Where is the location of our mind? It probably resides in the milky-white substance that sits inside your skull. But the half of the brain is glia. Let's, for the sake of argument, assume that our mind is embedded in these glial cells. What would be your counterevidence?
The purpose of this framework is to stimulate mutual exchange visits of young researchers of glial research. The collaborative research between Japan and German will be carried out by the young researchers. Applicants must be graduate students or have obtained a Ph.D. degree within the past five years. The collaboration must be approved by the priciple investigators on both sides but the original proposal and execution of the research itself must be done by the young researchers.
YG Platinum Award - 2FY full support collaboration
"Studying microglia interaction in the process of synapse pruning in health and disease"
| Japan member |
Dr. Kunimichi Suzuki |
Dr. Michisuke Yuzaki Lab (Keio University) |
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| Germany member |
Weilun Sun |
Dr. Stoyan Stoyanov (German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE); Lab Head, Dr. Alexander Dityatev) |
| Proposal |
Microglia functions together with the innate immune system on eliminating unnecessary synapses or damaged cellular debris during both normal development and diseases conditions. Here we investigate the molecular mechanism and microglial dynamics by making the most of two photon microscopic imaging and genetic manipulation of associated proteins. |
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| Exchange dates |
Kunimichi Suzuki visited Weilun Sun and Stoyan Stoyanov in FY2016. Stoyan Stoyanov visited Japan in FY2017. |
2016.09.22-10.28 Kunimichi Suzuki visited Weilun Sun and Stoyan Stoyanov
Magdeburg, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE).
2017.05.18-06.01 Stoyan Stoyanov visited Keio University
Prof. Michisuke Yuzaki's lab at Keio University.
2017.09.27-10.31 Weilun Sun visited Keio University
Prof. Michisuke Yuzaki's lab at Keio University.
