We are pleased to announce that 39 recipients have been selected for the 56th Kurata Grants (FY 2024) following a rigorous review by the selection committee.
The presentation ceremony will be held on March 3, 2025.
Below is the list of recipients and their selected research topics.
| Category | Field | Number of grants |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Engineering | Energy and the Environment Urban Development and Transportation Healthcare |
7 4 17 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | ― | 11 |
| Grant No. |
Name | Institution | Title | Research Title | Research Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1614 | Takanori Iwasaki | The University of Tokyo | Associate Professor | Development of Chemical Recycling Method for Rigid Polyurethane Foam | 2years |
| 1615 | Keisuke Obata | The University of Tokyo | Lecturer | Controlling the structure of Cu electrocatalysts through electrolyte anion additives for electrochemical CO reduction in acidic environments | 2years |
| 1616 | Shuping Li (and 1 other） |
The University of Tokyo | Project researcher | Improving terrestrial water estimation through the representation of hillslope climate variability in land model | 1year |
| 1617 | Kenta Tanaka | Okayama University | Assistant Professor | Development of Visible-light-induced Highly Stable Ionic Organophotocatalysts | 1years |
| 1618 | Tsukamoto Takamasa (and 1 other） |
The University of Tokyo | Lecturer | Development of catalysts efficiently converting CO2 / generating H2 by utilizing unique atom arrangements of atomic clusters | 2years |
| 1619 | Kousuke Tsuchiya | The University of Tokyo | Associate Professor | Development of chemically recyclable polyamide materials based on polypeptides | 2years |
| 1620 | Ryo Nakayama (and 5 others） |
The University of Tokyo | Project Assistant Professor | Development of All-Solid-State Li Battery Using Metal-Organic Frameworks as Positive Electrode | 1year |
| Grant No. |
Name | Institution | Title | Research Title | Research Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1621 | Takayuki Kakuda | Chuo University | Assistant Professor | Development of high-rate anaerobic membrane bioreactor for transform wastewater treatment plant to energy production facility | 2years |
| 1622 | Haruka Kato | Osaka Metropolitan University | Junior Associate Professor | From Old New-Towns to Healthy New-Towns: Urban transformation to promote residents' daily walking steps | 1year |
| 1623 | Yoichi Kawamoto | Kyushu University | Assistant Professor | Development of a quasi-real-time prediction system for the thermal environment within a city block based on on-site observations | 2years |
| 1624 | Ayaka Shibata | The University of Tokyo | Ph.D. Student | Transformation Process of Public Space in Traditional Country Town since the Modern Era | 1year |
| Grant No. |
Name | Institution | Title | Research Title | Research Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1625 | Takashi Asahara (and 2 others） |
Okayama University | Assistant professor | Application of Composition Analysis Technology Using Photon-Counting CT in the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine | 1years |
| 1626 | Yuki Ohara (and 2 others） |
Nagoya University | Designated Assistant Professor | Elucidating the impact of micro- and nano- plastics on carcinogenesis and neuronal development through microbiome | 1year |
| 1627 | Shotaro Ogawa (and 5 others） |
The University of Tokyo Hospital | Hospital physician (graduate student) |
Establishment of peripheral nerve regeneration therapy using newly developed hydrogel material and its clinical application | 1year |
| 1628 | Kato Motoyasu (and 4 others） |
Juntendo University | Assistant Professor | Aged garlic extract for the treatment of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | 1year |
| 1629 | Yusuke Kishi | The University of Tokyo | Assistant Professor | Identification and functional analysis of novel age-associated microglia | 2years |
| 1630 | Yoshiaki Kise | The University of Tokyo | Associate Professor | Development of next-generation drug discovery technology combining cryo-EM structural information and AI | 2years |
| 1631 | Takashi Saitou | Ehime University | Associate Professor | Development of a fluorescence polarization microscope for real-time measurement of molecular chemical reactions | 1year |
| 1632 | Masaya Shimabukuro | Institute of Science Tokyo | Assistant Professor | Development of New Functionalities for Antibacterial Titanium Implants Based on Localized Temperature Control | 1year |
| 1633 | So Nakagawa (and 3 others） |
Tokai University | Associate Professor | Comprehensive detection of nidoviruses in environmental water | 1year |
| 1634 | Tsukasa Nabekura (and 3 others） |
Aichi Cancer Center | Chief | Development of next-generation CAR NK cell therapy targeting memory cell differentiation and a suppressive factor in cancer immunity | 1year |
| 1635 | Megumi Hatori | Nagoya University | Project associate professor | Understanding the effects of time-restricted eating on the whole-body homeostasis | 2years |
| 1636 | Yoku Hayakawa (and 1 other） |
The University of Tokyo Hospital | Associate Professor | Comprehensive Analysis of Cancer Cell-Specific Glycans and Therapeutic Applications: Fusion of Glycan Engineering and Medicine | 1year |
| 1637 | Ryohei Hirose | Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine | senior lecturer | Development of pseudoplastic fluid overlay material for accurate and easy viral quantification | 1year |
| 1638 | Sho Matsui | Kyoto University | Assistant Professor | Elucidation of epigenetic control mechanism of carbohydrate intake behavior | 1year |
| 1639 | Hideaki Morishita (and 2 others） |
Kyushu University | Professor | Elucidation of the mechanism of tumor suppression by autophagy | 2years |
| 1640 | Yasuyuki Yamada | Hosei university | Associate Professor | Development of Resin Materials with Metal Powder for 3D Printing to Achieve Radiation-Scattering-Suppressed Structures | 1year |
| 1641 | Rie Wakabayashi | Kyushu University | Associate Professor | Control of supramolecular dynamics and drug delivery applications | 1year |
| Grant No. |
Name | Institution | Title | Research Title | Research Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1642 | Maki Eguchi | University of Tsukuba | Assistant Professor | Dialogue between Literature and Science by Female Writers: Focusing on Sawako Ariyoshi’s Fukugō-Osen (Compound Pollution) | 1year |
| 1643 | Ikuko Kashiwazaki | Tokyo Women’s Medical University | Junior Associate Professor | Bioethical Analysis of the Specific Content and Values of Technologies Known as “Life-Prolonging” | 1year |
| 1644 | Ian Karusigarira | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Visiting Researcher | How Mobilization is Impacted in Democracy and Autocracy: Technological Spaces in a Regime Survival Mechanism | 1year |
| 1645 | Momoko Sato | RIKEN | Research Associate | Ethical Considerations on Direct-to-Consumer Ancestry Testing in Japan | 1year |
| 1646 | Takuya Takahashi (and 1 other） |
The University of Shiga Prefecture | Professor | Environmental impacts of Hitachi and Besshi mines in the early modern and modern eras: How were science and technology applied to environmental protection? | 1year |
| 1647 | Naoto Chatani (and 1 other） |
Kobe University | Professor | Research on Appropriate Informed Consent in Collection and Use of Personal Data | 1year |
| 1648 | Ria Tsuzuki | Kyoto University | PhD student | Comparing Beekeeping Cultures in Laos and Japan: A Study of Bee-Attracting Plants and Artificial Attractants | 1year |
| 1649 | Ryoko Hatanaka (and 1 other） |
Shobi University | Associate Professor | Emotional recognition technology using brainwave measurements and the freedom of the inner thoughts of people with disabilities, etc. | 1year |
| 1650 | Kazutaka Hirose (and 1 other） |
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine | PhD student | Survey and analysis of values that influence the decision-making of those targeted for HPV vaccination | 1year |
| 1651 | Satoko Horii | Akita International University | Associate Professor | The European Travel Information and Authorisation System and the Role of EU Agencies：Accountability and Responsibility | 1year |
| 1652 | Yutaro Mieno | Bukkyo university | Associate Professor | Fundamental Research Toward Establishing Legal Rules for Genome Editing ―Legal, Ethical and Social Situation in the Czech Republic― |
1year |
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