Grants List 2024

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NISR Research Grants List 2024

Researcher
Kenji ARAKAWA
Organization
Hiroshima University
Title of Project
Biosynthetic investigation and structural diversity of azoxyalkene compounds

Researcher
Kentaro FURUKAWA
Organization
Kyushu University
Title of Project
Elucidation of the mechanism of mitochondrial fission mediated by the coordinated action of Atg44 and Dnm1

Researcher
Tetsuo KUSHIRO
Organization
Meiji University
Title of Project
Physiological role of novel sterol-amino acid derivatives in fungi

Researcher
Anna OCHI
Organization
Ritsumeikan University
Title of Project
Elucidation of the mechanism of fermentative production of selenium nanoparticles by microorganisms

Researcher
Koji OKAMOTO
Organization
Osaka University
Title of Project
Novel mechanisms promoting giant lipid droplet formation in oleaginous yeast

Researcher
Yoshihiko SAKAGUCHI
Organization
Tokushima Bunri University
Title of Project
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~

Researcher
Yuki SOMA
Organization
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Title of Project
Synthetic biological approach for advanced co-culture bioprocess

NISR Young Investigator Research Grants List 2024

Researcher
Yuhei CHADANI
Organization
Okayama University
Title of Project
Expansion of protein synthesis versatility through improvement of translation elongation factors

Researcher
Chiaki HORI
Organization
Hokkaido University
Title of Project
Exploration of novel enzymes related to transform of tree secondary metabolites by basidiomycetes

Researcher
Nobuyuki OKAHASHI
Organization
Osaka University
Title of Project
Exploring functional lipids in acetic acid bacteria using untargeted lipidomics

Researcher
Atsushi TAGUCHI
Organization
SANKEN Osaka University
Title of Project
Characterization of membrane transporters in lactic acid bacteria involved in metabolite transport

Researcher
Ayako YOSHIDA
Organization
The University of Tokyo
Title of Project
Metabolic regulation by a catalytically inactive enzyme homolog

Researcher
Aya YOSHIMURA
Organization
Hokkaido University
Title of Project
A rational approach to obtaining bacterial secondary metabolites by pseudo-interbacterial communication

NISR Sustainable fields Research Grants List 2024

Researcher
Manabu ARIOKA
Organization
The University of Tokyo
Title of Project
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

Researcher
Naoya KATAOKA
Organization
Yamaguchi University
Title of Project
Establishment of a novel synthetic biological production system targeting aldehydes based on the utilization of the periplasmic oxidation system of acetic acid bacteria

Researcher
Junya KATO
Organization
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Title of Project
Metabolic engineering for commodity chemical production from lignin and CO2 by utilizing H2 as an energy source

Researcher
Keiichiro KOIWAI
Organization
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Title of Project
Achieving antibiotic-free shrimp farming using diverse antagonistic bacteria

Researcher
Rie YATSUNAMI
Organization
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Title of Project
The key to oceanic PET plastic issue: Halophilic microorganism and salt tolerant enzyme for a new decomposition approach

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