Yamada Science Foundation

Progress Report of YSF Supported Science Program

Progress Report
	Research Projects
	Long-term Visit Abroad
	Yamada Conference
	Yamada Symposium
Past Support Report
	Past Support Report

Summary of Research Projects (Suppots in 2001 Fiscal Year)

Subjects	Representative researcher
Structural Study on the Mechanism of Rotary Catalysis of H⁺-ATP Synthase	Osaka University Hideo Akutsu
Structure and Function of Ca2⁺-induced Contractile 3 nm Diameter Biofilament	Waseda University Hiroshi Asai
Structural Biology of Glycoproteins for the Elucidation of Mechanisms of Folding and Molecular Recognition	Nagoya City University Koichi KATO
Novel Phase Transitions in Ferroelectric Compounds with Linear-Chain Substructure	Chiba University Tetsuya KATO
Functional analyses of a novel transmembrane-RNase concerning endoplasmic reticulum stresss-response.	Nara Institute of Science & Technology Kenji KOHNO
Substrate Recognition Mechanisms of Molecular Chaperones and ATP-dependent Proteases	Kanazawa University Masaaki Kanemori
Synthesis and Reactions of the Organic Compounds That Interact with Biomolecules	University of Tsukuba Hideo Kigoshi
Time- and Spatially-Controlled Reaction in Microchannel Chip Integrated with Microelectrodes	The University of Tokyo Haeng-Boo KIM
Catalytic Activation of Small Polar Molecules by Environmentally Benign Transition-Metal Complexes	Kyoto University Teruyuki KONDO
Femtosecond Dynamics in Polymer Solutions	Univ. of Tokyo Hideaki Shirota
Detection and Multi-wavelength Observation of Intermediate Massive Black Hole	Kyoto University Takeshi TSURU
Chromosomal dynamics and its regulation during meiosis	Tohoku University Atsushi Higashitani
Studies on the Evolutionary Origin of the Nervous System Function	Ochanomizu University Masayuki Hatta
Growth and properties of multicomponent crystals with microscopic compositional distribution	Tohoku University Kazuo Nakajima
Receptor-Dependent Vacuolar Sorting Mechanism in Higher Plants	Kyoto University, Graduate School of Science Ikuko Hara-Nishimura
Statistical Study of Low-mass Star Forming Cores by High-resolution Radio Observations	Ibaraki University Munetake Momose
Phase separation and nano-structure in strongly correlated materials	Osaka Prefecture University Shigeo Mori
Molecular Mechanism of the Organ Regression during the Development	Hiroshima University Yoshio Yaoita
Mechanism of flower color variation of Hydrangea macrophylla	Nagoya Unversity Kumi Yoshida

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