Common Research Facilities
Contact
Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, JAPAN
TEL +81-92-642-6814
FAX +81-92-642-6246

Public call for collaborative research and research meeting for FY 2024 (Start of the public call: December 2023)

Having been recognized as a Joint Usage/Research Center for the Multi-Stratified Host Defense System since April 1, 2010, the Medical Institute of Bioregulation(MIB), Kyushu University has been promoting collaborative research with researchers involved in host-defense studies.
We publicly call for research proposals for fiscal year 2024.

Guidelines for Applicants

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Collaborative research

We call for collaborative research proposals on the following four research fields. The available facilities and research support service for each field are listed (Attachment). For information on facilitators, please see the following link (Laboratory List):
https://www.bioreg.kyushu-u.ac.jp/mib/labo_list_e.html
Research FieldProject typeDownload
(1) Nucleic Acid Omics (Genomics, Epigenomics, Transcriptomics, Informatics Analysis, Spatial Omics)
(1) Instrument usage type project
(expenses related to the use of instruments are provided)
(2) Collaborative research type project
(travel and accommodation expenses only)
2024collabo_appform.docx
(2) Proteomics and Metabolomics
(3) Structural Biology
(4) Embryonic and Genetic Engineering

Research meetings

We publicly call for proposals for meetings focusing on information exchange and presentation of research results among researchers involved in host-defense studies, or meetings for planning collaborative research among such researchers.

Eligibility for Applicants

Researchers belong to universities, national or public institutions, or equivalent institutions

Period of Research

From April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

How to Apply

Please fill out the application form and send it to the address (see "Contact" below) by post or e-mail. You MUST discuss the details of the collaboration with the facilitator of the MIB, before sending your completed application form.

Application Deadline

February 26, 2024
*Each research group is not allowed to apply two or more collaborative research projects per year, and the same application title must not be used more than 2 years.
*We may accept your application even after the application deadline. Please contact the facilitator of the MIB or the contact person (see "Contact" below) in advance. In case that we stop accepting applications, we will notify in the MIB HP.

Screening Results

Once the review committee has made a decision to either accept or reject the application, applicants will be informed of the result as soon as possible.

Report of the Research Results

Please submit a report describing the progress and results of the research once the study has been completed. If you are going to publish a paper based on the results of the study, please acknowledge the facilities of our institute that you have used. The sentence is as follows:
“This work was partly performed in the Cooperative Research Project Program of the Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University.”
In addition, please submit a copy of the reprint of the paper.

Research Expenses

Research expenses are allocated on the basis of screening results.
  1. A. Collaborative research
    1. A maximum budget of 500,000 yen, as travel and accommodation expenses, is provided. Travel expenses can be provided to research collaborators as well within the budget. In the case of instrument usage type project, research expenses are distributed as well. However, they can only cover the service fees of the institute, and cannot be allocated to personal consumable supplies and materials.
  2. B. Research meetings
    1. The meeting, travel, and accommodation expenses are granted.
      International academic meetings: up to 1,500,000 yen
      The other meetings: up to 500,000 yen

Contact

Akira Nagashima (contact person)

General Affairs Section, Academic Research Cooperation Division,
Administrative Office (Medical Sciences, Dental Science and Pharmaceutical Sciences),
Kyushu University

Mail: kyoudouriyou@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-92-642-6672; Fax: +81-92-642-6776