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.
20 research groups in Japan are willing to accept Young Glia collaborations. The whole list file (MSExcel) is linked below. The file is password protected. Please ask the Young Glia executive supervisors for the password. Please do not distribute the unprotected list openly via the internet. Please limit access to the file to those who are associated with the Young Glia.
YoungGlia-AcceptingResearchGroups-Japan (MSExcel)
PICKUP Research Groups - Japan
Hiroko Bannai
"Spatio-temporal regulation of Ca2+ signal in glial cells revealed by single-molecule imaging technique."
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Hiroko Bannai Nagoya University, Aichi RIKEN, Saitama bannai [at] bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp hbannai [at] brain.riken.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Akitoshi MIYAMOTO |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Ca2+ imaging, primary glial culture, single molecule imaging of receptors and lipids. |
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| Web pages |
Lab original web page - Nagoya Univ |
Hajime Hirase
"Assessment of astrocytes' role as a modulatory element in synaptic plasticity in living mice."
| Principle Investigator |
Hajime Hirase RIKEN, Saitama hirase [at] brain.riken.ac.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Yuki OE |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Ca2+ imaging of neurons and glia by in vivo two-photon microscopy. Cerebral blood flow measurement. |
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Kazuhiro Ikenaka
"Analysis of oligodendrocyte-axon interaction and its roles in higher brain functions and neurological disorders."
| Principle Investigator |
Kazuhiro Ikenaka National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Aichi ikenaka [at] nips.ac.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Yasuyuki OSANAI |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
In vivo fluorescent labeling of oligodendrocyte morphology by rabies virus injection. In vivo gene transfer to oligodendrocytes or neurons by adeno-associated virus injection. |
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Kazuhide Inoue
"Elucidation of glia-neuron interactions in the spinal cord and brain and underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms to understand pain signaling."
| Principle Investigator |
Kazuhide Inoue Kyushu University, Fukuoka inoue [at] phar.kyushu-u.ac.jp [Kazuhide Inoue] tsuda [at] phar.kyushu-u.ac.jp [Makoto Tsuda] |
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| Young Investigators |
Yuta KOHRO |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Two-photon in vivo imaging of glia and neurons in the dorsal spinal cord. Spinal cord gene transduction with viral vectors by minimally invasive method. |
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Shinobu Kitazume
"Elucidation of glycans' role for neurodegenerative disease."
| Principle Investigator |
Shinobu Kitazume RIKEN, Saitama shinobuk [at] riken.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Kanoko SAKUTA |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Glycan analysis, usage of a series of glycosylation deficient mice. |
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Schuichi Koizumi
"Analysis of glia-neuron communications in the several brain diseases."
| Principle Investigator |
Schuichi Koizumi Yamanashi University, Yamanashi skoizumi [at] yamanashi.ac.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Keisuke SHIBATA |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Ca2+ imagings of neurons and astrocytes inby two-photon microscopy. Super-fine Ca2+ imaging using Lck-GCaMP3/6. Imaging of synapse remodeling in vivo. Extracellular ATP imaging. Generation and analysis of animal disease models (ischemia or ischemic tolerance, epilepsy, glaucoma, neuropathic pain). |
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Ko Matsui
"Optogenetic control of astrocytic activity."
| Principle Investigator |
Ko Matsui Tohoku University, Miyagi matsui [at] med.tohoku.ac.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Kaoru BEPPU |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Patch clamp recording and fluorescent imaging from astrocytes and neurons using acute brain slices. In vivo optogenetic control of astrocytic activity and EEG recording. |
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| Web pages |
Lab original web page |
Shigeo Okabe
"Roles of glial cells in postnatal neural circuit development."
| Principle Investigator |
Shigeo Okabe The University of Tokyo, Tokyo okabe [at] m.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Tadatsune IIDA |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Analyses of glial development and synapse dynamics in the postnatal mouse cortex, mainly by using histological and structural analyses. Application of tissue clearing techniques in glial analyses. |
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Koji Shibasaki
"Analysis of synaptic functions of astrocytes focusing on their mitochondrial properties."
| Principle Investigator |
Koji Shibasaki Gunma University, Gunma shibasaki [at] gunma-u.ac.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Shouta SUGIO |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Measurement of mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP synthesis and morphological change. Sniffer patch clamp to detect gliotransmitters. |
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Hirohide Takebayashi
"Oligodendrogenesis in the embryonic and postnatal brain."
| Principle Investigator |
Hirohide Takebayashi Niigata University, Niigata takebaya [at] med.niigata-u.ac.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Norihisa BIZEN |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Detection of gene expression by in situ hybridization. |
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| Web pages |
Kenji F. Tanaka
"Glial involvement in brain metabolism: Toward understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders."
| Principle Investigator |
Kenji F. Tanaka Keio University, Tokyo kftanaka [at] keio.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Akiyo NATSUBORI |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Ca2+ or ATP imaging by fiberphotometry. EEG, EMG, histology (in situ hybridization). |
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Hiroaki Wake
"In vivo imaging of neuro-glia interactions."
| Principle Investigator |
Hiroaki Wake National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Aichi hirowake [at] nips.ac.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Hiroshi HORIUCHI |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Ca2+ imaging of neurons and glia in awake behaving mice by two-photon microscopy. |
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Junji Yamauchi
"Signaling mechanism of myelination by Schwann cells or oligodendrocytes: kinases and small GTPases, etc."
| Principle Investigator |
Junji Yamauchi National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo jyamauchi-j [at] ncchd.go.jp |
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| Young Investigators |
Nanami HASEGAWA |
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| Potential collaborative projects |
Analysis of myelination using genetically-modified mice or cocultures. |
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