Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of membrane transport involving amino acid metabolism
Researcher
Hisashi HEMMI
Organization
Nagoya University
Title of Project
Study on the enzymes surrounding prFMN and their application for isoprenoid biosynthesis
Researcher
Masatoshi MIYAKOSHI
Organization
University of Tsukuba
Title of Project
Analysis of small RNA regulatory system to improve amino acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli
Researcher
Yuichi MOROZUMI
Organization
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Title of Project
Regulation of cellular heat resistance through respiration in yeast
Researcher
Yuji NAGATA
Organization
Tohoku University
Title of Project
Development of a bacterial growth control technology by exploiting the phenomenon of bacterial growth under ultra-oligotrophic conditions
Researcher
Jiro NAKAYAMA
Organization
Kyushu University
Title of Project
Meta-omics analysis of complex metabolic networks in microbial communities of fermented rice bran bed (nukadoko), a traditional Japanese slow food
Researcher
Obara KEISUKE
Organization
Nagoya University
Title of Project
Exploration of proteins involved in determination of number and size of lipid droplets
Researcher
Taku OSHIMA
Organization
Toyama Prefectural University
Title of Project
Systematic analysis of the impact of cell wall biosynthesis control, a vital process, on the metabolic network
Researcher
Naoki SHIGI
Organization
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST
Title of Project
Development of Innovative Analytical Methods for Oxygen-Sensitive Enzymes and Understanding
of Environmental Responses in Modified RNA Metabolism
NISR Young Investigator Research Grants List 2026
Researcher
Kouhei KISHIDA
Organization
Tohoku University
Title of Project
Development of a Novel Nucleic Acid Transfer Platform for Controlling Microbes
Researcher
Shunsuke MATSUMOTO
Organization
Kyushu University
Title of Project
Molecular mechanisms and physiological roles of peroxisomal protein quality control
Researcher
Akira NISHIMURA
Organization
Iwate University
Title of Project
Elucidation of the Transceptor Function of Sul1 and Sensing-Initiated Control of Sulfur Metabolism
Researcher
Toshihisa NOMURA
Organization
Yamagata University
Title of Project
Development of a technique for regulating gene expression in Euglena using a novel splicing interference approach
Researcher
Yu SATO
Organization
Yamaguchi University
Title of Project
Ribosomal RNA–Growth Rate Correlation as a Basis for Next-Generation Fermentation Microbe
Design
Researcher
Tomohiro SUZUKI
Organization
Utsunomiya University
Title of Project
Elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway and fermentation production of aziridine compounds in Basidiomycetes
Researcher
Yosuke TOYOTAKE
Organization
Ritsumeikan University
Title of Project
Elucidation of the Phosphatidylcholine-Dependent Thermoadaptation in Fermentation Microorganisms Using Acetic Acid Bacteria as a Model
NISR Sustainable fields Research Grants List 2026
Researcher
Yoichi HONDA
Organization
Kyoto Univeristy
Title of Project
Elucidation of molecular mechanism for selective lignin degradation using advanced genome engineering techniques
Researcher
Souichiro KATO
Organization
The University of Tokyo
Title of Project
Exploration of L-sugar-utilizing microorganisms for developing bioproduction technologies using chemically synthesized sugars
Researcher
Shigeyuki KAWAI
Organization
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Title of Project
Identification of active alginate-utilizing fungi based on the novel molecular mechanism
underlying the metabolism of alginate metabolic intermediate, DEH
Researcher
Chiho MINAKUCHI
Organization
The University of Tokyo
Title of Project
Diversity of pyrene-degrading bacteria revealed by the “weak” degraders obtained through compartmentalized cultivation
Researcher
Takeshi SHIMOSATO
Organization
Shinshu University
Title of Project
Aquatic Microbial Defluorination and Sustainable PFAS Bioremediation
Researcher
Kazuya WATANABE
Organization
Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Title of Project
Development of microbial agents for improving microbial electrolysis cells by cell-surface engineering