Calls for Proposals FY 2015 e-ASIA Joint Research Program AMED’s Newly Supporting Projects in the field of “Infectious Diseases” and “Cancer”

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Status of Grants/Funding Opportunities	Awarded projects
R&D phase	Basic Study, Applied Study, Nonclinical Study/Pre-clinical Study, Clinical Study, Clinical Trials
Key Fields	Other programs(1st)

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The e-ASIA Joint Research Program (hereinafter referred to as the “e-ASIA JRP”) aims to develop a vibrant and collaborative research community in Science and Technology, to promote innovation in the East Asian region, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.

As a part of the program, the call in the field of “Infectious Diseases” and “Cancer” was conducted in 2015 and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) decided to support the three projects shown in the next table through peer review.

[Nations (funding institutions) joining the call] Cambodia (MOH), Indonesia (RISTEK), Japan (AMED), Lao PDR (MOH), Myanmar (MOST), New Zealand (HRC), Russia (RFBR), USA (NIAID, NCI), Vietnam (MOST).

Project Title	Country	Lead PI	Affiliation	Title
Dengue viral genetic diversity in selected populations in Myanmar	Japan	Meng Ling Moi	Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University	Associate Professor
	Myanmar	Hlaing Myat Thu	Department of Medical Research	Deputy Director General
	US	Sujan Shresta	La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology	Associate Professor
Characterization of multidrug resistance Gram-negative bacteria carrying antibiotics-resistance gene which have been inserted to chromosome	Japan	Itaru Hirai	University of the Ryukyus	Professor
	Vietnam	Bui Thi Mai Huong	National Institute of Nutrition	Department head
	Indonesia	Kuntaman	Airlangga University	Professor, Senior staff Microbiology
Health impact of Opisthorchiasis infection in Cambodia and Vietnam : prevalent surveillance of Opisthorchiasis and risk surveillance for liver cancer	Japan	Kazuko Miyamoto	Yamanashi University	Professor
	Cambodia	Muth Sinuon	Helminth at National Centre for Parasitology Entomology and Malaria Control / MOH	Deputy-Director and Program Manager
	Vietnam	Nguyen Thu Huong	Parasitology Department of National Institute of Malaria	Vice Chief of Department

07/01/16

Last updated 07/01/16