HOME > Research Area Research Area Innovative model of biological processes and its development Outline of Research Area This Research Area supports research projects that aim at establishment of a novel model which can promote the understanding of mechanisms underlying diverse biological processes. The model is expected either to have a high predictive power or to be likely to gain such an ability in near future, which eventually contributes to medical treatment, epidemic control, environmental preservation. More specifically, this Research Area invites innovative and fundamental studies to construct and analyze a model that promotes conceptual, integrative and mathematical understanding. The models can cover diverse aspects of life systems that function in a manner adaptive in their environment. Examples of these aspects include gene expression, cell functioning, development and morphogenesis, immunity, brain, formation of biological societies, ecosystem functioning; as well as disfunctioning, such as aging and illness. The outcome of the research should help us to solve diverse pressing issues faced by human being.