United Kingdom (SICP)
1. Field of Cooperation
BBSRC "Bionanotechnology" "Structural Genomics and Proteomics" "Systems Biology"
JST and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has been supporting bilateral research projects in the area of "Bionanotechnology" from FY2004, and in the area of "Bionanotechnology, Structural Genomics and Proteomics" from FY2005. The calls for proposals in the above areas have been completed in FY2006. From FY 2008, JST and BBSRC have started to cooperate in the new area of "Systems Biology".
EPSRC "Advanced Materials"
From FY2008, JST and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have started bilateral research projects in the area of "Advanced Materials".
MRC "Advanced health research"
From FY2012, JST and Medical Research Council (MRC) have started bilateral research projects in the area of "Advanced health research".
2. Funding Agency on the U.K. Side
"Bionanotechnology" "Structural Genomics and Proteomics" "Systems Biology" : Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Advanced Materials : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council（EPSRC）
Advanced health research : Medical Research Council (MRC)
3. Related Workshops
| Month/Year | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2010 | Cambridge | JST-EPSRC workshop on Oxide Electronics, Organic Electronics and Spintronics |
| Feb 2008 | Tokyo | International Workshop on Future Challenges for Systems Biology: FCSB-2008 |
4. Calls for Proposals
BBSRC
| Month/Year | Research Areas | Press Release |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2011 | Systems Approaches to Addressing Food Security and Advancing Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy | Detail |
| Sep 2009 | Systems Biology | Detail |
| Jul Oct 2008 | Systems Biology | Detail |
| Jun 2006 | Bionanotechnology, Structual Genomics and Proteomics | |
| Aug 2005 | Bionanotechnology, Structual Genomics and Proteomics | |
| Oct 2004 | Bionanotechnology |
EPSRC
| Month/Year | Research Areas | Press Release |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2010 | Oxide Electronics, Organic Electronics, Spintronics | Detail |
| Jun 2009 | Oxide Electronics, Organic Electronics, Spintronics | Detail |
| Jul 2008 | Oxide Electronics, Organic Electronics, Spintronics | Detail |
MRC
| Month/Year | Research Areas | Press Release |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2013 | The Use of Next Generation Optical Microscopy for Neuroscience Disease Challenges | Detail |
5. Finished Projects
BBSRC
Systems Approaches to Addressing Food Security and Advancing Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
Period：FY2012 - FY2014
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| Systems Approaches to Addressing Food Security: Novel methodology for pest control using key regulators of insect survival against infection | Shoichiro Kurata, Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Shireen-anne Davies, Professor, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow |
Systems Biology
Period：FY2012 - FY2014
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| Systems biology of pluripotent stem cells: meta-analysis and simulation of transcriptional circuitries to understand robust-yet-flexible heterogeneity | Hitoshi Niwa, Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology Austin Smith, Professor, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge |
| Dynamic mathematical modeling of diversification of transcriptional regulatory networks underlying the genetic variation of E. coli species | Naotake Ogasawara, Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Dov Stekel, Associate Professor, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham |
| Dynamics and Robustness of Biological Networks | Hisao Moriya, Designated Assistant Professor, Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University Judith Armitage, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Oxford Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, University of Oxford |
| Modelling the transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolic redox regulation in yeast. | Masaru Tomita, Director, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University Ken Haynes, Professor, Microbiology, Imperial College London |
Period：FY2009 - FY2011
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| High-throughput quantitative immunofluorescence assaying and stochastic modeling of signaling networks at the single cell level | Shinya Kuroda, Professor, Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of science, University of Tokyo Michael Stumpf, Professor, Division of Molecular Biosciences, Imperial College London |
| Development and analysis of technologies for measurement of protein interactions in living cells | Takeaki Ozawa, Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Tokyo Michael White, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool |
| From text to pathways: text mining techniques for reconstructing signalling pathways | Hiroaki Kitano, President, The Systems Biology Institute Ananiadou Sophia, Reader in Text Mining, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester |
| UK-Japan collaboration on microbial systems biology for integration of different levels of information toward whole cell modeling | Kazuyuki Shimizu, Professor, Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology Johnjoe McFadden, Professor, School of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Universiry of Surry |
Bionanotechnology, Structual Genomics and Proteomics
Period：FY2006 - FY2009
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| Protein-based Nanocomponents | Jeremy Tame, Professor, Yokohama City University David Evans, Biological Chemistry, John Innes Center |
| Functional Analysis of Multi-Drug Efflux Transporter Based on the Crystal Structure | Satoshi Murakami, Associate Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University Hendrik Willem van Veen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge |
| Structural Study of Eukaryotic Macromolecular Complexes in Post-Transcriptional Regulation | Yutaka Muto, Team Leader, Genomic Science Center, RIKEN Carol Robinson, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge |
| The Structure of Core Complexes from Purple and Helio Bacteria as Determined by X-Ray Crystallography and Feed-Back Regulation of Energy-Transfer and Electron-Transfer Reactions as Revealed by Femtosecond Laser Spectroscopy | Yasushi Koyama, Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University Richard John Cogdell, Professor, Division of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Glasgow |
| Towards Systematic Production and Structure Determination of Membrane Proteins | Mikako Shirouzu, Team Leader, Genomic Sciences Center, RIKEN So Iwata, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London |
Period：FY2005 - FY2008
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| In-silico Structural Interactome Study Based on Structural Genomics | Haruki Nakamura, Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University David Robert Westhead, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Leeds University |
| Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins Relating to Energy Conversion an Ion Transport | Tomitake Tsukihara, Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University Neil Isaacs, Professor, Division of Biochemistry, IBLS, University of Glasgow |
| Technology Development for Membrane Protein Crystallography Using Synchrotron Beam Lines | Soichi Wakatsuki, Professor, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization So Iwata, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London |
| Receptor Protein Conformation and Its Functional Analysis in Single State | Keiichi Torimitsu, Executive Manager/Director, NTT Basic Research Laboratories John Ryan, Professor, Physics/Bionanotechnology IRC, University of Oxford |
| Collaborative Studies on Analyses of Structure-Function of Novel and Useful Enzymes from Marine Algae, Undeveloped Gene Resources | Yoshikazu Izumi, Vice-President/Professor, Tottori University Jenny Littlechild, Head/Professor, Biocatalysis Centre, University of Exeter |
Bionanotechnology
Period：FY2004 - FY2007
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| Establishment of the Real-Time Motion-Capturing Technique for the Excitation Energy-Transfer among Photosynthetic Pigment-Protein Complexes Regularly Arranged in Nano-Space | Hideki Hashimoto, Professor,Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University Richard J. Cogdell, Professor,Division of Biochemistry, IBLS,University of Glasgow |
| Dynamics of Membrane Proteins by High-Speed AFM | Takayuki Uchihashi, Research Associate, Graduate School of Natural Science & Technology, Kanazawa University John Ryan, Professor,Physics/Bionanotechnology IRC, University of Oxford |
| Signal Transduction in Biology-Mechanistic Details at the Nanoscale Resolved Using Solid State NMR | Hideo Akutsu, Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University Anthony Watts, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford |
| The Breakthrough of the Mechanism of Energy Conversion of Act Myosin Using the New Generational Nano-Measurement System | Akihiko Ishijima, Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University Claudia Veigel, Group Leader, Division of Physical Biochemistry, National Institute for Medical Research |
| System Bionanotechnology for Flagellar Motor Rotation and Chemo-Sensory Systems | Michio Homma, Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University Judith Patricia Armitage, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford |
| DNA Nanostructures | Keiichi Namba, Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University Andrew Turberfield, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Oxford |
| Mechanism of Force Generation and Movement of Protein Motors Studied by Advanced Fluorescence Imaging | Kazuhiro Oiwa, Group Leader, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Justin E. Molloy, Head, Division of Physical Biochemistry, National Institute for Medical Research |
| Single Molecule Detection of Neurological G-Protein Coupled Receptors in Membranes | Akihiro Kusumi, Professor, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University Anthony Watts, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford |
| Computational Study on Conformational Changes in Proteins of Supra-Molecules | Hisashi Ishida, Researcher, Japan Atomic Energy Agency Steven Hayward, Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences and School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia |
EPSRC
Advanced Materials
Period：FY2011 - FY2013
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| UK-Japanese Collaboration on Current-Driven Domain Wall Dynamics | Gen Tatara, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University Christopher Marrows, Reader, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds |
| Transparent organic electronics based on graphene | Seigo Tarucha, Professor, Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo William Barnes, Professor, Graphene Center, University of Exeter |
| Nonvolatile atom transistors and low-power logic systems | Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Group Leader, Atomic Electronics Gr., WPI Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science Hiroshi Mizuta, Professor, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton |
| High performance room temperature thermoelectric oxide materials by controlling nanostructure | Ryoji Funahashi, Senior research scientist, Research Institute of Ubiquitous Energy, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology Robert Freer, Professor, School of Materials, University of Manchester |
Period：FY2009 - FY2012
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| Quantum spintronics using donors in isotopically engineered silicon | Kohei Itoh, Professor, Applied Physics Department, Keio University John J. L. Morton, RS URF, Materials Department, Oxford University |
| Demonstration of high-frequency oscillation in a Co-based Heusler alloy tunnel junction | Seiji Mitani, Group Leader, Magnetic Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science Atsufumi Hirohata, Lecturer, Department of Electronics, University of York |
| Modelling of graphene-based spintronic devices | Mikito Koshino, Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Tokyo Institute of Technology Edward McCann, Lecturer, Physics Department, Lancaster University |
Period：FY2009 - FY2011
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| Efficient Spin Voltage/Current Generation in a Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Lateral Spin-Valve | Yuzo Ohno, Associate Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University Atsufumi Hirohata, Lecturer, Department of Electronics, University of York |
| Functional Oxide Materials Discovery using Extreme Conditions | Yuichi Shimakawa, Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University John Paul Attfield, Professor, Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions/School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
| Enhanced Solar Light Harvesting and Charge Transport in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells | Takurou N. Murakami, Assitant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, Toin University of Yokohama Henry J Snaith, RCUK Fellow/Lecturer in Photovoltaics, Physics Department, University of Oxford |
Period：FY2008 - FY2011
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| Novel Quantum Mqtter in Correlated Oxides | Hidenori Takagi, Professor, Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo Nigel Edward Hussey, Professor, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol |
| Radical New Materials for Electronics | Kunio Awaga, Professor, Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University Neil Robertson, Senior Lecturer, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
| Electronic Properties of Polymers and Organic Crystals(EPPOC) | Jun-ichi Takeya, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University Hennning Sirringhaus, Professor, Hitachi Professor of Electron Device Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University |
MRC
The Use of Next Generation Optical Microscopy for Neuroscience Disease Challenges
Period：FY2014 - FY2016
※The 2 projects were transferred to AMED from 2015.
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in the U.K. |
|---|---|
| Single molecule imaging of synaptic protein dynamics in neurodegeneration | Akihiro Kusumi, Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University Giovanna Mallucci, Professor, Programme Leader, Toxicology Unit, Medical Research Council |
| Investigation of cortical memory circuits in normal and disease model mice using synaptic optogenetics | Haruo Kasai, Professor, Structural Physiology, The University of Tokyo Kevin Fox, Professor, Neuroscience, Cardiff University |