○ Comprehensive fields（４ Projects）

Katsuyuki SakaiThe University of Tokyo/GraduateSchool of Medicine /AssociateProfessor

Neural Mechanisms of Higher Thought Processes inHuman

FY2007-2011 75,200

Mikio HoshinoNational Institute ofNeuroscience/NCNP/Director

Strategy for producing a variety types of neuronsby regulating spatial and temporal identities ofneural stem cells

FY2007-2011 88,600

Hirokazu HiraiGunma University/Graduate Schoolof Medicine/Professor

Establishment and application of lentivector-basedproduction of gene–rescue mouse for exploringgene functions

FY2007-2011 79,600

Eiji HoshiTamagawa University/Brain ScienceInstitute/Associate Professor

Involvement of the frontal cortex, basal ganglia,andcerebellum in voluntary movement

FY2007-2011 88,500

○　New multidisciplinary fields（３ Projects）

Mayumi IshizukaHokkaido University/Graduate Schoolof Veterinary Medicine/AssociateProfessor

Environmental impact of toxic substances onwildlife and species differences

FY2007-2011 86,600

Teruo OnoKyoto University/Institute forChemical Research/Professor

Current-induced spin dynamics and its applicationto spintronic devices

FY2007-2011 87,000

Asako SugimotoRIKEN/Laboratory for DevelopmentalGenomics/Team Leader

Gene networks that regulate dynamics ofcytoskeletons in animal development

FY2007-2011 88,300

○ Humanities（２ Projects）　

Hitoshi KobayashiThe Association for the Advancementof Fine Arts, Osaka/CuratorialDepartment/Curator

Synthetic Studies on Tomb Figurines in the Sui andTang Dynasties

FY2007-2011 3,700

Akira TakadaKyoto University/Graduate School ofAsian and African AreaStudies/Assistant Professor

Cultural formation of responsibility in caregiver-child interactions

FY2007-2011 50,400

○　Social sciences（２ Projects）

Kaoru IokibeThe University of Tokyo/Institute ofSocial Science/Associate Professor

Treaty Revision in the State Building Process ofMeiji Japan

FY2007-2011 9,400

Kenichiro TsutsuiTohoku University/Graduate Schoolof Life Sciences/Associate Professor

Neural mechanisms of category formation andcategorical reasoning

FY2007-2011 87,700

List of the Continuing Projects for Grant-in-Aid forYoung Scientists (S) of KAKENHI

Title Term of project

Principal Investigator Title Term of project

Principal Investigator Title Term of project

Principal Investigator Title Term of project

Principal Investigator

Integrated Science and Innovative Science　（７ Projects）

Humanities and Social Sciences　（４ Projects）

Total(Thousand yen)

Total(Thousand yen)

Total(Thousand yen)

Total(Thousand yen)

174

○　Mathematical and physical sciences（３ Projects）

Kensuke KobayashiKyoto University/Institute forChemical Research/AssociateProfessor

Generation and Detection of Quantum Correlationin Semiconductor Nanostructures

FY2007-2011 84,900

Yoichi AndoOsaka University/Institute ofScientific and IndustrialResearch/Professor

Mott Insulator and Spin Hall Insulator: Elucidatingthe Physics of Nontrivial Insulators

FY2007-2011 96,300

Kei HiroseTokyo Institute ofTechnology/Graduate School ofScience and Engineering/Professor

High-Pressure Earth Science: Materials Propertiesin the Lowermost Mantle and Core

FY2007-2011 88,100

○　Chemistry（４ Projects）

Shigehiro YamaguchiNagoya University/Graduate Schoolof Science/Professor

New pi-Electron Materials with Extremely SuperiorPhotophysical and Electronic Properties

FY2007-2011 87,900

Yoshiaki NishibayashiThe University of Tokyo/GraduateSchool of Engineering/AssociateProfessor

Development of Innovative Transformations byUsing Synergistic Effect of Plural Metals

FY2007-2011 61,500

Masami KamigaitoNagoya University/Graduate Schoolof Engineering/Professor

Precision Synthesis of Multiple Controlled Polymersvia Radical Polymerization

FY2007-2011 88,600

Shiyoshi YokoyamaKyushu University/Institute forMaterials Chemistry andEngineering/Professor

Polymer photonic crystal for active optical deviceapplications

FY2007-2011 88,100

○　Engineering（５ Projects）

Heiji WatanabeOsaka University/Graduate School ofEngineering/Professor

Fabrication of High-quality SiC-MOSFETs forAdvanced Power Electronics

FY2007-2011 68,700

Toshiyuki TsuchiyaKyoto University/Graduate School ofEngineering/Associate Professor

Explanation of reaction layer fatigue in siliconmicrostructure for development of highly-reliableMEMS devices.

FY2007-2011 86,300

Yasutaka FujimotoYokohama NationalUniversity/Graduate School ofEngineering/Associate Professor

A High-power and Flexible Humanoid Robot Drivenby Artificial Muscles of Back-drivable Spiral Motors

FY2007-2011 89,600

Yoshikazu TakahashiKyoto University/Disaster PreventionResearch Institute/AssociateProfessor

Improvement of Disaster Mitigation Technology byFunctional Cooperation of Existing Seismic TestFacilities

FY2007-2011 88,900

Yutaka YoshidaNagoya University/Graduate Schoolof Engineering/Associate Professor

Creation of hybrid energy materials with highlyordered nano-structure

FY2007-2011 79,200

Term of project

Title

Principal Investigator Title

Term of projectPrincipal Investigator

Principal Investigator Title Term of project

Total(Thousand yen)

Science and Engineering　（１２ Projects）

Total(Thousand yen)

Total(Thousand yen)

175

○　Biology（２ Projects）

Shinichiro SawaThe University of Tokyo/Graduateschool of Science/AssociateProfessor

An analysis of CLE peptides as an morphoges inplant morphogenssis

FY2007-2011 88,300

Kazushige TouharaThe University of Tokyo/Graduateschool of FrontierSciences/Associate Professor

Molecular mechanisms for recognition and signaltransduction of sex-specific peptides in the mousevomeronasal organ

FY2007-2011 88,700

○　Agricultural sciences （２ Projects）

Ken ShirasuRIKEN/Plant Immunity ResearchTeam/Team Leader

Molecular mechanisms of plant immunity and itssuppression by pathogens

FY2007-2011 88,100

Takashi YoshimuraNagoya University/Graduate Schoolof Bioagricultural Sciences/AssociateProfessor

Mechanisms underlying the deep brainphotoreception and seasonal time measurement invertebrates

FY2007-2011 88,600

○　Medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy（８ Projects）

Taisuke TomitaThe University of Tokyo/GraduateSchool of PharmaceuticalSciences/Associate Professor

Discovery for mechanism-based drugs forAlzheimer’s disease by chemical biology

FY2007-2011 88,600

Kunihiko NishinoOsaka University/Institute ofScientific and IndustrialResearch/Assistant Professor

Roles of orphan transporters in multidrug-resistantbacteria and development of therapeutic strategiesto control infectious diseases

FY2007-2011 49,600

Kiyoshi TakedaOsaka University/Graduate School ofMedicine/Professor

Mechanism for regulation of innate immuneresponses

FY2007-2011 88,600

Mineo KurokawaThe University of Tokyo/UniversityHospital/Professor

Elucidation of molecular pathogenesis andtherapeutic targets for refractory hematologicalmalignancies

FY2007-2011 77,300

Yoko AokiTohoku University/Graduate Schoolof Medicine/Assistant Professor

Novel functions of proto-oncogenes in humandevelopment

FY2007-2011 81,200

Emi NishimuraKanazawa University/CancerResearch Institute/Professor

Elucidation of the mechanisms of hair graying: anapproach for tissue ageing

FY2007-2011 88,600

Toshihide YamashitaChiba University/Graduate School ofMedicine/Professor

Molecular mechanism of regeneration and plasticityof the injured central nervous system

FY2007-2011 88,400

Masaru InataniKumamoto University/UniversityHospital/Lecturer

Elucidation of the role of heparan sulfate in neuralcrest cell differentiation and establishment of anew concept of glaucoma pathogenesis

FY2007-2011 88,100

Principal Investigator Title Term of project

Total(Thousand yen)

Total(Thousand yen)

Principal Investigator Title Term of project

Title Term of projectPrincipal Investigator

Biological Sciences　（１２ Projects）

Total(Thousand yen)

176