Calls for Proposals Early-stage FY 2021 Adopted Projects under "Research Program on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases"
Outline
| Status of Grants/Funding Opportunities | Awarded projects |
|---|---|
| R&D phase | Basic Study, Applied Study, Nonclinical Study/Pre-clinical Study, Clinical Study, Clinical Trials, Post Marketing, Clinical Research, None |
| Key Fields | Innovative Drug Discovery and Development, Infectious disease |
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Adoption contents
As a result of scrupulous deliberation conducted by a Project Evaluation Panel, the following projects were selected as the FY2021 awarded projects under the Young Researchers Program of "Research Program on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases."
Young Researchers Program:
Research and development for basic technologies, diagnostics, treatments and/or preventions which are necessary to strengthen the countermeasures against infectious diseases.
| Project Title | Principal Investigator | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development of mRNA nano-vaccines possessing double-stranded RNA in mRNA side chains for pandemics |
UCHIDA Satoshi | Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine | Associate Professor |
| Elucidation of the neurotropic mechanism of mumps virus by identification of receptor glycans and its application to therapy |
KATOH Hiroshi | National Institute of Infectious Diseases | Chief |
| Elucidation of pathogenesis of NTM pulmonary disease based on integrated analysis of host and pathogen genomes |
Ho Namkoong | Keio University | Assistant Professor |
| Study of middle-size drugs for multi-drug resistance bacteria | MISAWA Takashi | National Institute of Health Sciences | Cheif |
Evaluation Panel Members
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| ENDO Hiroyoshi | Dean, Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University |
| KAKU Mitsuo | Professor, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University |
| KASUGA Fumiko | Senior Fellow, National Institute for Invironmental Studies |
| KURANE Ichiro | Emeritus Member, National Institute of Infectious Diseases |
| KOIKE Kazuhiko | Professor, The University of Tokyo, Department of Gastroenterology |
| SAITO Izumu | Visiting Researcher, National Center for Child Health and Development |
| NODA Masatoshi | Professor Emeritus, Chiba University |
| MORI Toru | Director Emeritus, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association |
| MORIKAWA Yuko | Professor, Kitasato Institute of Life Sciences/Kitasato University |
| WAKITA Takaji | Director-General, National Institute of Infectious Diseases |
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03/31/21
Last updated 03/31/21