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1)Field of Cooperation - Life Sciences
MEXT established “Life Science” as a field of cooperation with South Africa based on the vice-ministerial-level talks held in Japan in June 2008 between MEXT and the South African Ministry of Science and Technology. In response to this, JST began publicly inviting collaborative research proposals in this field in 2008 together with NRF.
2）Funding Agency of South Africa Side
National Research Foundation (NRF)
NRF was established in 1999 and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and Technology. It is composed of three departments: RISA (domestic funding), Cooperate Fund (international funding) and Infrastructure (facilities).
Cooperate Fund is also called “New Business Development” and it is divided into 2 parts; cooperation within Africa and outside Africa. Especially, cooperation with outside Africa is collectively called “Science and Technology Agreements Funding (STAF).”
3）Related Workshops Held by JST and NRF
| Month/Year | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Stellenbosch | NRF - JST (Japan -South Africa) Workshop on "Platinum Metal Groups and Energy Materials" |
4) Cooperative Research Projects with South Africa
Life Sciences
| Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in South Africa
|
Period |
|---|---|---|
| Biodiversity and evolution of algae in the Indo-Pacific: a Japan/South Africa comparison |
Takeo HORIGUCHI, Professor, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
John Bolton, Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town
|
FY2011 - FY2013 |
| Genomic Analysis of Pathogenesis of Amebiasis Toward Development of New Diagnostics and Intervention |
Tomoyoshi NOZAKI, Professor, Graduate School of Life and Envirionmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Amidou Samie, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Venda
|
FY2011 - FY2013 |
| Protective and subversive mechanism of macrophage genes in Mycrobacterium tuberculosis infection |
Harukazu Suzuki, Group Director, Center for Life Science Technologies, RIKEN
Frank Broumbacher, Professor, Division of Immunology, Health Science Faculty, University of Cape Town
|
FY2013 - FY2015 |
| The effects of HIV infection on pre-eclampsia |
Tadashi Konoshita, Associate professor, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui University
Jagidesa Moodley, Professor Emeritus, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal
|
FY2013 - FY2015 |
| Genetic and pathogenic diversity of Pantoea ananatis strains |
Yuichi Takikawa, Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University
Teresa Ann Coutinho, Professor, Department of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria
|
FY2013 - FY2015 |
5) Finished Projects
1 project based on designation of MEXT
| Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in South Africa
|
Period |
|---|---|---|
| Add Value to Indigenous Plants in South Africa to Aid in Combatting Infectious Diseases |
Toshiya Muranaka, Team Leader, Plant Science Center, RIKEN
JJ Marion Meyer, Department Head/ Professor, Botany Department, University of Pretoria
|
FY2005 - FY2007 |
Life Sciences
| Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in South Africa
|
Period |
|---|---|---|
| The Toll signaling pathway in E. intermedius |
Shoichiro KURATA, Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Univerisity
Monde Ntwasa, Senior Lecturer, Molecular & Cell Biology/Science, University of the Witwatersrand
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
| Integration of metabolomics and molecular genetics of indigenous South African plants for the discovery of antimalaria and anti-HIV activity |
Toshiya Muranaka, Professor, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University
Jacobus Johannes Marion Meyer, Professor, Plant Science, University of Pretoria
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
| Characterization of the Pfj2, a heat shock protein 40 chaperone predicted to localize to endoplasmic reticulum of the malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) |
Kazuhiro Nagata, Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Institute for Frontier medical Sciences, Kyoto University
Gregory Lloyd Blatch, Professor, Microbiology & Biotechnology, Rhodes University
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
| Probiotic lactic acid bacteria and antimicrobial peptides novel ways to fight pathogens |
Kikuji Itoh, Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Leon Dicks, Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
