Tokyo	The influence of official development assistance (ODA) to the donor-recipient international relations -A panel data study-

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