{"id":4507,"date":"2026-05-19T17:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imeg.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/?p=4507"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:45:30","slug":"internship2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imeg.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/internship2025\/","title":{"rendered":"IMEG Research Internship Program 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

IMEG Research Internship Program 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG) was initially established in 1992, as the research center of Kumamoto University for the purpose of promoting medical & life sciences. IMEG has a strong interest in developing a global collaboration and is focusing on exchange of the PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows affiliated with universities and institutes abroad. IMEG has provided research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate who have the interest and motivation toward the advanced medical & life science as ” IMEG Research Internship<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

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Eligibility <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Undergraduate or graduate students in the field of medical & life sciences at overseas universities\/ institutes.<\/li>\n
  2. Others as recent bachelor or master course graduates who are planning to enter postgraduate programs and having received approval of eligibility by the director of the IMEG.
    \n Preference will be given to applicants aiming to enter the Master or PhD course at IMEG.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Period of the Research Internship <\/strong><\/p>\n

    2-8 consecutive weeks depending on the host lab.<\/p>\n

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    Requirement for the successful applicants <\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Participants must obtain an appropriate health and travel insurance covering the travel period.<\/li>\n
    2. At the conclusion of the “Research Interns” program, participants must submit a report on the research project.<\/li>\n
    3. Participants must return their home countries soon after the completion of program.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Financial aid <\/strong><\/p>\n

      IMEG provides travel and accommodation costs during the internship program up to a maximum of JPY 200,000 as financial aid.<\/p>\n

      1) Travel Expenses\uff1aOne most economical round-trip direct flight from the current address or place of stay to Kumamoto.<\/p>\n

      2) Accommodation: Accommodation expenses during the stay in Kumamoto for the duration of the program. Dormitories for accommodation may be recommended, but this may not be possible to meet all requests.<\/p>\n

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      Required Application Materials & Application Process <\/strong><\/p>\n

      1. Please download the application documents. “Application form & CV”.<\/p>\n

      2. A letter of recommendation from your supervisor or a professor at your university or at the organization. There is no specific format for this.<\/p>\n

      3. Please contact to the host Lab PI before submission of application forms.<\/p>\n

      4. Send attachment PDF files of the application documents and a letter of recommendation to the Administration Office by email.<\/p>\n

      5. Successful applicants will be decided through a comprehensive assessment of all submitted application materials.\u3000<\/p>\n

      6. All applicants will receive e-mail notification of the result of assessment from the Administration Office of IMEG.<\/p>\n

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      Download Application Form<\/a> (MS Word 88KB)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Host Labs<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Please refer to below for the research overview of IMEG research internship in each lab.<\/p>\n

      The applicants are must contact the host PI by email, and check research content before application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      PI<\/strong><\/td>\nLab<\/strong><\/td>\nEmail\u00a0 (substitute @ for *)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Mitsuyoshi Nakao<\/td>\nDepartment of Medical Cell Biology<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\nmnakao*gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Satoshi Tateishi<\/td>\nDepartment of Cell Maintenance<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\ntate*gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Norifumi Shioda\u00a0<\/td>\nDepartment of Genomic Neurology<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\nshioda*kumamoto-u.ac.jp\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Hitoshi Niwa\u00a0<\/td>\nDepartment of Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\nniwa*kumamoto-u.ac.jp\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Minetaro Ogawa\u00a0<\/td>\nDepartment of Cell Differentiation<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\nogawamin*kumamoto-u.ac.jp\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Takumi Era\u00a0<\/td>\nDepartment of Cell Modulation<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\ntera*kumamoto-u.ac.jp\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Kenji Shimamura\u00a0<\/td>\nDepartment of Brain Morphogenesis<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\nsimamura*kumamoto-u.ac.jp\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Ryuichi Nishinakamura<\/td>\nDepartment of Kidney Development<\/a><\/td>\nryuichi*gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Akira Nakamura<\/td>\nDepartment of Germline Development <\/a><\/td>\nakiran*kumamoto-u.ac.jp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Yusuke Ono<\/td>\nDepartment of Muscle Development and Regeneration<\/a><\/td>\nono-y*kumamoto-u.ac.jp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Hiroaki Okae<\/td>\nDepartment of\u00a0Trophoblast Research<\/td>\nokae*kumamoto-u.ac.jp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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      Others <\/strong><\/p>\n

      After completion of the program and submission of the report, the IMEG Director will issue a certificate before returning home.<\/p>\n

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      Application Dates & Deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n

      An application must be submitted to the office after receiving the consent of the host PI.<\/p>\n

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      Contact <\/strong><\/p>\n

      Administration Office
      \n Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University<\/p>\n

      Email: m-takamura * kumamoto-u.ac.jp (substitute @ for * )<\/p>\n

      https:\/\/www.imeg.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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