R&D Project

Goal 1 R&D ProjectsCreating A Society Whose Citizen’s Health is Monitored by Remote Control of Intracellular Cybernetic Avatars
Project manager (PM)YAMANISHI YokoProfessor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
Summary of the project
Intracellular Cybernetic Avatars (hereinafter referred to as intracellular CAs) technology will allow individuals to improve the state of their bodies by external remote control of intracellular avatars constructed of nanometer-scale artificial and natural biomolecules. Remote control of the avatars can keep people’s bodies in good condition at a cellular level using micrometer-scale cell-cell interactions.
Milestone by year 2030
People who need to know the state of their body can receive appropriate support from doctors and specialists. This technology should allow doctors to monitor people’s health and provide treatment more quickly and effectively than current methods. By enabling remote control of the intracellular CAs, we will modify the target cell removal system which can be controlled by the cells themselves into a system that doctors and other specialists can control to perform examinations.
Milestone by year 2025
Using intracellular CA in a simulated in vivo environment, we will remotely control processes that identify the malignant cells or pathogens, and if necessary, remove them.
It will then be possible to keep the body in good condition anytime and anywhere. The Intracellular CA’s ability to enhance the innate immune system will be tested simulated in vivo conditions to identify possible adverse reactions.
Outline of R&D
Performers
Theme [1][3] | YAMANISHI Yoko | Kyushu University |
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Theme [1] | HIJIKATA Atsushi | Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences |
Theme [2] | YOKOMORI Maasa | The University of Tokyo |
Theme [2] | DODO Kosuke | RIKEN |
Theme [2] | SUGANO Shigeo | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
Theme [2] | SHOJI Kan | Nagaoka University of Technology |
Theme [3] | KIMURA Niko | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
Theme [3] | TSUBOUCHI Tomomi | Shizuoka University |
Theme [4][6] | SAKUMA Shinya | Kyushu University |
Theme [4] | SHIRASAKI Yoshitaka | The University of Tokyo |
Theme [4] | KAMATANI Takashi | Institute of Science Tokyo |
Theme [4] | KATSUDA Yousuke | Kumamoto University |
Theme [5] | TOTTORI Naotomo | Kyushu University |
Theme [5] | TAKAHASHI Akiko | Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research |
Theme [5] | YOTSUMOTO Satoshi | Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences |
Theme [6] | HAYAKAWA Takeshi | Chuo University |
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