May 01 2020
Assoc. Prof. Tomoki MAEKAWA of the Faculty of Dentistry in Niigata University, who also belongs to Institute for Research Promotion as a professor, has received a Young Scientist' Award from The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in 2020. The awards are designed to give young scientists who are under 40 years old and whose outstanding achievements in conducting highly innovative, pioneering and creative research (97 recipients out of 353 applicants in 2020). The Commendation for Science and Technology by the MEXT is awarded to those who have achieved remarkable results in research and development related to science and technology and promotion of understanding. Assoc. Prof. MAEKAWA won this award for the first time at Niigata University.
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Name:?Tomoki MAEKAWA
Affiliation/Title:?
The Center for Advanced Oral Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences/Associate Professor Institute for Research Promotion, Niigata University/Research Professor
Project Title:?Basic research for the treatment of inflammatory diseases by inducing endogenous anti-inflammatory molecule.
Elevated cdc42 activity is a key initiation event leading to proteinuria. -Regulation of cdc42 activity could be a promising therapy for nephrotic syndrome.-
Temozolomide and radiation treatment lead to dramatic tumor shrinkage and improvement of hearing in an adult brainstem glioma patient with a rare IDH2 mutation
Fertilizable rat sperm produced in a mouse body by blastocyst complementation