Call for Proposal
Basic information of the Research Area
[The Power of Life]Elucidating the power of life through innovative measurement and analysis techniques
Research Supervisor
Noboru MizushimaProfessor, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Strategic Objective
Measuring “resilience of life” — Discovery and exploration of unknown biological response mechanisms
Overview
Based on the Strategic Objective “Measuring ‘resilience of life’ — Discovery and exploration of unknown biological response mechanisms,” the goal of this research area is to elucidate "the power of life" through a needs-oriented, cross-disciplinary approach that utilizes various measurement parameters. We also aim to develop innovative measurement and analysis techniques to visualize and characterize "the power of life," and to elucidate it utilizing the techniques developed.
In this research area, the concept of "the power of life" encompasses the fundamental properties of life, including the ability to change dynamically while maintaining a certain identity (dynamism), the ability to withstand harsh environments (robustness), and the ability to constrain "fluctuations"caused by external stimuli and internal factors (homeostasis). However, "the power of life" is not limited to these features, and researchers participating in this research area will pursue their own concept of "the power of life" and seek to elucidate and understand it. The term "the power of life" includes both the power that life produces and the power that produces life.
To elucidate "the power of life," we will develop innovative measurement and analysis techniques to meet the demands of life sciences by organizing cross-disciplinary teams among researchers. In addition, we aim to reveal the unexplained elements of "the power of life" by overlaying various parameters, such as measurements over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales of life, and measurements across these scales.
We hope that this research area will create a new view of life through the development of innovative measurement and analysis techniques that meet the demands of life sciences and the elucidation of previously unknown or neglected elements of "the power of life."
Research Area Advisors
| Yasuteru Urano | Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo |
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| Jun Ohta | Executive Director/Vice President, Nara Institute of Science and Technology |
| Mitsuo Kawato | Director, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International |
| Masatsugu Toyota | Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University |
| Takeharu Nagai | Vice Director/Professor, SANKEN, Osaka University |
| Keiko Nakayama | Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University / Institute of Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
| Tohru Natsume | Prime Senior Researcher, Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Research Institute, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| Yoshie Harada | Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University |
The list of Research Area Advisor will be updated later.
Schedule of Selection Process
| Deadline for application | 2024/06/04 at 12:00 noon, Japan time |
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| Document-based review | 2024/07/05 |
| JST will contact to the interviewees no later than | 2024/07/12 |
| Interview-based review（ONLINE） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST. |
2024/07/29 |
Research Supervisor's Policy
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