PROJECT

First-Phase R-GIRO Research Program
List of Projects

List of Projects Selected for the First-Phase R-GIRO Research Program

Research Areas Project Theme Leader College Research Period
Environment Establishment of Cell Line from Rare Species Lives in Lake Biwa and Their Application as Biosensor Prof. Tatsuyuki Takada College of Pharmaceutical Sciences AY2010-2014
Supreme Collateral Utilization System toward Efficient Material Cycle: Microbial Recovery of Phosphate and Rare Metals Prof. Tadayuki Imanaka College of Life Sciences AY2009-2013
Development of High Power Deep UV Semiconductor Light Emitting Diodes and the Device Application to Solve Bio and Environmental Issues Prof. Yoshinobu Aoyagi R-GIRO AY2008-2011
Basic Technology Development and Strategic Innovations towards a Low-Carbon Society Prof. Zhou Weisheng College of Policy Science AY2008-2012
Energy Application of Solid Oxide Electrolyte Cell to the Energy and/or the Environmental Device Prof. Yoshinobu Yoshihara College of Science and Engineering AY2008-2012
Development of High Efficiency Multijunction Thin Film Solar Cells for Energy Security Prof. Hideyuki Takakura College of Science and Engineering AY2009-2013
Food supply Construction of Food Production System Based on Symbiosis Material Circulation Society Prof. Motoki Kubo College of Life Sciences AY2008-2012
Improvement in Agricultural Production by Developing Advanced Technology for Breeding, Cultivation, and Disease Prevention by Application of Microorganisms Assoc. Prof. Hisaaki Mihara College of Life Sciences AY2010-2014
Materials & resources Environment-Friendly Photoactive Materials Based on Naturally Occurring Tetrapyrroles Prof. Hitoshi Taniaki College of Pharmaceutical Sciences AY2009-2013
Formation of Functional Soft Materials Based on Elemental Resources Assoc. Prof. Hiromitsu Maeda College of Pharmaceutical Sciences AY2008-2012
Development of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nano Materials and Control of Their Organized Structures Assoc. Prof. Osamu Tsutsumi College of Life Sciences AY2008-2012
Engineering Materials Research Project for Sustainable Development Prof. Kei Ameyama College of Science and Engineering AY2008-2012
Medical treatment & health Research for Drug Development and Useful Functional Organic Molecule Creation Based on Sustainable Advanced Synthesis Prof. Yasuyuki Kita College of Pharmaceutical Sciences AY2009-2013
Integrative Study for Elucidating the Mechanisms of the Protein Folding and the Protein Folding Diseases Prof. Minoru Kato College of Pharmaceutical Sciences AY2009-2013
Drug Development using a Gene Regulation Mechanism by Natural Antisense Transcripts Prof. Mikio Nishizawa College of Life Sciences AY2008-2012
Pioneering Studies of Regenerative Medicine by Glycotechnology Prof. Hidenao Toyoda College of Pharmaceutical Sciences AY2008-2012
Fusion between MEMS and BME on Multiple-Scale Prof. Satoshi Konishi College of Science and Engineering AY2008-2012
IRT-Based Haptic Collaborative Virtual Environment for Tele Surgery Training through Ultra-realistic Communication Prof. Hiromi Tanaka College of Information Science and Engineering AY2009-2013
Digital Atlases of Human Anatomy and Computer Assisted Diagnostic System Prof. Yen-Wei Chen College of Information Science and Engineering AY2008-2012
Development of Biosimulators and Analysis Tools Prof. Akinori Noma College of Life Sciences AY2008-2012
Integrated Research of Sports and Health Innovations Prof. Tadao Isaka College of Sport and Health Science AY2010-2014
Safety & security Invisible, Secure, Safe and Dependable Platform to Support Our Lives Assoc. Prof. Koichi Mouri College of Information Science and Engineering AY2009-2013
Nowcasting System for Disaster Mitigation in Lake Biwa Prof. John C. Wells College of Science and Engineering AY2013-2015
Sharing Information System for Disaster Prevention by Using One-Segment Broadcasting That is Utilizing White Space Prof. Koichi Hosoi College of Image Arts And Sciences AY2013-2015
Human life & value Learner’s Science as an Application of Science for Human Services Creating a New Discipline Prof. Akira Mochizuki College of Letters AY2010-2014
Frontier of Applied Illusionology Prof. Akiyoshi Kitaoka College of Letters AY2009-2013
Constructing the Center for Law and Psychology Prof. Tatsuya Sato College of Letters AY2009-2013
Social Studies on Barrier Free Access to Digital Books Prof. Yoko Matsubara*1 Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences AY2011-2015
Peace & governance Towards New Peace Studies : A Study of Reconciliatory Governance and Sustainable Peace Building in Post-Conflict Areas Prof. Jun Honna College of International Relations AY2010-2014
Mutual Understanding and Collaboration between Northeast Asia, Korea and Japan - from a Viewpoint of Peace Making Prof. Makoto Katsumura*2 College of Policy Science AY2009-2013
Asbestos Disaster and the Policy Science of Relief, Compensation and Prevention System Prof. Hiroyuki Mori College of Policy Science AY2009-2013
Japanese & regional studies World Wide Co-Ownership on the Materials of Japanese Art and Culture by Digital Archiving Prof. Ryo Akama College of Letters AY2009-2013
Forced Removal, Incarceration, and Repatriation of the Overseas Japanese during World War II and the Post-War Reconstruction of the Japanese Society Prof. Hiroshi Yoneyama College of Letters AY2010-2014
Digital Museum of Kyoto Prof. Keiji Yano College of Letters AY2009-2013
Integrated research A Trial R&D Project of Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change Based on Local Carbon Sequestration Systems through Cool Vegetable Agriculture Prof. Hidehiko Kanegae College of Policy Science AY2010-2014

*1: As of AY2012, Professor Yoko Matsubara (Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences) has replaced Professor Shinya Tateiwa (Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences).
*2: As of AY2012, Professor Makoto Katsumura (College of Policy Science) has replaced Professor Nobuhiko Katsurajima (College of Letters).