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 Corporate Sponsored Research Program
| Biorecognition Molecular Engineering Laboratory (FUJIFILM) |
| Term | October 16 , 2006
From October 16, 2006 to October 15, 2009, for three years |
| Benefactor |
FUJIFILM Corporation |
| Staff |
Hiroshi Ueda |
Associate Professor:(Concurrent: Associate Professor),
Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology,
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Masaki Ihara | Visiting Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology,
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Masayuki Kawakami | Research Fellow, FUJIFILM Corporation |
| Jinhua Dong | Research Fellow,
Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology,
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Objective | Development of efficient methods to prepare antibody fragments suitable for Open Sandwich Immunoassay (OS-IA), which allows noncompetitive detection of
various molecules. |
| Strategies |
| 1. | Preparation of antibody libraries specialized for OS-IA |
| 2. | Development of efficient screening methods for
specific antibodies |
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| Expected Outcome |
Rapid and affordable detection of various molecules, including disease markers and environmental pollutants.
Accelerate epidemiologic response on emerging infectious diseases such as new type influenza and/or lifestyle-related illnesses such as metabolic syndrome and mental stress.
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| Department of Nutriproteomics |
| Term | May 1, 2007
From May 1, 2007 to April 30, 2012, for 5 years |
| Benefactor |
President Frank E. Ertiss, Erina Co. |
| Staff |
Kazumi Yagasaki | Visiting Professor,
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo |
| Takayuki Yonezawa | Visiting Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo |
| Je-Tae Woo | Visiting Research Fellow, Erina Co. |
| Objective |
Drug discovery using natural low-molecular compounds for cell therapy |
| Strategies |
| 1. | Collection of natural low-molecular compounds
and creation of libraries |
| 2. | Development of assessment systems for natural low-molecular compounds
using protein chips and identification/purification of bioactive substances |
| 3. | Elucidation of mechanisms of action at molecular, cellular and
individual levels using various models |
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| Expected Results |
| 1. | Acceleration of drug discovery for cell therapy |
| 2. | Development of ultra-sensitive detection methods for disease-related markers |
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Laboratory of Collaborative Research
| Academic-Industrial Alliance between UT & Nikon |
| Term |
June 1, 2007
From June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2010, for 3 years |
| Contributor |
Nikon Corporation,
Nikon Instech Co. |
| Staff |
Ttakanori Ichiki |
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering,
Graduate School of Engineering, The Univesity of Tokyo |
| Hirofumi Shiono | Researcher,
Nikon Instruments Inc. |
| Noboru Hirakawa | Researcher, Nikon Instech Co. |
| Location | Room 308, Takeda Building (55m2, with bio-clean room) |
| Facilities to be installed |
BioStation CT: Cell culture observation system “BioStation CT”(Cell Tracker)
Ordinary experiment facilities for cell biology |
| Objective |
The University of Tokyo and Nikon Corporation agreed to establish a joint-research laboratory
for the research & development about cell processing and bioimaging,
according to the internal regulation about academic-industrial alliance in
Graduate School of Engineering. On June 2007, the laboratory was officially launched
with Dr. T. Ichiki, as a director, who is a principal investigator of CNBI,
and started its activity under close collaboration with CNBI.
To integrate nanobiotechnology of CNBI and advanced optical technology of Nikon
for establishing cell processing devices that can work under cell cultivation circumstances |
| Activities |
| + | To develop cell processing devices that can be
installed into cell culture observation system for adding intelligent functions |
| + | To offer information and technical support about bioimaging |
| + | To collect user’s needs for the development of practical devices |
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