(name of grant, year, research theme, amount of grant, leading researcher or collaborator)

Name of grant: Program for Promotion of Basic Research Activities for Innovation Biosciences (PROBRAIN)

Fiscal years: 2007 ~ 2011

Research theme: Molecular mechanism of thermotolerant microorganisms and their application to fermentation technology.

Amount of grant: 250 million Yen (≈3 million US$)

Leading researcher: Prof. Dr. Rinji Akada