WPI WPI I mmunology mmunology F rontier rontier Re search search C enter FY 2013 enter WPI WPI I mmunology F rontier Re search World Premier International Research Center C enter Osaka University FY 2013 Immunology Frontier Research Center Annual Report of IFReC OsakaUniversity FY 2013 Copyright : Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University Edit : Research Planning & Management Oce, IFReC Published in June, 2014 World Premier International Research Center Message from the Director Osaka University Immunology As the Director of the Immunology Frontier As an approach to nurturing young research- Frontier Research Center (WPI-IFReC) at Osaka University, ers, the third NIF Winter School, which was I am very pleased to present the IFReC annual begun in 2011, was held in January, 2014 on Awaji Research report for scal 2013. Island. The young researchers, selected from a highly competitive eld of candidates, spent one Since its inception in 2007, IFReC has estab- week living and debating together in an Center lished itself as a Visible International Research ‘Immunology Boot Camp’ that is fast becoming Center of Immunology with the support of many an institution of its own. The school prides itself people including the WPI Program Committee, on oering not only productive educational the Program Director and the Program Ocers. content but also an opportunity for the young In the WPI interim evaluation carried out at the researchers to form a global network. end of scal year 2011, IFReC was awarded a We are committed to continuing contribu- score of ‘A’ and it was noted that IFReC should be tions to scientic advances through immunology made a permanent part of the University as an research and education and the evolvement of a International Level Research Institute. In align- Visible Research Center that leads the world. ment with this view, we are currently nalizing the future direction of IFReC at Osaka University with the University Executive Board as well as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). We expect that an important decision will be made as to the Contents continuation of IFReC beyond 2017 at the WPI Message from the Director ................................................... 1 Science Talk Live 2013 by WPI ............................................. 83 program committee meeting to be held in fall Organization Chart .................................................................. 2 Symposium for General Audience ..................................... 84 2014. Committee and Advisory Board for IFReC ....................... 4 AAAS 2014 .................................................................................. 85 To this end, IFReC must also demonstrate its Administrative Oce of IFReC ............................................. 6 Research Projects ........................................................................ 87 worth as a World Premier Research Institute. Laboratories .................................................................................. 7 Research Support Program for However, it is not sucient to simply maintain Immunology Group ................................................................. 8 Fusion of Dierent Fields ...................................................... 88 the level of research. IFReC has been running an Imaging Group .......................................................................... 38 Combined Research Fields Evaluation Workshop ........ 90 original research grant ‘Research Support Informatics Group .................................................................... 52 Dual Mentor Program ............................................................. 91 Young Scientist Support Program for Research Abroad Program for Combined Research Fields’ in order Units for Combined Research Fields ................................. 56 FIRST Program : AKIRA Project ............................................. 92 to promote collaborative studies between dier- Symposia & Seminars ............................................................... 61 Data ................................................................................................... 97 ent elds. In 2013, two Combined Research Units International Symposium TCUID ........................................ 62 Facilities ....................................................................................... 98 were set up to advance this program. Both units Immunology Frontier "B to B Seminar" ............................ 64 Kishimoto Foundation Fellowships ................................... 100 comprise a group of young, talented researchers Mini Symposium on Malaria Immunopathology Members ..................................................................................... 101 from dierent elds and we expect that lively Kishimoto Foundation Lecture ........................................... 65 Awards ......................................................................................... 102 debate will pave the way to new areas of IFReC Seminars .......................................................................... 66 Finance ......................................................................................... 104 research. IFReC Colloquia ......................................................................... 68 Research Outputs ....................................................................... 105 Live Immuno-Imaging Facility Opening Workshop .... 70 Selected Articles ....................................................................... 106 Events ............................................................................................... 71 Publications ................................................................................ 110 Winter School ............................................................................ 72 Lectures by PIs ........................................................................... 116 Sta and Researchers Development Seminars ............. 74 Access Map ..................................................................................... 118 Japanese Lessons ..................................................................... 76 Outreach Activities .................................................................... 79 Science Café Series “Café on the Edge” ............................ 80 Shizuo Akira, MD/PhD Super Science High School Festa 2013 ............................ 81 Director WPI Immunology Frontier Science Agora 2013 ................................................................. 82 Research Center 1 Immunology Group Organization Chart Host Defense ......................................................................................Shizuo Akira Immunoglycobiology .....................................................................Taroh Kinoshita Immunopathology ..........................................................................Atsushi Kumanogoh Immunochemistry ............................................................................Hisashi Arase MEXT Immune Regulation .........................................................................Tadamitsu Kishimoto Mucosal Immunology .....................................................................Kiyoshi Takeda WPI Initiative Molecular Immunology .................................................................Hitoshi Kikutani Program Committee JSPS Experimental Immunology ...........................................................Shimon Sakaguchi Cell Signaling......................................................................................Takashi Saito WPI Working Group Lymphocyte Dierentiation .........................................................Tomohiro Kurosaki Lymphocyte Development ...........................................................Fritz Melchers Malaria Immunology .......................................................................Cevayir Coban Vaccine Science .................................................................................Ken J. Ishii Immune Regulation .........................................................................Tsuneyasu Kaisho International Immune Network .............................................................................Rikinari Hanayama Scientic Advisory Board Immunoparasitology ......................................................................Masahiro Yamamoto Imaging Group Single Molecule Imaging ...............................................................Toshio Yanagida Director Research Groups Biofunctional Imaging ....................................................................Yoshichika Yoshioka Immunology and Cell Biology .....................................................Masaru Ishii Nuclear Medicine .............................................................................Jun Hatazawa Management Biophotonics ......................................................................................Nicholas Isaac Smith Deputy Directors Committee Chemical Imaging Techniques ....................................................Kazuya Kikuchi Immune Response Dynamics ......................................................Kazuhiro Suzuki Board of Informatics Group Representatives Administrative Information Systems .......................................................................Yutaka Hata Director Systems Immunology .....................................................................Daron M. 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