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Creating advanced technology
JST Targeted Basic Research Programs
* Introduction of Strategic Sector, Research Area and Research Supervisor
Individual Type Research (PRESTO Type)
First Year Research Area Research Supervisor Research Type
2006 RNA and Biofunctions*4 Dr. Akio Nomoto
(Professor, Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo)
Individual Researcher Type
Structures and Control of Interfaces*5 Dr. Maki Kawai
(Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo)
Search for Nanomanufacturing Technology and its Development*6 Dr. Naoki Yokoyama
(Fellow and General Manager, Nanotechnology Research Center, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.)
Photons on Soft Materials*7 Dr. Tetsuo Tsutsui
(Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University)
The Dynamic Mechanism of and Fundamental Technology for Biological System*8 Dr. Shigetada Nakanishi
(Director, Osaka Bioscience Institute)
2005 Metabolism and Cellular Function *9 Dr. Masahiro Nishijima
(Professor, Pharmaceutical Dept. Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts)
Individual Researcher Type
Evolution of Light Generation and Manipulation*7 Dr. Hiromasa Ito
(Director-Professor, Communication, Tohoku University)
Structure Control and Function *10 Dr. Yoshio Okamoto
(Guest Professor, EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University)
Life Phenomena and Measurement Analysis *11 Dr. Isao Morishima
(Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University)
2004 Structure Function and Measurement Analysis *11 Dr. Shigeru Terabe
(Professor Emeritus, University of Hyogo Prefecture)
Individual Researcher Type
Foundation of Technology Supporting the Creation of Digital Media Contents *12 Dr. Hiroshi Harashima
(Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, and Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo)
2003 Quanta and Information *13 Dr. Akio Hosoya
(Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Individual Researcher Type
2002 The Innovation of Simulation Technology and the Construction of Foundations for its Practical Use*14 Dr. Norihisa Doi
(Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University)
Individual Researcher Type/
Post-doctoralparticipant Type
[Virtual Lab in Nanotechnology Area]
Creation of Innovative Technology by Integration of Nanotechnology with Information, Biological, and Environmental Technologies*2 *15
Dr. Sukekatsu Ushioda
(President, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
2001 Structure and Function of Biomolecules Dr. Nobuhiro Go
(Special Researcher, Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Individual Researcher Type
Information and Cell Function Dr. Takao Sekiya
(President, Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences)
Information Infrastructure and Application Dr. Shinji Tomita
(Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Infomatics, Kyoto University)
Nanostructure and Material Property Dr. Takeshi Kamiya
(Visiting Professor, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University)
Host and Defense Dr. Yoshifumi Takeda
(Director, Cine Science Laboratory)
Postdoc-participant Type
Light and Control Dr. Eiichi Hanamura
(Professor, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology)
Synthesis and Control Dr. Shinji Murai
(Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency Innovation Plaza Osaka)
*4: Strategic Sector : Establishment of technology to utilize RNA molecules (RNA technology) that contributes to medical applications
*5: Strategic Sector : Creation and application of innovative nano-interface technology that achieves high performance from materials and substances in different state
*6: Strategic Sector : Development of technologies for highly efficient manufacturing of nanodevicesand nanomaterials, and innovation in manufacturing technology based on nanoscale science
*7: Strategic Sector : Ultimate and local control of photon and applications
*8: Strategic Sector : Elucidation of the Dynamic Mechanism of Biological System and Establishment of Fundamental Technology
*9: Strategic Sector : Establishment of basic technologies for controlling of cell functions based on metabolomic analysis
*10: Strategic Sector : Programmed build-up of nano-structures and search for their functions
*11: Strategic Sector : Creation of basic technology for the realization of leading edge measuring and analytical equipment through development of new technique, etc.
*12: Strategic Sector : Creation of advanced science and technology that support the raising the level of the creation of media art
*13: Strategic Sector : Development of a technological infrastructure for the realization of quantum information processing that introduces innovations into data telecommunications technology Development of high-speed, large-capacity information processing technology based on new principles
*14: Strategic Sector: Establishment of next generation integration simulation technology for realizing advanced treatment and precision product design based on the phenomena of atomic/molecular level in the medical treatment and information industry
*15: Strategic Sector: Creation of functional materials/system that utilize nano biotechnology for realizing a noninvasive medical treatment system, Creation of nanodevice/material/system for overcoming ntegration/function limits in data processing and communications, Creation of nanomaterials/ system for realizing environmental conservation and advanced energy recycling to minimize stress on the environment