Calls for Proposals FY 2023 e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) – Joint Call for “Climate Change and Health Research”
Outline
| 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 | Innovation and Clinical Research Center Project, Cancer, Infectious disease |
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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 ASEAN region, and to contribute solving the region’s common issues such as Health Research, Environment, reduction and management of Disaster Risk, etc.
AMED has been joining 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 “Climate-related Infectious Diseases” and “Climate-related Cancer” was conducted in 2023. All proposals were evaluated by the expert review panel (appendix), and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) decided to support following three projects.
List of Awardees
| Research Area | Project Title | Country | PI | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate-related Infectious Diseases | Eliminating S.mekongi - the final push | Australia | Catherine Gordon | The Council of the Queensland Medical Research Institute | Senior Research Officer |
| Lao PDR | Somphou Sayasone | Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute | Head of Department | ||
| Cambodia | Virak Khieu | Ministry of Health, Cambodia | Deputy-Director of CNM | ||
| Japan | SATO Megumi | Niigata University | Associate Professor | ||
| Uncovering the burden of asymptomatic malaria: dissecting immune responses to infection to overcome immunosuppression and improve vaccination strategies | Australia | Diana Silvia Hansen | Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute | Professor | |
| Indonesia | Indra Wibowo | Bandung Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor | ||
| Japan | TSUBOI Takafumi | Ehime University | Distinguished Professor | ||
| USA | Stephen Hoffman | Sanaria inc. | Chief Scientific and Executive Officer | ||
| Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections associated with climate change and major weather events: enhancing surveillance and mitigation strategies | Australia | Rachel Thomson | The University of Queensland | Professor | |
| USA | D Rebecca Prevots | National Institutes of Health | Chief | ||
| Japan | MORIMOTO Kozo | Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association | Principal Research Scientist | ||
| Thailand | Surakameth Mahasirimongkol | Ministry of Public Health | Director | ||
| Cambodia | Sokleaph Cheng | Institut Pasteur du Cambodge | Deputy head |
Evaluation
| Application period | 13 January – 30 March 2023 |
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| Review committee (AMED) | 28 July 2023 (Infectious Diseases) 31 July 2023 (Cancer Research) |
| e-ASIA joint review meeting | 6 September 2023 |
| Climate-related Infectious Diseases | Climate-related Cancer | |
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| Number of applications | 20 | 1 |
| Number of applications reviewed | 16 | 1 |
| Number of awardees | 3 | 0 |
01/22/24
Last updated 01/22/24
