2021.05.25
To strongly promote the globalization and interdisciplinary research of Keio University, KGRI began offering the Pre-Startup Research Grant (300,000 yen for 10 projects) last fiscal year for nascent research in the stage before it develops into startup research. This fiscal year, despite the difficulties in publicizing the call for applications due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we issued the call again and received a large number of applications.
Ten projects were selected for the Pre-Startup Research Grant. Among them, the project "The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Development and Behavioral Problems" by Keiko Fujisawa (Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters) was recognized for its high degree of interdisciplinarity and pioneering nature. The research aims to study from various perspectives how temporary school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect child development, including academic performance. Additionally, "Development of an Ultra-High Magnification Portable Surgical Microscope" by Yushi Suzuki (Project Assistant Professor, School of Medicine) and "Analysis of Multiregional Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma" by Naofumi Asano (Senior Assistant Professor, School of Medicine), while having room for improvement in interdisciplinarity, were notable for their pioneering nature, and their future development is highly anticipated. We hope that the recipients will make effective use of the Pre-Startup Research Grant to bring their respective research projects to full fruition. Of course, the other selected research projects were also very intriguing. We encourage the researchers to grow their projects while concretely envisioning global and interdisciplinary expansion. We hope this grant will be used appropriately and effectively by the recipients and will serve as a support for the development of each research project.
[Recipients]
"The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Development and Behavioral Problems"
Keiko Fujisawa (Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters)
"Development of an Ultra-High Magnification Portable Surgical Microscope"
Yushi Suzuki (Project Assistant Professor, School of Medicine)
"Analysis of Multiregional Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma"
Naofumi Asano (Senior Assistant Professor, School of Medicine)
"The Relationship Between Age-Related Changes in Mouse Dermal Lymphatic Vessels and Wound Healing"
Hayato Nagashima (Project Assistant Professor, School of Medicine)
"Establishment of a Novel Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury Using In Vivo Direct Reprogramming Technology from Human iPS Cells to Neurons"
Momotaro Kawai (Assistant Professor, School of Medicine)
"Interdisciplinary Research to Elucidate Post-COVID-19 Conditions"
Ko Nangu (Senior Assistant Professor, School of Medicine)
"Development of Markerless Motor Function Monitoring Technology for Parkinsonian Syndromes Using Deep Learning"
Takahiro Kondo (Assistant Professor, School of Medicine)
"Experience Design for Appreciating the Arts in the Age of Remote Communication Technology"
Chihiro Sato (Senior Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Media Design (KMD))
"Health Equity and Health Economic Evaluation: An International Study Using Methods from Economics and Public Health"
Kyoko Shimamoto (Project Lecturer, KGRI)
"Life Science of Water: Social Issues Seen from 'Water'"
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FY2021 KGRI Pre-Startup Research Grant (Application Guidelines)