Calls for Proposals FY 2023 AMED awards 3 joint research projects with A*STAR – FY2023 Japan-Singapore 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
Key Fields Innovation and Clinical Research Center Project, Cancer
Contact
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development(AMED) Division of Research Programs, Department of International Strategy
E-mail: sicorp "at" amed.go.jp (Replace "at" with @)

Adoption contents

The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). launched a joint call for proposals "Tackling and Conquering Cancer Complexity" on 25 May 2023, and closed the call on 20 July 2023. All proposals were evaluated by a joint review committee consisting of experts (appendix. AMED side of review committee members), and the AMED and A*STAR decided to support following three joint projects.

List of Awardees

Title of Reserach Project Affiliation Title Chief Investigator
Decoding the molecular and cellular complexities for therapy response and transformation in myeloid Kyoto University Professor ITO Takahiro
Duke-NUS Medical School Associate Professor S. Tiong Ong
Epigenomic Impacts by Asian-prevalent Carcinogens in the Evolution and Complexity of Asian Cancers Chiba University Professor KANEDA Atsushi
Department of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore Professor Bin Tean Teh
Elucidating the roles of intra- and extracellular effectors of cancer as modulators of the immune system Nagoya University Professor KONDO Yutaka
A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore, Spatial and Single Cell Systems
Senior Group Leader Shyam Prabhakar

Evaluation

Application period

25 May – 20 July 2023

Review committee

31 August - 16 October 2023
AMED-A*STAR joint meeting 30 October 2023

Number of applications

14

Number of awardees

3

01/12/24

Last updated 01/12/24