The FY2014 members of the Science and Technology Group
This is the first Annual Report produced by the Science and Technology Group. This work is described below, and reveals a diverse program of research and cultural development complementary to the rest of the OIST programme.
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STG Associate |
Discipline |
Brief description of project |
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1. |
Mirona Chirienco |
Geology |
Past climate and environmental change |
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2. |
Juanita Choo |
Environmental Science |
Human impact on the Amazon rainforest and Okinawa |
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3. |
Anya Dani |
Art Conservation |
Preservation of cultural objects in Okinawa museum, especially pottery and old musical instruments |
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4. |
Charlotte Fournier |
Biophysics |
The molecular dynamics of the epidermal growth factor receptor in cell membranes |
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5. |
Garth Ilsley |
Genomics |
Regulation of gene expression |
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6. |
Reina Komiya |
Biology |
Reproductive mechanism including long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) and Chromatin regulation between germ cells and somatic cells |
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7. |
André Leier |
Systems Biology |
Development of mathematical tools and models for biological and physiological processes |
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8. |
Cecilia Lu |
Neuroscience |
Homeostatic regulation of neural connectivity |
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9. |
Payal Shah |
Economics |
Analyzing the social and environmental consequences of natural resource management policies and to formulate optimal strategies to address environmental challenges such as climate change |
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10. |
Hitoshi Sugiyama |
Medicine |
Improving the effectiveness of in vitro fertilization |
FY2014 Chirienco