Calls for Proposals Early-stage FY 2021 AMED awards 4 joint research projects in the area of “Infectious Diseases” and “Cancer Research” - e-ASIA Joint Research Program
Outline
| Status of Grants/Funding Opportunities | Awarded projects |
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| R&D phase | Basic Study, Applied Study, Nonclinical Study/Pre-clinical Study, Clinical Study, Clinical Trials |
| Key Fields | Project for Seeds Development and Research Base |
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Adoption contents
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 strengthen R&D in the East Asian region, and to contribute solving the region’s common issues such as Health Research, Environment, reduction and management of Disaster Risk, etc.
AMED has joined to the joint call for proposals in the field of Health Research since 2015.
As a part of the program, the call in the research area of “Infectious Diseases” and “Cancer Research” was conducted in 2021. All proposals were evaluated by the expert review panel (appendix), and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) decided to support following four projects.
| Research Area | Project Title | Country | PI | Affiliation | Title |
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| Infectious Diseases | Innovative point-of-care diagnostics and environmental surveillance tools for the elimination of Asian schistosomiasis | Australia | CAI Pengfei | QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute | Dr/SRO |
| Philippines | JIZ Mario Antonio II | Research Institute for Tropical Medicine | Department Head / Chief Science Research Specialist | ||
| Japan | SAKO Yasuhito | Asahikawa Medical University | Professor | ||
| Development of genome platform for virulence and antimicrobial resistance of |
Japan | YAMAOKA Yoshio | Oita University Faculty of Medicine | Professor, Dean of Faculty of Medicine | |
| Indonesia | MIFTAHUSSURUR Muhammad | Universitas Airlangga | Vice Rector | ||
| Thailand | VILAICHONE Ratha-korn | Thammasat University Hospital | Professor | ||
| Cancer Research | Promotion of photodynamic medicine for cancer | Japan | OGURA Shun-ichiro | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Associate Professor |
| Indonesia | BOWOLAKSONO Anom | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) |
Associate Professor | ||
| USA | MAHMUD Taifo | Oregon State University | Professor | ||
| Targeting MYCN/NCYM for cancer therapy | Japan | HIPPO Yoshitaka | Chiba Cancer Center | Department Head | |
| Australia | LIU Tao | The University of New South Wales | Group Leader | ||
| Indonesia | MEIYANTO Edy | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Professor |
Evaluation
| Application period | 15 Dec. 2020 - 29 Mar. 2021 |
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Panel meeting (AMED)
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30 Jul. 2021 (Cancer) 5 Aug. 2021 (Infectious Diseases) |
| e-ASIA joint review meeting | 25 Aug. 2021 |
| Infectious Diseases | Cancer Research | |
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| Number of applications | 11 | 6 |
| Number of applications reviewed | 9 | 6 |
| Number of awardees | 2 | 2 |
12/16/21
Last updated 12/16/21
