Call for Application of "J-GlycoNet Joint Research Program" in FY2025
Application Period
~ February, 10, 2025. (24 o'clock (JST))
Introduction
In all living organisms, there are three essential bio-chains of molecules: genomes (nucleic acids), proteins, and glycans. However, despite the critical roles of glycans, they have received limited attention both socially and academically. This has created a barrier that has forced researchers in other fields to avoid studying glycans.
J-GlycoNet aspires to break down this barrier, opening the door to a new era of glycoscience, promoting multidisciplinary research, and advancing life sciences. J-GlycoNet offers collaborative research opportunities with host faculty members belonging to J-GlycoNet, leveraging our research resources, know-how, and state-of-the-art facilities to support cutting-edge research on glycans.
2．Joint Research Program
1. Normal Type (maximum grant amount: 200,000 yen)
This is a bottom-up and proposal type of collaborative research based on free ideas and approaches, which will be the germ of a new fusion research area of glycans. We invite applications for a wide range of research themes involving glycans and support a variety of research in the life sciences and related fields.
2. Topic proposals Type (maximum grant amount: 500,000 yen)
This is a joint research project in which the applicant joins a research team with J-GlycoNet researchers from two or more institutions to conduct research on a research theme proposed by J-GlycoNet (see below).
The aim is to develop diverse life sciences from glycoscience through multifaceted perspectives, to promote human resource exchange, and to develop into original research.
- The research team will be composed of researchers from two different facility, so please decide on a main research area and a secondary research area, and consult with the host researcher before applying for this program.
Theme
- Research on molecular mechanisms of diseases involving glycans
- Basic Research on biological function of Glycans
- Research on various glycan-related molecules
- Development of new technologies for structural analysis of glycans
- Development o resources or glycan analysis using information science
3. Deciphering human glycan information type (maximum grant amount: 500,000 yen)
This type will promote basic or applied fusion research in collaboration with the Human Glycome Atlas Project (HGA).
- The “Human Glycome Atlas Project” (https://human-glycome-atlas.org/) is a large-scale academic frontier promotion project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
3．Initiatives for Internationalization
For research in which overseas co-researchers are invited to Japan in the research plan, additional support will be provided for travel expenses for overseas travel in addition to the amount provided for the above joint research. (Maximum 200,000 yen per project)
- Please consider the actual travelers and travel plans at the planning stage before applying. If the planned travel is not carried out, this aid will be refunded in principle.
4．Host Researchers
The following three institutes will be the host institutions.
Please refer to https://j-glyconet.jp/about/member/ (or the attached table) for a list of research themes, etc. of researchers affiliated with these institutes, and use it to select a joint researcher and institute.
Before applying, the applicant should have a thorough discussion with the desired host researcher or the JGN Research Promotion Office (https://j-glyconet.jp/consult/) about the purpose and plan of the research project. Depending on the content of the application, we may make adjustments to a more appropriate research institute or host researcher.
- Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE) in Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (THERS),
- The Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS) in The National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)
- Glycan and Life Systems Integration Center (GaLSIC) at Soka University,
Please refer to the following guidelines for public offering
How to apply
After consulting with the Glycoscience Collaboration Promotion Office and the host researcher, please download the application form, fill in the necessary information, and submit it via the application acceptance form.
Please submit your application form as a PDF file (up to 5MB) with the file name [your affiliation and applicant's name]. (Application Period: ~ February, 10, 2025. (24 o’clock (JST)) )