Joint Research Projects

Call for Application: Joint Research FY2025 (Deadline: May 7, 2025)

FY2024

No. Type Institute Affiliation Title Principal Investigator Research Title
06-01 Top-down Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Professor HIRAO Atsushi Deciphering metabolic and immunoregulatory mechanisms of aging: towards intervention methodologies
06-02 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Professor OKAMOTO Kazuo Elucidation of the mechanism underlying cancer and inflammation-induced disruption of bone marrow environmental network for bone health science
06-03 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Associate Professor OSHIMA Hiroko Interactions between the cancer microenvironment and tumor cells using devices
06-04 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Assistant Professor ISHIBASHI Kojiro Glial mechanobiology links brain metastasis and aging
06-05 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Assistant Professor HONGU Tsunaki Comprehensive functional analysis of mitochondrial one-carbon metabolism in aged/obese tumor microenvironment
06-06 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Assistant Professor KOHNO Susumu Targeting metabolic vulnerability in advanced prostate cancer
06-07 Top-down Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Associate Professor KAWAOKA Shinpei Roles of nicotinamide-N-methyltransferase in metabolic disorders including cancer cachexia
06-08 Top-down Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Assistant Professor OKAZAKI Keito Multi-Organ Network analysis in pulmonary fibrosis and search for therapeutic factor
06-09 Top-down Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Professor CHIBA Natsuko Development of a method to measure homologous recombination activity of breast cancer organoids
06-10 Bottom-up Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Assistant Professor IEMURA Kenji Analysis of the effect of KIF18A inhibitors on the growth of breast cancer organoids
06-11 Bottom-up Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Assistant Professor WATANABE Kazuki Elucidation of the influence of NKG2D on the pathophysiology of periodontal disease and its mechanism
06-12 Top-down Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Professor WEI Fanyan Exploring the molecular mechanism of epitranscriptome ageing
06-13 Bottom-up Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Assistant Professor SUZUKI Takaya Investigation of the aging hallmarks using hyperacute neurogenic pulmonary edema model in aged mice
06-14 Inter-disciplinary Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Assistant Professor SAKAKI Kohei Cognitive neuroscientific study of creative problem-solving ability in elderly people
06-15 Inter-disciplinary Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Assistant Professor TAKEMOTO Ayumi Neural mechanism of social isolation in older adults using virtual avatar communication
06-16 Inter-disciplinary Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Professor SUGIURA Motoaki Effects of optimism induction on experimental pain and brain activities
06-17 Top-down Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor YAMASAKI Sho Identification of lipid-specific T cell subsets to counteract host immune evasion by virus
06-18 Top-down Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor TAKAKURA Nobuyuki Development of therapy for cancer cachexia
06-19 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor ISHITANI Tohru Constructing genome information of new aging model animals and exploring aging regulating factors
06-20 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor HARA Eiji The influence of the oral microflora on oral cancer microenvironment
06-21 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor IKAWA Masahito Analysis of fertility decline in the middle reproductive age of females in mice
06-22 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor KOTANI Ai Identification of intracellular molecular mechanisms regulating transferrin dependence in aggressive NK cell leukemia
06-23 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Assistant Professor MURAMATSU Fumitaka Ceruloplasmin from tumor blood vessels promotes drug resistance in glioblastoma
06-24 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Graduate Student MATSUMOTO Kinnosuke Elucidation of the interaction between high endothelial venules and immunotherapy in non-small cell lung caner
06-25 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Specially Assistant Professor KAMAKURA Takefumi Spatial transcriptomics of FADS6 gene in human pancreas tissue with Xenium
06-26 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Associate Professor KAWAMOTO Shimpei Elucidation of the mechanism of B cell senescence in human ileum
06-27 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Graduate Student NODA Yoshimi Functional analysis of endothelial stem cells in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using Xenium in situ
06-28 Top-down Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Project Associate Professor SAITO Yasuhiko Comprehensive analysis of intracellular RNA metabolism in cancer cells
06-29 Top-down Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Professor SOGA Tomoyoshi Elucidation of human acute myeloid leukemia-specific ammonia detoxification pathway
06-30 Inter-disciplinary Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Professor AKIYAMA Miki Research on methods for disseminating research results related to healthy lifespan science to the general public
06-31 Bottom-up Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Researcher HAYASAKA Ryosuke Metabolomic analysis of extracellular vesicles released by cellular senescence as senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP)
06-32 Bottom-up Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Project Research Associate YANG Jiayue Mechanism elucidation of colitis attenuation by an intestinal mucosa-associate bacterium
06-33 Bottom-up Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences / Faculty of Environment and Information Studies JSPS Restart Postdoctoral Fellowship ISHII Chiharu Investigation and mechanistic elucidation of the lifespan-extending effects of metabolites derived from the intestinal microbiota
06-34 Inter-disciplinary Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Associate Professor ENDO Yoshio Optimization of drinking habits through the development of a non-invasive alcohol load detection method

FY2023

No. Type Institute Affiliation Title Principal Investigator Research Title
05-01 Top-down Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Professor HIRAO Atsushi Elucidation of metabolic and immunoregulatory mechanisms of aging
05-02 Top-down Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Assistant Professor KOHNO Susumu Study of metabolic deficiency in prostate cancer
05-03 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Associate Professor BABA Tomohisa Therapeutic strategy targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts with a senescent phenotype in bone metastasis of breast cancer
05-04 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Associate Professor OSHIMA Hiroko Interactions between the cancer microenvironment and tumor cells using devices
05-05 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Assistant Professor HONGU Tsunaki Comprehensive functional analysis of mitochondrial one-carbon metabolism in tumor microenvironment of aged/obese mice
05-06 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Assistant Professor ISHIBASHI Kojiro Glial mechanobiology links brain metastasis and aging
05-07 Bottom-up Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute Associate Professor MURAKAMI Kazuhiro Development of β-hCG inhibitors and its validation using microfluidic organoids culture device
05-08 Inter-disciplinary Kanazawa University Institute of Human and Social Sciences Associate Professor IKKATAI Yuko Psychological factors analysis for improving the attendance rate of endoscopic examination in gastric cancer screening.
05-09 Top-down Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Associate Professor KAWAOKA Shinpei Roles of NNMT in cancer cachexia and related metabolic disorders
05-10 Top-down Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Assistant Professor IEMURA Kenji Analysis of the effect of KIF18A inhibitors on the growth of breast cancer organoids
05-11 Top-down Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Professor CHIBA Natsuko Development of a method to measure homologous recombination activity of breast cancer organoids
05-12 Top-down Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Assistant Professor MURAKAMI Shohei Physiological function of CARS1-mediated supersulfide production in skeletal muscle
05-13 Bottom-up Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Assistant Professor SUZUKI Takaya Investigation of the aging hallmarks using hyperacute neurogenic pulmonary edema model in aged mice.
05-14 Bottom-up Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Assistant Professor TANABE Azumi Investigation of neural basis and age-related changes for kinesthetic working memory
05-15 Bottom-up Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Assistant Professor RYOKE Rie Age-Dependent Influences on Brain Waste Processing Mechanisms: A Small Animal MRI Study
05-16 Bottom-up Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Assistant Professor TAKEMOTO Ayumi Cognitive Neuroscience for Healthy Life Span: Establishment of an Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Platform
05-17 Top-down Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor YAMASAKI Sho Identification of lipid-specific T cell subsets to counteract host immune evasion by virus
05-18 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor ISHITANI Tohru Constructing genome information of new aging model animals and exploring aging regulating factors
05-19 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor HARA Eiji The influence of the oral microflora on oral cancer microenvironment
05-20 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Professor IKAWA Masahito Analysis of fertility decline in the middle reproductive age of females in mice
05-21 Bottom-up Osaka University Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Assistant Professor MURAMATSU Fumitaka Ceruloplasmin from tumor blood vessels promotes drug resistance in glioblastoma
05-22 Top-down Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Professor SOGA Tomoyoshi Elucidation of metabolic alterations underlying chronic stress-induced brain pathology
05-23 Bottom-up Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Professor SOGA Tomoyoshi Elucidation of human acute myeloid leukemia-specific ammonia-detoxication pathway
05-24 Bottom-up Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Professor SOGA Tomoyoshi Discovery and mechanism of the novel oncometabolites
05-25 Top-down Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences Professor SOGA Tomoyoshi Search for small molecule biomarkers of various renal diseases
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