Calls for Proposals AMED awards 3 joint projects with A*STAR on Human Ageing - FY 2016 AMED-A*STAR Joint call for Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP)
Outline
| Status of Grants/Funding Opportunities | Awarded projects |
|---|---|
| R&D phase | Basic Study, Applied Study, Nonclinical Study/Pre-clinical Study, Clinical Trials, Post Marketing, Clinical Research, None |
| Key Fields | Other programs(1st) |
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Adoption contents
AMED and A*STAR called for joint project proposals from researchers in Japan and Singapore in the Human Aging research area and began to accept proposals on October 18th, 2016. A total of 18 proposals was received as joint proposals by the close of applications on December 19th, 2016. The joint evaluation committee comprised both Singaporean and Japanese scientists. After the committee’s discussion, it identified three highly meritorious projects (See the attached list of the awarded projects).
List of Awardees
| Project | Country | Affiliation | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological signatures of cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and cognitive ageing in the very old | Japan | Keio University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor, Yasumichi Arai |
| Singapore | Duke-NUS Medical School | Professor, Woon-Puay Koh | |
| Effect of aging of the innate immune system on intracellular system network | Japan | The University of Tokyo Hospital | Assistant professor, Katsuhito Fujiu |
| Singapore | Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) | Associate Professor, Yasuo Yanagi | |
| Targeting age-associated white matter lesions | Japan | National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center | Director of Neurology, Masafumi Ihara |
| Singapore | National University of Singapore | Professor, Peter Tsun-Hon Wong |
Links
- Calls for Proposals - FY 2016 AMED-A*STAR Joint call for Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP)
- News Release - AMED awards 3 joint projects with A*STAR on Human Ageing
- International Collaborative Research Program: Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP)
Post date 2018.8.24
05/16/17
Last updated 05/16/17