Activities in 2024 fiscal year
１．Researchers dispatched to the U.S.
| Name, title, affiliation | Title of Research / Host Scientist & Institution | Period of Stay |
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Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Science, KyotoPrefectural University of Medicine (KPUM), Assistant Professor Rei Yasuda |
Identification of causative genes and development of therapy for undiagnosed and rare neurological diseases using Drosophila models |
2024.5.1-2024.9.17 （4months） |
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Baylor College of Medicine Assistant Professor Shinya YAMAMOTO |
２．Group joint study project
| epresentative of Japanese side | Project Title / Representative of US side | Period of research |
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Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Professor Haruhisa INOUE |
Decoding human specific genetic network using brain organoids generated from patient-specific iPSCs |
2022.4.1-2025.3.31 （3years） |
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Department of Pediatrics and Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Professor Alysson R. Muotri |
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Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Associate Professor Hiroshi Kida |
Elucidation of blood-brain barrier opening by ultrasound responsive neuron-targeted nanobubbles for Alzheimer's disease gene therapy. |
2024.4.1-2027.3.31 （3years） |
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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Professor and Chair Jagdish Singh |
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Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Associate Professor Shu Kikuta |
Mechanisms of neural circuit reorganization after olfactoryepithelial injury |
2024.9.1-2027.3.31 （2.5years） |
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Depaitment of Neurobiology & Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Associate Professor Shin Nagayama |
３．Information Exchange Seminar
| Japanese Coodinator | Seminar Title / U.S. Coordinator | Proposed Period |
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RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Team Leader Joshua Johansen |
Synaptic Basis of Cognition | 2024.11.3-2024.11.6 |
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Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah. Associate Professor with tenure & Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair Jason Shepherd |
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Department of Data Science, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Director Haruko Yamamoto |
Making Acute Stroke Trials Succeed: Challenges and Potential Solutions |
2024.612-2024.6.13 |
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University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of Neuroscience Institute Joseph P. Broderick |