International Collaborative Research Program: The e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP)
Outline
| Key Fields | Basic Research for Medical Innovation, Cancer, Infectious disease |
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| R&D phase | Basic Study, Applied Study, Nonclinical Study/Pre-clinical Study, Clinical Trials |
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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 promote innovation in the East Asian region, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.
Ongoing Projects
| Year | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Country |
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| 2023 | Eliminating Schistosoma mekongi - the final push | Catherine Gordon (Senior Research Officer) |
The Council of the Queensland Medical Research Institute | Australia |
| Somphou Sayasone (Head of Department) |
Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute | Lao PDR | ||
| Virak Khieu (Deputy-Director of CNM) |
Ministry of Health, Cambodia | Cambodia | ||
| SATO Megumi (Research Professor) |
Niigata University | Japan | ||
| 2023 | Uncovering the burden of asymptomatic malaria: dissecting immune responses to infection to overcome immunosuppression and improve vaccination strategies | Diana Silvia Hansen (Professor) |
Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute | Australia |
| Indra Wibowo (Assistant Professor) |
Bandung Institute of Technology | Indonesia | ||
| TSUBOI Takafumi (Research Fellow) |
Ehime University | Japan | ||
| Stephen Hoffman (Chief Scientific and Executive Officer) |
Sanaria inc. | USA | ||
| 2023 | Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections associated with climate change and major weather events: enhancing surveillance and mitigation strategies | Rachel Thomson (Professor) |
The University of Queensland | Australia |
| D Rebecca Prevots (Former Chief) |
National Institutes of Health | USA | ||
| MORIMOTO Kozo (Principal Research Scientist) |
Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association | Japan | ||
| Surakameth Mahasirimongkol (Director) |
Ministry of Public Health | Thailand | ||
| Sokleaph Cheng (Deputy head) |
Institut Pasteur du Cambodge | Cambodia | ||
| 2024 | Accelerating Vaccine Development for Plasmodium vivax malaria | James Beeson (Deputy Director) |
Burnet Institute | Australia |
| Rintis Noviyanti (Senior Research Scientist) |
National Research and Innovation Agency | Indonesia | ||
| TAKASHIMA Eizo (Professor) |
Ehime University | Japan | ||
| 2024 | Development of wastewater genomic surveillance platform powered by artificial intelligence for next pandemic preparedness in Indonesia | Harimurti Nuradji (Head of Research Center) |
National Research and Innovation Agency | Indonesia |
| HONDA Ryo (Professor) |
Kanazawa University | Japan | ||
| Guangming Jiang (Associate Professor) |
University of Wollongong | Australia | ||
| 2024 | Systems immunology approaches for the identification of biomarkers of susceptibility and immunity to severe dengue fever |
Diana Silvia Hansen (Professor) |
Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute | Australia |
| Bachiti Alisjahbana (Professor) |
Universitas Padjadjaran | Indonesia | ||
| MORITA Kouichi (Visiting Researcher) |
Nagasaki University | Japan | ||
| 2025 | Development of an Integrative Multiplexed Barcoded Antigen and Single-Cell Multi-Omics Profiling Platform to Investigate Antigen-Specific Systemic Immune Responses to Dengue Virus Infection and Vaccination |
Ponpan Matangkasombut Choopong (Associate Professor) |
Mahidol University | Thailand |
| OKADA Yukinori (Team Director) |
RIKEN | Japan | ||
| Alistair Forrest (Associate Director) |
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research | Australia | ||
| 2025 | Precision Response to unexplained Infections by Metagenomic Enrichment and Detection | NAKAGAMA Yu (Associate Professor) |
Osaka Metropolitan University | Japan |
| Muhammad Miftahussurur (Professor/Vice Rector) |
Universitas Airlangga | Indonesia | ||
| Melissa Nolan (Associate Professor) |
University of South Carolina | USA |
Results Report
Management and Evaluation Framework
- PS (Program Supervisor)
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- TANIGUCHI Kiyosu, M.D., Ph.D., Honorary Director, NHO Mie National Hospital / Visiting Professor, Mie University
- PO (Program Officer)
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- KANO Shigeyuki, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security
- KIYONO Tohru, M.D., Ph.D., Visiting Scientist, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation
Last updated 06/10/26