M E X T : Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
M H LW : Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
M E T I : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
M O E : Ministry of the Environment
J S T : Japan Science and Technology Agency
A M E D : Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
N A R O : National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
N I B I O : National Institute of Biomedical Innovation

R esearch Activities■ Promotion Plan for the Platform of Human Resource Development for Cancer (MEXT)

Funding
PeriodPartner Organizations

Program

2012-2016

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido
University, Asahikawa Medical University,
Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Training Program for Medical
Personnel Responsible for theHokkaido Cancer Care

Responsible Department
Graduate School of Medicine■ Project for Developing Innovation Systems (MEXT)

Funding
PeriodProgram

2006-2015

Creation of Innovation Centers for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research AreasProgram-The Matching Program for Innovations in Future Drug Discovery andMedical Care-

Keizo Yamaguchi, Ph.D.
President

2012-2016

Regional Innovation Strategy Support Program- HOKUDAI R&BP Development of “Health Care Innovations” such as the Formation of an“Integrated Center for Health Science and Medical Technology” Focusing onthe Functionalities of Food
Researcher : Hiroki Shirato, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine

Keizo Yamaguchi, Ph.D.
President

Grantee■ Translational Research Network Program (MEXT)

Funding
PeriodOrganization

Project

2012-2016

Hokkaido Organization for Translational
Research(Hokkaido University, Sapporo
Medical University, Asahikawa MedicalUniversity)

All Hokkaido Translational
Research Project for Advanced
Medicine

Representative
Keizo Yamaguchi, Ph.D.
President■ Strategic Research Program for Brain Sciences (MEXT)

Funding
PeriodCommissioned Project

2011-2015

Integrated Approach to Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders Focusing on theDopaminergic System

LeaderMitsuhiro Yoshioka, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department ofNeuropharmacology■ Project for Development of Innovative Research on Cancer Therapeutics (MEXT)

Funding
PeriodCommissioned Project

Leader2011-2015

Development of Seeds for the Cancer Treatment that Targets Ubiquitin-related
Enzymes

Shigetsugu Hatakeyama, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medical Chemistry■ Brain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies (MEXT)

Funding
PeriodCommissioned Project

2014-2016

Development of Technologies for Pathway-specific Manipulation andStructural Analysis of Neural Circuits Aiming at Functional Brain Research ofCommon Marmosets

LeaderMasahiko Watanabe, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anatomy andEmbryology■ Initiative for Accelerating Regulatory Science in Innovative Drug, Medical Device, and Regenerative Medicine (MHLW)

Funding
Period2012-2016

Project
Initiative for Accelerating Regulatory Science in Innovative Drug, MedicalDevice, and Regenerative Medicine

General Research
Representative
Kiyohiro Houkin, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Hokkaido University Hospital■ Activity in International Standardization in the Governmental Strategic Field (METI)

Funding
PeriodProject

2014-2016

Leader/R&D Chief

International Standardization Regarding Real-time Control System and Related Hiroki Shirato, M.D., Ph.D.
Things in Radiotherapy for Moving Targets
Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine■ Feasibility Study of the Ministry of the Environment (Cooperative Government Offices: MHLW, MEXT)

FundingPeriod

Collaborating Research Institutes inHokkaido

2011-2032

Hokkaido University
Sapporo Medical University
Asahikawa Medical University
The Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido Collegeof Nursing

Survey period:
21 years(recruitment: 3 years
follow-up: 13 years
analysis: 5 years)

Project

Japan Environment andChildren's Study

Hokkaido Regional Center Representative

Reiko Kishi, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Specially Appointed Invited Professor, Center
for Environmental and Health Sciences■ Environment Research and Technology Development Fund of MOE

FundingPeriodProjectProject Representative

2014-2016

Environmental Chemical Exposure in Early Life and the Neurodevelopmentof Children: the Role of Environment, Gene and Epigenome.

Reiko Kishi, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Specially Appointed Invited Professor, Center
for Environmental and Health Sciences

2015-2017

Effect of Fetal Exposure to Endocrine Disruptor on Sex Differentiation,
Gonadal Function and Puberty:
Elucidation of Gene-Environment Interaction on Sexual Development

Nobuo Shinohara, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Renal andGenitourinary Surgery■ Strategic Basic Research Programs (PRESTO) (JST)Funding
Period2013-2016

ProgramImaging, Control, and Reconstruction of Cellular Network in MasterCircadian ClockLeaderRyosuke Enoki, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Research Center for
Cooperative Projects■ Next Generation Technology Transfer Program (NexTEP) (JST)Funding
PeriodProgram

Leader2014-2023

Animal Experiment for Mechanism Elucidation in a Novel Cartilage Tissue
Engineering Technique Using Ultra-purified Alginate Gel

Norimasa Iwasaki, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery■ The Center of Innovation (COI) Program (JST)Funding
Period2013-2021

ProgramInnovative Food & Healthcare MASTER

LeaderHiroyuki Tsutsui, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular
Medicine■ Strategic Basic Research Programs (CREST) (AMED)

Funding
PeriodProgram2013-2018

Identification of Novel Scavenging System in Organisms and Its Therapeutic
Application

LeaderMasaharu Nishimura, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Respiratory
Medicine■ Development of Medical Devices and Systems for Advanced Medical Services (AMED)

Funding
PeriodProgram

R&D Representative

2014-2016

Research and Development of the Advanced Medical System by use of
Medical Information/Research and Development of Navigation System forCancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Hiroki Shirato, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine

■ Integration Research for Agriculture and Interdisciplinary Fields (NARO)

Funding
PeriodProgramResearch Representative

2014-2016

Assessment of Japanese Diet and its Influence on Health

Akiko Tamakoshi, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Public Health2014-2016

Beneficial Effects of Japanese Diet on Stress Relief and Brain Functions

Ichiro Kusumi, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry■ Grant to Assist Research and Development of Orphan Drugs and Orphan Medical Devices (NIBIO)Funding
Period2014-2016

ProgramDevelopment Representative

Treatment of Revertant Mosaicism-based Autologous Cultured Epidermal
Sheet Transplantation for Refractory Congenital Skin Disorders

Hiroshi Shimizu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Dermatology■ Special Expenditures (MEXT)

Funding
PeriodFaculties

Project

Leader2011-2015

Graduate School of Medicine
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Advanced Life Science
Hokkaido University Hospital“Reverse Translational Researchfrom Advanced Medical
Technology to Advanced Life
Science; from Real-time
Tracking Technology toReal-time Tracking LifeScience”

Masanori Kasahara, M.D., Ph.D.
Dean

2013-2017

Creative Research Institution
Faculty of Advanced Life Science
Graduate School of Medicine

Better Quality of Living throughNovel Soft and Wet Materials Interdisciplinary Center for
Polymer Materials Science andRegenerative Medicine

Kazushige Kawabata, Ph.D.
Director, Executive Office for Research
Strategy

Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine

Global Institution for
Collaborative Research and
Education (GI-CoRE)(National Universities
Functional Enhancement)

Keizo Yamaguchi, Ph.D.
President

2014-2018