MANABIYA

FY2021 MANABIYA (ACADEMIC) – 2nd Call application now accepting

The MANABIYA System

MANABIYA is a system to foster a new generation of researchers proficient in the three fields of computational, information and experimental science and to develop the new interdisciplinary academic field of “Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (CReDD)” worldwide. Thus, we aim to form an academic network, making ICReDD an internationally recognized research institution, and discover new research seeds.

MANABIYA Academic

Early-career researchers and graduate-level students from domestic and overseas research centers and universities are invited to stay at ICReDD for 2 weeks (minimum) to 3 months (maximum). A model case for six weeks is as follows. The purpose of this system is to help the researchers acquire techniques for developing new chemical reactions. In the course of their study, they are also expected to discover new research seeds. In the future, we aim to establish a brain circulation society where the researchers use and spread the techniques they have acquired at ICReDD.

Please refer to the research topics offered by our faculty members below and read the application guidelines if you are interested in applying to MANABIYA Academic!

Application deadline: Thursday, September 30, 2021 (JST)

MANABIYA Industry

In the MANABIYA Industry branch of the program, we promote collaborations between ICReDD faculty and corporate researchers in the form of consulting and research collaborations.

Please refer to the research topics offered by our faculty members below and contact a MANABIYA representative if you are interested in MANABIYA Industry!

MANABIYA Course (6 weeks model case)

The 1st week
MANABIYA researchers will attend AFIR and ICReDD tutorials and discuss specific research goals and requirements with a supervisor.

The 2nd to 5th week
The applicant will be able to work on selected course from below. The MAMABIYA members are encouraged to discuss with PIs in all three fields to solve the problems they encounter in the collaborative research.
Seminars
MAMABIYA members participate in the ICReDD seminars.

The last week
MAMABIYA members summarize the results and deliver presentation for the achievement in ICReDD.
Issuance of MANABIYA Certificate

	MAEDA, Satoshi	AFIR Course Five-week collaborative research on establishing AFIR approaches to the problems and data provided by applicants. Applicants’ experimental/computational problems are collaboratively investigated by discussing the results of calculations and will repeat the discussion and considerations for improvement.
	TAKETSUGU, Tetsuya	Quantum-Chemical Computation Course Five weeks collaborative research with advanced quantum chemical computations in Taketsugu lab and ICReDD will be conducted for establishing (1) the desired excited-state reactions and (2) the desired heterogeneous catalytic reactions.
	YAMAMOTO, Tetsuya (Rubinstein group)	Polymer Physics Course Five-week collaborative research on polymer simulations by using the computer cluster in ICReDD or on polymer theory will be conducted to make sense of experimental results on polymer systems, such as polymer networks and gels, which are obtained by the applicant. Genome Physics course Five-week collaborative research will be conducted on the theory on the physics of gene regulation and phenomena in nucleus. Molecular biologists who wish to understand their experimental results on the basis of soft matter physics and biochemical reaction kinetics are encouraged to apply.
	YOSHIOKA, Masaharu	Chemical Information Course Five-week collaborative research on utilization of chemical information for analyzing chemical reaction process by using chemical database and information extraction tools from chemical related texts. MANABIYA members are encouraged to discuss with PIs to make a framework to collect useful information related to a particular reaction process from chemical database and chemical related text such as research papers and patents.
	SIDOROV, Pavel (Varnek group)	Chemoinformatics Course Five weeks collaborative research using the chemoinformatics techniques for extraction, curation and analysis of chemical databases data, as well as Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship modeling for biological activities, physico-chemical properties or reactivity.
	TAKIGAWA, Ichigaku	Machine Learning Course Five-week collaborative research on establishing ML approaches to the problems and data provided by applicants. Takigawa lab will provide the-state-of-the-art ML related expertise, and methods and practices that best fit to applicants’ experimental/computational problems are collaboratively investigated. Applicants are also encouraged to discuss with PIs in all three fields to solve problems raised during their research.
	KOMATSUZAKI, Tamiki	Molecular Data Science Course Five weeks collaborative research using information algorithms in Komatsuzaki lab will be conducted for the applications of algorithms such as reinforcement learning, causal inference, image analysis, quantum computing to establishing a fusing science with computation and experimental sciences.
	IWATA, Satoru	Optimization Course The MANABIYA members are encouraged to rase optimization issues they encounter in research on chemical reactions. Both discrete and continuous aspects are welcome. Through discussions with PI and other Lab members, they will try to formulate the issue as an optimization problem and develop solution methods.
	ITO, Hajime	Mechanosynthesis Course Five weeks collaborative research using equipment in Ito lab and ICReDDwill be conducted for establishing the desired ball-mill reactions of any solution-based reactions.
	SAWAMURA, Masaya	Asymmetric Metal Catalysis Course The applicants will work on collaborative research on enantioselective transition metal catalysis.
	TSUJI, Nobuya (List group)	Organocatalysis Course The applicants will work on collaborative research on chiral Lewis acid- or Brønsted acid-catalyzed asymmetric transformations.
	INOKUMA, Yasuhide	Polyketone Course You can learn how to synthesize discrete polyketone, organic fluorophore, and metal complexes using experimental lab and equipment in ICReDD.
	HASEGAWA, Yasuchika	Eu Luminophore Course Five weeks collaborative research using equipment in Hasegawa lab and ICReDD will be conducted for preparation and photophysical analysis of Eu luminophores (Eu complexes and coordination polymers).
	GONG, Jian Ping	Soft material Course Five weeks collaborative research using equipment in Gong lab and ICReDDwill be conducted for synthesizing and analysis of tough and marine adhesive hydrogels.
	TANAKA, Shinya	Material Genomics course Five weeks collaborative research using equipment in Tanaka lab and learning of cell control machinery of new biomaterials including hydrogels.