Six teams selected for 2025 Science Crosspoint Award

Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) presented the 2025 Science Crosspoint Award to 6 teams (12 people) on March 2.

The Science Crosspoint Award aims to promote interdisciplinary research projects that leverage the Institute’s diverse fields by providing financial support via the Science Tokyo Fund to selected interdisciplinary research teams.

Previously known as the "Interdisciplinary Research Support for Scientists Program," which was limited to science and engineering teams until fiscal 2022, the program was revised and expanded to include doctoral students after the integration of Tokyo Tech and TMDU.

• Research Topic : Development of an mRNA therapeutics-loaded light-responsive balloon catheter for the innovative treatment of coronary artery stenosis
  • Associate Professor Hayato Mizuno
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology
  • Associate Professor Jumpei Norimatsu
    Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research

• Hayato Mizuno | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Science and engineering fields
• Jumpei Norimatsu | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Medical and dental sciences fields
• Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology
• Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research

• Research Topic : Integrated Bulk and Surface Function Design of Zr-Based Biomaterials Combining Superelasticity and Antibacterial Properties
  • Associate Professor Naoki Nohira
    Materials and Structures Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research
  • Associate Professor Masaya Shimabukuro
    Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Institute of Integrated Research

• Naoki Nohira | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Science and engineering fields
• Masaya Shimabukuro | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Medical and dental sciences fields
• Materials and Structures Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research
• Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Institute of Integrated Research

• Research Topic : Basic Research on the Clinical Implementation of Medical Large Language Models (LLMs) for Infectious Disease Management and Antimicrobial Stewardship Support
  • Junior Associate Professor Yasuaki Tagashira
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • D1 Shigeki Ishida
    Department of Computer Science, School of Computing

• Yasuaki Tagashira | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Medical and dental sciences fields
• Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences (Japanese)
• Department of Computer Science, School of Computing

• Research Topic：The Role of Osteoclasts in the Bone Formation Mechanism of Calcium Phosphate
  • Junior Associate Professor Satoru Egawa
    Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Associate Professor Shogo Saito
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering,School of Materials and Chemical Technology

• Satoru Egawa | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Medical and dental sciences fields
• Shogo Saito | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Science and engineering fields
• Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
• Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology

• Research Topic : Development of nanomedicines targeting TGF-β based on fine-tuning synthetic polymers
  • Associate Professor Kazuki Takahashi
    Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Associate Professor Yuto Honda
    Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Integrated Research

• Kazuki Takahashi | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Medical and dental sciences fields
• Yuto Honda | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Science and engineering fields
• Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
• Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Integrated Research

• Research Topic：Establishment of a non-destructive diagnostic technology using MHz-range ultrasonic imaging system for detecting microstructural defects in dentistry
  • Dental Resident Keiko Hirano
    Hospital / Department of Pulp Biology and Endodontics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Associate Professor Yuji Wada
    Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Ressearch of Science and Technology, Institute of Integrated Research

• Yuji Wada | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Science and engineering fields
• Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

• Science Crosspoint 2025: Fostering innovative research through matchmaking | Science Tokyo News
• Science Crosspoint Award | research support website for science and engineering
• Science Tokyo Fund