Switzerland (SICP)
1. Field of Cooperation
"Life Science"
In research cooperation with Switzerland, research exchange projects are promoted in the area of 'Medical Research' such as;
1.Bioinformatics
2.Proteomics and Development of Biomarkers
3.Pharmacogenomics
4.Whole Genome Association Study (WGAS)
5.Translational Research (TR)
2. Funding Agency of Swiss Side
3. Related Workshops
| Month/Year | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2013 | Tsukuba | JST-NIMS-ETHZ: Swiss-Japanese Workshop "Nanoscience" |
| Sep 2009 | Tokyo | 2nd Japan-Switzerland Workshop on "Molecular Medical research" |
| Sep 2008 | Zurich | 1st Japan-Switzerland Workshop on "Medical Research" |
4. Calls for Proposals
| Month/Year | Research Areas | Press Release |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2012 | Medicine for an Aging Society | Detail |
| May 2011 | Molecular Medical Research | Detail |
| Sep 2009 | Medical Research | Detail |
| Sep 2008 | Medical Research | Detail |
5. Finished Projects
Life Science
Period：FY2013 - FY2016
※The 3 projects were transferred to AMED from 2015.
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Cortically-triggered robotic hand orthosis for home-based therapy and assistance in activities of daily living | Arata Jumpei, Associate Professor, Center for Advanced Medical Innovation, Kyushu University Gassert Roger, Professor, Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich |
| Development of A Comprehensive System for Assessment of Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis and Joint Dysfunction | Takao Masaki, Associate Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Zheng Guoyan, Group Head, Institute for Surgical Technology & Biomechanics, University of Bern |
| Preemptive cancer treatments based on detection and elimination of precancerous cells using cell competition and supercompetition markers | Fujita Yasuyuki, Professor, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University Moreno Eduardo, Professor, Institute of Cell Biology, University of Berne |
Period：FY2011 - FY2014
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Molecular Mechanism Controlling Migration and Activation of Lymphocytes in Peripheral Lymphoid Tissues | Yoshinori Fukui, Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University Jens Stein, Lecturer, Theodor Kocher Institute (TKI), University of Bern |
| Next-Generation Targeted Cytotoxics: Chemical Proteomics Discovery of Internalizing Antigens for the Development of Antibody-Drug Conjugates | Yohei Mukai, Assistant Prof. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University Dario Neri, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich |
| Pathogenic role of O-glycosylated IgA and the plasma-cell survival factor APRIL in IgA nephropathy | Tomino Yasuhiko, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Huard Bertrand, MER, Centre Medical Universitaire, Department of Pathology and Immunology |
Period：FY2010 - FY2012
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Dissecting Polycomb function in the acquisition of toti-/pluripotency during pre-implantation embryonic development and induced reprogramming of somatic cells | Haruhiko Koseki, Group Director, Center for Allergy and Immunology, RIKEN Antoine H.F.M., Peters, Group Leader, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research |
| The Circadian Clock and Mood Disorders - From Animal Models to Human Disease | Toru Takumi, Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University Albrecht Urs, Associate Professor, University of Fribourg |
| Proteomic analysis of DNA repair pathways in the chicken DT40 B lymphocyte line | Shunichi Takeda, Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Kyoto University Jiricny Josef, Professor, University of Zurich |
| FUNCTIONAL STUDY OF EFFECTOR MOLECULES IN APICOMPLEXAN PARASITES | Yamamoto, Masahiro, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University Soldati-Favre, Dominique, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva |
Period：FY2009 - FY2011
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Exploring Corneal Stem Cell Fate for Corneal Regenerative Therapy | Shigeru Kinoshita, Professor Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Ophthalmology Yann Barandon, Professor Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Laboratory of Stem Cell Dynamics |
| Development of single particle reconstruction image analysis aiming at determination of the membrane protein structures | Chikara Sato, Group Leaderr National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Andreas Engel, Professor University of Basel M.E. Mueller Institute |
| Thymic medulla induction by mature T cells and their re-education by promiscuous gene expression: A novel strategy to treat autoimmunity | Yousuke Takahama, Director Tokushima University, Institute for Genome Research Georg Andreas Peter Hollaender, Professor Basel University Children's Hospital, and Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel |
| Structural analysis of cilia from genetically engineered Tetrahymena using electron cryo-microscopy | Yoko Toyoshima, Professor University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Takashi Ishikawa, Group Leader Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Zurich, Department of Biology |