News Releases & Research Results 2nd Japan Medical Research and Development Awards - Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development President’s Award
News Releases & Research Results
Today, the Cabinet Secretariat announced the recipients of the 2nd Japan Medical Research and Development Awards. The recipients of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) President’s Award are given below.
The 2nd Japan Medical Research and Development Awards -AMED President’s Award Recipients
| Name of recipient | Title | Basis of award |
|---|---|---|
| Keita Saku, Assistant Professor, Center for Cardiovascular Disruptive Innovation, Kyushu University |
Development of a catheter for vagus nerve stimulation to minimize myocardial necrosis in myocardial infarction | Development of basket-type catheter specifically for vagus nerve stimulation. Expected benefit in treatment of heart failure following myocardial infarction. |
| Takeharu Sakamoto, Associate Professor, Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo |
Development of anti-metastatic drug for cancer targeting oxygen sensing mechanism with high safety | Contribution to the elucidation of pathology of microenvironment associated with cancer metastasis and recurrence. Expected to aid development of antimetastatic drug based on the new therapeutic strategy. |
| Hidenori Yamasue, Professor, Department of Psychiatry Hamamatsu University School of Medicine |
Development of nasally-administered oxytocin agent as the first treatment for core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder: Application of brain imaging/genome analysis | Expected to be effective as drug for autistic spectrum disorder, which has no established treatment. |
| Masahiro Yamamoto, Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University |
Elucidation of host immune system mechanism for controlling pathogenic parasite infections | Elucidation of ingeniously evolved host defense system using toxoplasmosis as an infectious disease model. Expected to contribute to new therapeutic strategies using state-of-the-art parasite immunology. |
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Last updated 12/27/18