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Funding
Funding
HFSP supports novel, innovative and interdisciplinary basic research focused on the complex mechanisms of living organisms. A clear emphasis is placed on novel collaborations that bring biologists together to focus on problems at the frontier of the life sciences.
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Awardees
Awardees
In this section you find information about the awardees in the HFSP scientific programs. This includes a searchable database of HFSP awardees, information on the HFSP Nakasone Award and other achievements by HFSP awardees.
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Events
Events
HFSP promotes and participates in several events every year. We are committed to bringing together the scientific community and forging new opportunities to network and have scientific discussions that help to create bridges and partnerships for the future of frontier science.
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About
About
The Human Frontier Science Program is a program of funding for frontier research in the life sciences. It is implemented by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) with its office in Strasbourg. Here you can find all you need to know about the HFSPO.
Awardees
Molecular biology of neurotrophic factors
KIMURA Hideo (JAPAN)
- The Salk Institute - San Diego - USA
SCHUBERT David (Host supervisor)
Identification of the sorting protein involved in glycolipid and apical protein sorting in MDCK cells
KOBAYASHI Toshihide (JAPAN)
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Heidelberg - GERMANY
SIMONS Kai (Host supervisor)
Kinetics of energy transduction through the crossbridge cycle in smooth muscle studied with laser flash photolysis
NISHIE Eiichiro (JAPAN)
Dept. of Physiology - University of Virginia Medical Center - Charlottesville - USA
SOMLYO Andrew P. (Host supervisor)
Mechanism of action of the general transcription factor IIE in the initiation of eukaryotic transcription
OHKUMA Yoshiaki (JAPAN)
- The Rockefeller University - New York - USA
ROEDER Robert G. (Host supervisor)
Macromolecule contributions to long-term potentiation in the hippocampus
OTANI Satoru (JAPAN)
INSERM - Hôpital de Port-Royal - Paris - FRANCE
BEN-ARI Yehezkel (Host supervisor)
Molecular studies of stretch-activated ion channels and mechano-growth coupling
SADOSHIMA Junichi (JAPAN)
Molecular Medicine Unit - Harvard Medical School - Boston - USA
IZUMO Seigo (Host supervisor)
Molecular dissection and manipulation of an enzyme that recognizes transfer RNA
SHIBA Kiyotaka (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biology - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge - USA
SCHIMMEL Paul (Host supervisor)
Molecular biology of glucose transporters
SHIBASAKI Yoshikazu (JAPAN)
Dept. of Cellular & Molecular Physiology - Harvard Medical School - Boston - USA
BIRNBAUM Morris (Host supervisor)
Studies on cis- and trans-acting elements that regulate expression of the Drosophila engrailed gene
TABATA Tetsuya (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biochemistry - University of California - San Francisco - USA
KORNBERG Thomas B. (Host supervisor)
Role of the proto-oncogene c-kit in the neural crest cell differentiation
TAKAHASHI Yoshiko (JAPAN)
Institute of Neuroscience - University of Oregon - Eugene - USA
WESTON James A. (Host supervisor)
Isolation and functional characterization of the genes controlling mouse development
YAMADA Gen (JAPAN)
Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology - MPI of Biophysical Chemistry - Göttingen - GERMANY
GRUSS Peter (Host supervisor)
Lymphocyte homing receptors and endogenous ligands
YOSHIDA Tomoaki (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biology - The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore - USA