NDLI: About the J-GRID (Japan Initiative for Global Research Network on Infectious Diseases)

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Nagai, Yoshiyuki
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Since infectious diseases heed no national borders, international research collaboration across borders must be enhanced. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan launched the J-GRID program in the fiscal year (FY) 2005, which consists of the two elements; (1) the construction of collaboration centers in Asian and African countries on a reciprocal basis between a Japanese university/institution and an overseas partner university/institution and (2) the networking of those collaboration centers and setting up its headquarters at RIKEN. J-GRID initiated with 5 collaboration centers in 3 Asian countries has expanded to include 13 centers in 8 countries (6 in Asia and 2 in Africa). The aims of J-GRID include conducting high quality research on infectious diseases of regional and global importance, advancing relevant technologies and developing human resources in the field. In this way, J-GRID is expected to contribute to the public health of the host countries, Japan and the rest of the world. After the completion of the first start-up phase, Term I (2005–2009), J-GRID has stepped up its activity for the second step-up phase, Term II (2010–2014). While the first term was just like an incubation period, the second term should be the exponential growth phase, maximizing its research activities. Indeed, J-GRID is now generating remarkable research outcomes with an increasing number of publications. The mid-term evaluation made by the MEXT in FY2012 commended J-GRID as an ideal model to demonstrate Japan’s leadership, in science and technology, and strongly recommended its extension in years to come after Term II terminates in FY 2014.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.2149/tmh.2014-s06
Page Count	1
Starting Page	43
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13488945
e-ISSN	13494147
Journal	Tropical Medicine and Health
Issue Number	2 Suppl
Volume Number	42
Language	English
Publisher	The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine
Publisher Date	2014-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine
Subject Keyword	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Infectious Diseases Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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