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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 Workshop Held by JST and ETHZ
Month/Year | Place | Description |
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September 2008 | Zurich | 1st Japan-Switzerland Workshop on "Medical Research" |
September 2009 | Tokyo | 2nd Japan-Switzerland Workshop on "Molecular Medical research" |
4) Cooperative Research Projects with Switzerland
Life Science
Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in Switzerland
|
Period |
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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
|
FY2010 - FY2012 |
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
|
FY2010 - FY2012 |
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
|
FY2010 - FY2012 |
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
|
FY2010 - FY2012 |
Molecular Mechanism Controlling Migration and Activation of Lymphocytes in Peripheral Lymphoid Tissues |
Yoshinori Fukui, Kyushu University, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Professor
Jens Stein, University of Bern, Theodor Kocher Institute (TKI), Lecturer
|
FY2011 - FY2014 |
Next-Generation Targeted Cytotoxics: Chemical Proteomics Discovery of Internalizing Antigens for the Development of Antibody-Drug Conjugates |
Yohei Mukai, Osaka University, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant Prof. Dr.
Dario Neri, ETH Zürich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Prof. Dr.
|
FY2011 - FY2014 |
Pathogenic role of O-glycosylated IgA and the plasma-cell survival factor APRIL in IgA nephropathy |
Tomino Yasuhiko, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Professor
Huard Bertrand, Centre Médical Universitaire, Department of Pathology and Immunology, MER
|
FY2011 - FY2014 |
5) Finished Projects
Life Science
Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in Switzerland
|
Period |
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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 |
FY2009 - FY2011 |
Development of single particle reconstruction image analysis aiming at determination of the membrane protein structures |
Chikara Sato, Group Leader
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Andreas Engel, Professor
University of Basel M.E. Mueller Institute |
FY2009 - FY2011 |
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 |
FY2009 - FY2011 |
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 |
FY2009 - FY2011 |