Israel (SICP)

1. Field of Cooperation

FY 2009 'Stem Cells' 'Brain Research'
FY 2010 'Stem Cells'
FY 2011 'Brain Research'
FY 2013 'Age dependent Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders'

Related Workshops
Month/Year	Place	Description
Oct, 2013	Jerusalem	Japan-Israel Status Seminar "Stem Cell Research" and "Brain Research"
Sep, 2011	Kyoto	Japan-Israel Progress Seminar "Stem Cell Research" and "Brain Research"
Feb, 2010	Haifa, Jerusalem	Japan-Israel Joint Workshop on "Stem Cells"

Calls for Proposals
Month/Year	Research Areas	Press Release
Jul 2013	Age dependent Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders	Detail
Jun 2011	Brain Research	Detail
Feb 2010	Stem Cells	Detail
Jun 2009	Stem Cells, Brain Research	Detail

Period：FY2013 - FY2016
※The 3 projects were transferred to AMED from 2015.

Lifescience
Title	Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Israel
RNA-based novel approaches for discovery of ALS biomarker	Shin Kwak, Visiting Scientist, The University of Tokyo Erez Levanon, Senior Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University
Pathogenic mechanism underlying neurodevelopmental disorder in schizophrenia	Kozo Kaibuchi, Professor, Nagoya University Orly Reiner, Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science
Late Life Depression: Molecular Basis and Neural Networks	Shigeto Yamawaki, Professor, Hiroshima University Bernard Lerer, Professor, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center

Period：FY2012 - FY2014

Lifescience
Title	Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Israel
Linking Odorant Structure to Olfactory Perception and Neural Activity in the Olfactory System	Hitoshi Sakano, Professor, Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo Noam Sobel, Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Chromatin Architecture and Dynamics in the Central Nervous System	Takumi Takizawa, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University Eran Meshorer, Senior Lecturer, Genetics Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Optogenetic dissection of the neural mechanisms for social impairment in an autism model	Toru Takumi, Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University Ofer Yizhar, Senior scientist, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science

Period：FY2010 - FY2013

Lifescience
Title	Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Israel
Neural stem cells in the adult brain - genetic manipulations and evaluation of their long-term integration, in vivo	Ryoichiro Kageyama, Professor, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University Adi Mizrahi, Senior Lecturer, Neurobiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Organ engineering: development of human embryonic stem cell-based recellularized liver draft	Yuko Kitagawa, Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Keio University Yaakov Nahmias, Senior Lecturer, Bioengineering, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Preventing Tumor Formation and Promoting Graft Survival of Human Embryonic Stem-Cell- Derived Dopaminergic Neurons by Laminin ECM-Mimetics- A Platform For Parkinson's Disease Cell Therapy	Motoyoshi Nomizu, School of Pharmacy, Professor, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences Benjamin Reubinoff, Professor, The Stem cell center, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital

Period：FY2010 - FY2012

Lifescience
Title	Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Israel
Elucidating the Roles of Initiation and Elongation Factors in Maintenance of Embryonic Stem Cells Pluripotency	Yuki Yamaguchi, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology Rivka Dikstein, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science

Period：FY2009 - FY2012

Lifescience
Title	Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Israel
Sendai Virus Mediated Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Pluripotent Stem Cells for Mass Production of Hemtopoietic Progenitor and Endothelial Cells	Nishikawa Shinichi, Group Director, Stem Cell Research Group, Riken Center for Developmental Biology Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor, Professor, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, RAMBAM Health Care Campus
Structural Biology of Transporter in Neurotransmission	Yoshonori Moriyama, Professor, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Nathan Nelson, Professor, The Daniella Rich Institute for Structural Biology, Tel Aviv Univesity
Spatial Regulation by Ran Binding Proteins in the Nervous System	Yoshihiro Yoneda, Professor, Department of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University Michael Fainzilber, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science