2016 Inamori Research Grants Recipients

The Natural Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Ikeda, Hajime	Assistant Professor Institute of Plant Science and Resources Okayama University	Unraveling the molecular mechanisms for reproductive isolation in plants
Ishida, Yohei	Assistant Professor Faculty of Engineering Hokkaido University	Novel artificial photosynthesis utilizing metal nanoclusters as photosynthetic molecules
Inaba, Yasuko	Tenure Track Assistant Professor Organization for Promotion of Tenure Track Miyazaki University	Identification of core factors, which activate mitochondrial biogenesis in plants, using a robust respiratory cell system
Inomata, Tomohiko	Project Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya Institute of Technology	High efficient hydrogen production from water by ionic liquid-modified substrates and bio-inspired catalysts
Ueda, Kazutaka	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Medicine The University of Tokyo	Estrogen and Obesity; Hormonal Regulation of Energy Metabolism
Uehara, Ryota	Assistant Professor Creative Research Institution Hokkaido University	Molecular Mechanism of Plasma Membrane Deformation During Cell Division
Ebisuya, Miki	Unit Leader Quantitative Biology Center RIKEN	Molecular level verification and real parameter search of cellular patterning
Okawa, Shinnosuke	Associate Professor Graduate School of Science Osaka University	Studies on noncommutative algebraic varieties
Ohzeki, Masayuki	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Informatics Kyoto University	Innovative decoding algorithm for quantum error correction by spin-glass theory
Kaneko, Megumi	Associate Professor National Institute of Informatics Research Organization of Information and Systems	Protocol Design for Wireless Communication Systems Based on Full Duplex Technology
Kidoya, Hiroyasu	Assistant Professor Research Institute for Microbial Disease Osaka University	Analysis of mechanism for vascular strand invasion by vessel associated myeloid cell
Kunisaki, Yuya	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University	Influence of age-related changes of bone marrow environments on a development of hematological neoplasms
Kubota, Yoshiaki	Professor School of Medicine Keio University	Spatio-temporal regulation of retinal vascular patterning by neurons
Goto, Yukiori	Associate Professor Primate Research Institute Kyoto University	Investigation for the Roles of Monoamines in Social Hierarchy and Their Relationships to Evolutionary Origins of Psychiatric Disorders
Kobayashi, Atsushi	Associate Professor Faculty of Science Hokkaido University	Visualization of Proton Conductivity by Luminescence Energy of a Nano-sized Coordination Polymer
Kobayashi, Tetsuya	Associate Professor Institute of Industrial Science The University of Tokyo	Unified understanding of biological adaptation by integrating theoretical evolutionary biology and theoretical neuroscience
Kobayashi, Makoto	Assistant Professor Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials Tohoku University	Synthesis of TiO2(B) crystal doped with a penta- or hexavalent ion aiming at development of novel transparent conductive films
Sakaguchi, Masanori	Associate Professor International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine University of Tsukuba	Memory function of adult born neurons during sleep revealed by optogenetics
Sasaki, Izumi	Assistant Professor Institute of Advanced Medicine Wakayama Medical University	Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of cholera toxin-induced IL-1β production
Sano, Hitomi	Assistant Professor Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Keio University	Prediction of potential molecular targets based on a comprehensive mathematical model toward treatment of intractable epilepsy
Shimazu, Tadahiro	Research Scientist Cellular Memory Laboratory RIKEN	Regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation by mitochondrial protein methylation
Shimizu, Ippei	Associate Professor Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Niigata University	The role of brown adipokine in the progression of pathologies in NASH
Suga, Michihiro	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Natural Science & Technology Okayama University	Visualization of molecular mechanisms of photosynthetic oxygen evolving using X-ray free electron laser
Daigaku, Yasukazu	Assistant Professor Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences Tohoku University	Mutagenesis by error-prone DNA polymerases during genome replication
Takahashi, Tomoko	Research Associate Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo	Functional analysis of a crosstalk between RNA silencing and antiviral response in human cells
Takeuchi, Ayako	Assistant Professor Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Fukui	Study on the mechanisms underlying coupling among CI dynamics-mitochondria-B lymphocyte via novel CI carriers
Takeuchi, Yuichi	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Toyama	Clarification of neuronal and genetic mechanisms of behavioral laterality
Tanaka, Shu	Assistant Professor Waseda Institute for Advanced Study Waseda University	Machine learning theory based on quantum annealing
Nakaoka, Shinji	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Medicine The University of Tokyo	Development of novel formal grammar for immune responses
Nishimura, Ken	Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba	Investigation of the mechanism of Klf4-dose dependent reprogramming during iPSC production
Nouchi, Ryo	Special Lecturer Research Organization for 21st Century Osaka Prefecture University	Verification of a novel touch sensor based on molecular-scale switching layers
Hashimoto-Sugimoto, Mimi	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Nagoya University	Molecular mechanism of gravity response in liverworts
Hara, Yuki	Tenure-track Assistant Professor Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation Yamaguchi University	Analysis to explore an environmental factor inside the cell for organizing a functional nucleus
Hirota, Tsuyoshi	Designated Associate Professor Institute of Transformative Bio-molecules Nagoya University	Chemical Biology Dissection of Crosstalk Between Circadian Clock and Cancer
Fujita, Toshitsugu	Assistant Professor Research Institute for Microbial Disease Osaka University	Development of the novel biotechnology using genome editing tools to comprehensively identify genome-interacting molecules in a locus-specific manner
Hoshi, Yuichiro	Lecturer Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences Kyoto University	Arithmetic of hyperbolic algebraic curves related to p-adic Teichmuller theory
Matsubara, Masakazu	Associate Professor Graduate School of Science Tohoku University	Development of novel optical spin control method with metal-based metamaterials
Yanagida, Takayuki	Professor Graduate School of Materials Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology	Development of transparent ceramic halide scintillators
Yamashiro, Yoshito	Assistant Professor Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance University of Tsukuba	Analysis for preventing aortic aneurysm rupture, focus on abnormal mechanosensing in mice
Wake, Hiroaki	Professor Graduate School of Medicine Kobe University	Myelin in gray matter and their contribution on to the learning

The Humanities and Social Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Aoki, Hiroya	Associate Professor Graduate School of Law and Politics Osaka University	The Protection of Product Designs as Digital Data by Intellectual Property Law
Adachi, Takanori	Associate Professor School of Economics Nagoya University	A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Advertising: From the Perspective of Industrial Economics
Uehara, Takuro	Associate Professor College of Policy Science Ritsumeikan University	The construction and validation of operational sustainability assessment method toward a realization of Satoumi: A case-study of Hinase-cho, Okayama
Kansaku, Kenichi	Professor National Institute of Japanese Literature National Institutes for the Humanities	Research and Publication of the Rare Books in the Mitsui Collection in UC. Berkeley’s C.V. Starr East Asian Library
Shida, Taisei	Associate Professor Faculty of Humanities and Social Science University of Tsukuba	Research of the History of the Dispute over the Evanescence in Medieval India and the Eastward Spread of the View of Transience
Zhang, Yun	Associate Professor The Institute of Education and Student Affairs Niigata University	A Theoretical and Empirical Study on the Linkage Between Strategic Perception and Foreign Policy in International Relations: Focusing on China’s Diplomacy Toward Japan
Nakagawa, Ryu	Associate Professor Graduate School of Design and Architecture Nagoya City University	Creating a Shared Space Using a Music Creation Software for Tablet Devices
Nakamura, Yasuhiko	Associate Professor College of Economics Nihon University	The Long-term decision makings of a public firm and a private firm: their mergers and competition structures
Yoshida, Sayuri	Designated Assistant Professor Institute for Advanced Research Nagoya University	Making Digital Images and an Inventory of Manuscripts of Ethiopian Ethnographic Collections in Early 20th Century at Museum in Austria

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