Resarch Projects List

There is the Mentor list. Please select the project which you want to join.
The projects are categorized as Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Biology and Marine Biology.

 

Computer Science

Number Mentor Name Scientific interest Japanese level Max. num. of mentees Project title
C-1 Roman Koshkin computational neuroscience, deep learning none 2 Intro to Deep Leaning with Python
C-2 Milena Menezes Carvalho Computational Neuroscience advanced 2 Building and simulating networks of artificial neurons
C-3 Ianto Cannon Fluid mechanics, Physics, Coding intermediate 2 Simulating a pendulum with python
C-4 Alexey Martyushev Computational Neuroscience, Mathematical models of cells and viruses basic 3-5 computational neuroscience or Mathematical models of cells and viruses
           

 

Engineering

Number Mentor Name Scientific interest Japanese level Max. num. of mentees Project title
E-1 Yuji Kanagawa Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics fluent 4 Programming Smartphone Robots
E-2 Stephen Estelle Mechanical Design basic 2 Inventing with 3D Printers and Lasers

 

Physics

Number Mentor Name Scientific interest Japanese level Max. num. of mentees Project title
P-1 Charlotte de Blois fluid, soft matter none 4 The super powers of soap and liquids interface
P-2 Morihiro Ohta Experimental Physics fluent 2 Measurement of the speed of sound with Raspberry Pi

 

Biology

Number Mentor Name Scientific interest Japanese level Max. num. of mentees Project title
B-1 Charles Whitaker immunology, molecular biology  advanced 1 cloning, transfection, and Expression of GFP in cultured cell
B-2 Dan Kozome Protein engineering fluent  2 Let's collect some fungus-killing proteins from the Gajumaru!
B-3 Soumen Jana Neuroscience, neuron, dendrites none 1 How neuron integrate information and give output?
B-4 Melissa Matthews structural biology  intermediate 2 Structural Studies of Macromolecular Protein Complexes by Cryo-electron Microscopy
B-5 Jan Grasic molecular/cell biology basic 1 Plasma membrane damage
B-6 Yoshiki Ochiai Methyltransferase; Biochemistry; Biology fluent 2 Proteins at work: Restriction enzymes and methytransferases
B-7 Kiyoto Kurima Molecular biology, Genetics fluent 3 Investigation of genetic information from our own DNA
B-8 Hiroto Ashitomi Molecular cell biology fluent 2 Principle and practice of the 'PCR' test - examining your own genes
B-9 Shubham Gautam Insect brain evolution, Evolutionary biology, Ecology, Neuroecology basic 2 Studying brain morphology of ants
B-10 Hiroaki Sako Molecular biology fluent 1-2 protein misfolding
B-11 Nobuaki Mizumoto swarm, social insects, collective behavior, fossil fluent 3 Comparative analysis of behavioral rule in termites
B-12 Yohsuke Moriyama Cell biology  fluent 3 Microscopic observations of cell and organellar structures
B-13 Tomoya Noma

genome editing, genomics, evolution

 fluent 2 [Create and Understand Life] Learn about simple genetic modification techniques and design the genes what you want to create.
B-14 Miyu Nambu Neuroscience fluent 2 Observing the expression of green fluorescent protein in the mouse brain

 

Marine Biology

Number Mentor Name Scientific interest Japanese level

Max. num. of mentees

 Project title
M-1 Filip Husnik evolution, cell biology, microbiology, marine science, genomics, computer science, ecology basic 2 Microscopy of marine microbial eukaryotes from around Okinawa
M-2 Dewi Langlet Marine ecology, symbiosis, sediment geochemistry, benthic foraminifera basic 2 The role of benthic foraminifera in Okinawa marine ecosystem