Grant project
NISR provides research grants to researchers in the field of applied biology for the purpose of developing the fermentation and brewing industry, and building a sustainable society.
1) 2025 NISR Research Grant
Taku MIZUTANI（The University of Tokyo）
Biosynthetic analysis of microbial metabolites with pharmaceutical useful structures and development of new compound synthesis pathways
Yuichi MOROZUMI（Nara Institute of Science and Technology）
Regulation of cellular heat resistance through respiration in yeast
Wataru NOMURA（Shinshu University）
Investigation of regulatory mechanism of PDC5 expression controlled by fermentation pathway enzyme Pdc1 in yeast
Tomoyuki NUMATA（Kyushu University）
Elucidation of Novel Antiphage Mechanism by CRISPR-Cas System and Development of Antibiotics Using its Biological Functions
Yasushi OGASAWARA（Hokkaido University）
Investigation of novel peptide epimerases and their application to biosynthesize unnatural peptides with D-amino acids
Yasushi TAMURA（Yamagata University）
Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms Driving Mitochondrial Proliferation
2) 2025 NISR Young Investigator Research Grant
Yuki KANAI（The University of Tokyo）
Solving Genetic and Environmental Conditions for Growth Synchrony Evolution in an Artificial Host-Endosymbiont System
Toma KASHIMA（The University of Tokyo）
Molecular characterization of the Aspergillus cell wall polysaccharides degradation system from intestinal bacteria
Yuta KUDO（Tohoku University）
Concise Synthesis and Rapid Identification of Actinomycete Signaling Molecules Aimed at Regulating Secondary Metabolism
Toshiki NAGAKUBO（University of Tsukuba）
Elucidation and reprogramming of the mechanism of membrane vesiclesmediated molecule transfer in Corynebacterium glutamicum.
Akihiro NINOMIYA（The University of Tokyo）
Extensive search for mycoviruses that infect katsuobushi molds
Kosuke SHIRAISHI（Kyoto University）
Development of new regulation technology for gene expression in methylotrophic yeasts through spatiotemporal control of mRNA
3) 2025 NISR Sustainable fields Research Grant
Ryouichi FUKUDA（The University of Tokyo）
Bioconversion of plant-based unused aromatic biomass lignin using yeast
Masayoshi HASHIMOTO（Shizuoka University）
Revealing manipulation mechanism of the plant root-associated microbiome by plants: Toward establishing the microbe-assisted sustainable agriculture
Ryuichi HIROTA（Hiroshima University）
Enhancement of Biological Containment Technology through the Design of Phosphorus Metabolic Pathways
Takehito NAKAZAWA（Kyoto University）
Forward genetics towards selective lignin degradation by the white-rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus
Atsushi OKAZAWA（Osaka Metropolitan University）
Understanding of the interaction between plants and symbiotic fungi for the activation of soil organic carbon storage
Daisuke SUGIMORI（Fukushima University）
Functional Improvement of Polypropylene-degrading Enzyme
4) 2024 NISR Research Grant
Kenji ARAKAWA（Hiroshima University）
Biosynthetic investigation and structural diversity of azoxyalkene compounds
Kentaro FURUKAWA（Kyushu University）
Elucidation of the mechanism of mitochondrial fission mediated by the coordinated action of Atg44 and Dnm1
Tetsuo KUSHIRO（Meiji University）
Physiological role of novel sterol-amino acid derivatives in fungi
Anna OCHI（Ritsumeikan University）
Elucidation of the mechanism of fermentative production of selenium nanoparticles by microorganisms
Koji OKAMOTO（Osaka University）
Novel mechanisms promoting giant lipid droplet formation in oleaginous yeast
Yoshihiko SAKAGUCHI（Tokushima Bunri University）
Exploring beneficial bioactive substances out of the secreted factors from fecal microbe transplants
〜A therapeutic exploit for intractable diseases utilizing rare useful intestinal inhabitant actinomycetes〜
5) 2024 NISR Young Investigator Research Grant
Yuhei CHADANI（Okayama University）
Expansion of protein synthesis versatility through improvement of translation elongation factors
Nobuyuki OKAHASHI（Osaka University）
Exploring functional lipids in acetic acid bacteria using untargeted lipidomics
Atsushi TAGUCHI（SANKEN Osaka University）
Characterization of membrane transporters in lactic acid bacteria involved in metabolite transport
Ayako YOSHIDA（The University of Tokyo）
Metabolic regulation by a catalytically inactive enzyme homolog
Aya YOSHIMURA（Hokkaido University）
A rational approach to obtaining bacterial secondary metabolites by pseudo-interbacterial communication
6) 2024 NISR Sustainable fields Research Grant
Manabu ARIOKA（The University of Tokyo）
Identification and characterization of factor(s) that enhances the production of plant biomass-degrading enzymes by filamentous fungus and development of methods for its use
Naoya KATAOKA（Yamaguchi University）
Establishment of a novel synthetic biological production system targeting aldehydes based on the utilization of the periplasmic oxidation system of acetic acid bacteria
Junya KATO（National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology）
Metabolic engineering for commodity chemical production from lignin and CO2 by utilizing H2 as an energy source
Keiichiro KOIWAI（Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology）
Achieving antibiotic-free shrimp farming using diverse antagonistic bacteria
Rie YATSUNAMI（Institute of Science Tokyo）
The key to oceanic PET plastic issue: Halophilic microorganism and salt tolerant enzyme for a new decomposition approach
7) 2023 NISR Young Investigator Research Grant
Shun SAIO（Keio University）
Analysis of thermotolerance enhancement mechanism of heat shock metabolite (HSM) produced by actinomycete
8) 2023 NISR Sustainable fields Research Grant
Hisashi KAWASAKI（The University of Tokyo）
Development of a method to discover exporters for valuable compounds, and exploration and improvement of exporters