Completed Japan Initiative for Global Research Network on Infectious Diseases (J-GRID)
Outline
| Key Fields | Emerging/ Re-Emerging Infectious Disease Project Of Japan(1st) |
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| R&D phase | Basic Study, Applied Study, None |
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Overview
This program leverages relationships with overseas research centers in Asia and Africa by promoting epidemiological research on pathogens of prevalent infectious diseases and basic research on its diagnostic methods and drugs. It also encourages to cultivate specialists who have highly skills for infections diseases research training of expert of infections diseases. The most priority subjects of this program are influenza, dengue fever, antimicrobial resistant strains, and infectious diarrheal diseases. Other infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, severe childhood pneumonia, and chikungunya fever) are also subjects grounded upon domestic needs that are based on consideration of risks of the virus introduction to Japan and the severity of the diseases. This program strengthens the collaboration between universities and research institutes in Japan. It also prioritizes research theme and development of the research infrastructure in overseas research centers.
Nine Collaborative Research Centers in Asia and Africa
- Kingdom of Thailand：Osaka University
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam：Nagasaki University
- People's Republic of China：The University of Tokyo
- Republic of Zambia：Hokkaido University
- India：Okayama University
- Republic of Indonesia：Kobe University
- Republic of the Philippines：Tohoku University
- Republic of Ghana：Tokyo Medical and Dental University
- Republic of the Union of Myanmar：Niigata University
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Country | Project Title | |
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| Yoshiharu Matsuura | Osaka University | Professor | Kingdom of Thailand | Novel Strategic Development of Osaka University and Thailand Research Collaboration on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections |
| Kouichi Morita | Nagasaki University | Professor | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Researches on infectious diseases in Vietnam and their application to the improvement of diagnosis, prevention and treatment |
| Yasushi Kawaguchi | The University of Tokyo | Professor | People's Republic of China | China-Japan Research Collaboration on Defense against Emerging and Reemerging Infections |
| Hirofumi Sawa | Hokkaido University | Professor | Republic of Zambia | Developmental Strategy of the International Collaboration Research for Zoonosis Control |
| Shin-ichi Miyoshi | Okayama University | Professor | India | International collaborative studies on the prevention, diagnosis, and drug discovery for diarrheal infectious diseases in India |
| Yasuko Mori | Kobe University | Professor | Republic of Indonesia | International collaborative research center for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in Indonesia |
| Hitoshi Oshitani | Tohoku University | Professor | Republic of the Philippines | International Collaborating Research on Infectious Diseases in the Philippines |
| Shiroh Iwanaga | Tokyo Medical and Dental University | Professor | Republic of Ghana | Establishment of Network for Research and Control of Infectious Diseases based on the Research Center in West-African Subregion |
| Reiko Saito | Niigata University | Professor | Republic of the Union of Myanmar | Approach to respiratory infectious diseases control in Myanmar |
Research Activities of Each Project
Management and Evaluation Framework
- PD (Program Director)
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- Ichiro Kurane, Emeritus Member, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
- PS (Program Supervisor)
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- Tadahito Kanda, former Team Leader, RIKEN
- PO (Program Officer)
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- Koichiro Kudo, Hospital Director, Yurin Hospital
- Takemasa Sakaguchi, Professor, Hiroshima University
- Yukako Fujinaga, Professor, Kanazawa University
- Masao Mitsuyama, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
- Shinji Yamazaki, Professor, Osaka Prefecture University
Last updated 07/12/19