The Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG) focuses on promoting the HIGO (Health life science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Orientated) Program (2012–2018) as a subsequent project to the 21st Century COE Program named the Construction of Research and Education Unit of Cell Lineage Control (2002–2006) and the Global COE Program named The Unit of Global Human Resource Development for the Research of Cell Lineage Control (2007–2011). We established the Glocal Science Promotion Center in 2017 to continue and develop the leading activity of the HIGO Program, which aims to connect local and global worlds, and improve the entire function of the institute. The Glocal Science Promotion Center is one of the new programs to promote research and education based on international standards. It operates alongside the joint usage and joint research center named the Joint Research Center for Medical Embryology (authorized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), the Inter-University Research Network for Trans-Omics Medicine, the Center for Organ Regeneration Research in IMGE, and a research support system named the Liaison Laboratory Research Promotion Center.
The center aims at being a one-stop portal center for the globalization and cooperation (across industry, government, and academia) of the Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (including joint research centers and the Inter-University Research Network for Trans-Omics Medicine). It also aims to promote international research collaboration in the institute as well as industry-government-academia cooperation in Kumamoto and the Kyushu region, and human resource development. Through these promotions we will improve the advanced research of the institute, develop junior human resources, and contribute to society, which are the three major pillars of our work.
We accept applications for the globalization of the IMEG. Please consult Takamura, who is in charge of the office.
・Arrangement of international seminar inviting speaker from abroad
1) About funding
After the evaluation, you may acquire funding from one the following institutions:
①Joint Research Center
②Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (from operating expenses)
③International Research Core for Stem Cell-based Developmental Medicine
2) Make arrangements for transportation and accommodation. You may apply for these expenses together with a monetary gift for the speaker
3) Make an announcement about the seminar to attendees using media such as posters, the laboratory website, and emails.
4) Arrange meetings to gather information for the seminar.
・Internship application for domestic and overseas students
1) About funding
After the evaluation, you may use one of the following for financial support:
①Operating expenses of the IMEG
②International Research Core for Stem Cell-based Developmental Medicine
2) Please refer to the following rules and application form: Kumamoto University Rules for Visiting Foreign Researchers, Kumamoto University IMEG Research Internship Program Application Form
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3) Please contact Kumamoto University International House about the transportation fees and details, and about housing.
4) Arrange a reception and other opportunities for interaction between international students and domestic students.
| FY2016 | Jun. 15 | Ryuji Morizane, Harvard Medical School | Liaison Lab Seminar |
| Jun. 20 | Takanari Inoue, Johns Hopkins University | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| Oct. 25 | Mikiko Takeda, University of New Mexico Liaison | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| Oct. 27 | Fabrice Lavial, Université de Lyon | The 284th IMEG Seminar | |
| Dec.7 | Masahiro Morita, Mcgill University | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| Feb. 28 | Derrick E. Rancourt, University of Calgary | The 293th IMEG Seminar | |
| Mar. 3 | Angela Nieto, Institute of Neurociencias,Spain | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| Mar. 29 | Rudolf Jaenisch, MIT | The 305th IMEG Seminar | |
| FY2017 | May. 17 | David Bryder, Lund University, Sweden | Liaison Lab Seminar |
| Jul. 4 | Canada – IMEG joint mini symposium | Mini symposium | |
| Jul. 5 | Katsura Asano, Kansas State University | The 310th IMEG Seminar | |
| Jul. 12 | Kotaro Fujii, Stanford University | IMEG Seminar | |
| Dec. 19 | Kenjiro Adachi, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | The 321th IMEG Seminar | |
| Jan. 11-12 | The 3rd KEY Forum | International Symposium | |
| Mar. 23 | Keisuke Kaji, University of Edinburgh | The 332th IMEG Seminar | |
| FY2018 | Apr. 20 | University of Edinburgh | Mini symposium |
| Jun. 26 | Katsura Asano, Kansas State University | The 337th IMEG Seminar | |
| Jul. 25 | Yujiang Geno Shi, Harvard Medical School | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| Sep.5 | Piero Carninci | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| Sep.18 | Bertrand Pain, University of Lyon/INSERM | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| Oct. 17 | Raj Ladher, NCBS, India | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| Dec. 27 | Masaki Kinoshita, University of Cambridge | Liaison Lab Seminar | |
| FY2019 | Jun. 17 | Rintaro Hashizume, Northwestern University | IMEG and Department of Neurosurgery Joint symposium |
| Oct. 25 | Colin Crist, McGill University | The 367th IMEG Seminar | |
| Dec. 9 | Jun Asakura, University of Minnesota Medical School | The 373rd IMEG Seminar | |
| Dec. 2 | Ryo Fujita, McGill University | The 371st IMEG Seminar | |
| Dec. 2 | Shuichi Watanabe, Max-Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research | The 372nd IMEG Seminar | |
| Dec. 2 | Austin Smith, Anton Wutz, Henk Stunnenberg University of Cambridge, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology , Randboud University, the Netherlands | The 370th IMEG Seminar, Mini symposium | |
| FY2020 | none | ||
| FY2020 | Jan. 21 | Bernard de Massy, Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS – Université de Montpellier, France | The 413th IMEG Seminar |
・IMEG Seminar Series -The road to global science- (ONLINE Seminar)
| Apr 28, 2021 | Aissam Ikmi, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany | The 401th IMEG Seminar |
| May 27, 2021 | Jacqueline Tabler, Max Planck Institute, Germany | The 402th IMEG Seminar |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Vikas Trivedi, EMBL Barcelona, Spain | The 404th IMEG Seminar |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Patrick PL Tam, University of Sydney, Australia | The 405th IMEG Seminar |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Eran Meshorer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Israel | The 406th IMEG Seminar |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Jacob Hanna, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel | The 407th IMEG Seminar |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Kathy Niakan, The Francis Crick Institute, UK | The 408th IMEG Seminar |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Xin Chen, Johns Hopkins University, USA | The 409th IMEG Seminar |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Peter Todd, University of Michigan, USA | The 410th IMEG Seminar |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Peter Zammit, King’s College London, UK | The 411th IMEG Seminar |
| Feb 17, 2022 | John B. Wallingford, University of Texas at Austin, USA | The 416th IMEG Seminar |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Qi-Long Ying, University of Southern California, USA | The 417th IMEG Seminar |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Alexander Medvinsky, University of Edinburgh, UK | The 424th IMEG Seminar |
| May 13, 2022 | Andrew Stergachis, University of Washington, USA | The 425th IMEG Seminar |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Dr. Philip Abitua, University of Washington, USA | The 426th IMEG Seminar |
| Jul 4, 2022 | Dr. Alpha Yap, University of Queensland, Australia | The 429th IMEG Seminar |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Dr. Mihai Netea, Radboud University, Netherlands | The 431th IMEG Seminar |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Dr. Maria Mikedis, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA | The 434th IMEG Seminar |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Dr. Masashi Narita, University of Cambridge, UK, and Tokyo Institute of Technology | The 436th IMEG Seminar |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Dr. Jain Devanshi, Rutgers University, USA | The 440th IMEG Seminar |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Dr. Yukiko Yamashita, MIT, USA | The 441th IMEG Seminar |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Dr. Gerald Zamponi, University of Calgary, Canada | The 443th IMEG Seminar |
・Records
・Procedure for application of joint research projects
1. Decide the researcher with whom you wish to collaborate.
Please review the webpages that overview each research field if you have not decided the researcher with whom to collaborate. If you could not find a suitable researcher, please contact the following for support.
2. Decide the topic of the research
After you decide the collaborating researcher, please consult him or her to set the topic, period for research, fund, research plan, and other details.
3. Application
After you fill the joint research application form, please send it to the following office:
Administrative Division of Life Sciences
Tel: 096-373-5657 (International: +81-96-373-5657)
Email: ski-shien(at)jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
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Download application form [PDF 104KB] [MS Word 75KB] |
4. Examination of the research topic and decision of acceptance
We will consider the topic, and make a decision on the applied joint research project.
5. Conclusion of the joint research project contract
After the joint research project is accepted, we will conclude the joint research project contract.
You can start the research after it is concluded.
6. Payment of research expenses
After the conclusion of the contract, please pay the research expenses to our assigned bank account as shown in our bill.
You will pay the direct and indirect cost for carrying out the research. The indirect cost corresponds to 10% of the direct cost.
If you send a collaborating researcher(s) from an enterprise or other facility to our institute, you will be asked to pay an additional 420,000 JPY per year for each researcher.
・Rules and regulations
The policy of industry-academia cooperation in Kumamoto University
http://www.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/syakairenkei/sangakukan
| Representative | Affiliations | Names |
| Center Chief / Globalization | Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology, IMEG | Professor Hitoshi Niwa |
| Globalization | Germline Development, IMEG | Professor Akira Nakamura |
| Industry-academia cooperation | Cell Modulation, IMEG | Professor Takumi Era |
| Assistant Professor Minami Soga | ||
| Office | Administrative Division of Research Centers for Life Sciences | Takamura |
・Contact
Administrative Division of Research Centers for Life Sciences
Representative: Takamura
Tel: 096-373-6577 (International: +81-96-373-6577)
E-mail: m-takamura(at)kumamoto-u.ac.jp
