2017.09.13
BRI launches 6 interdisciplinary joint research projects
The interdisciplinary joint research projects with Brain Research Institute have been launched as "the innovative brain research promotion project with interdisciplinary approach".
The interdisciplinary joint research with BRI is designed to build new partnerships on brain research within Niigata University along with creating intramural innovations.
Following an open call for proposals, 6 out of 14 applications were selected through deliberate assessment process. The selected projects are:
| Principal Investigator | Research Area | BRI Collaborator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | Position | Name | ||
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences | Prof. | Shuji Terai | Cross-sectional research on brain-intestine-liver network for elucidating disease and developing new therapy | Osamu Onodera |
| Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering | Assoc. Prof. | Susumu Sasaki | Translational research focused on the development of non-invasive imaging analysis technique | Hironaka Igarashi |
| Neurophysiology and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering | Assoc. Prof. | Atsuhiko Iijima | Translational research focused on the development of non-invasive imaging analysis technique | Yukihiko Fujii |
| Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences | Prof. | Masaaki Komatsu | Genome analysis and the development of biomarkers Production and analysis on animal models |
Kenji Sakimura |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences | Prof. | Hirohide Takebayashi | Tissue specimen and histopathology | Akiyoshi Kakita |
| Psychology, Faculty of Humanities | Assoc. Prof. | Ryosuke Niimi | Analysis on neurophysiological activities | Kosuke Itoh |
A kick-off meeting for project leaders and BRI partners took place on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. The project leaders shared presentations on their own research plans, subsequent to written notice delivery.
The research projects are due to start on Friday, September 15, 2017.
■ At the meeting
