INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL PROMINENT RESEARCH

Reaching New Horizon

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Welcome to the inaugural issue of Chiba Research, a new publication that showcases the diverse and innovative work being undertaken at the Institute for Global Prominent Research (IGPR), Chiba University. The institute was established in 2016, with the ambitious goal of becoming a global hub for top-class research in fields as farreaching as neutrino astronomy, the science of plant-based medicine, three-dimensional holography, and the creation of a fair, egalitarian society.

Table of Contents

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MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGYAND ALLERGYTHERAPEUTICS Fighting pathogens at their point of entry	04
CHIRAL MATERIALS SCIENCE Using light to establish a new field of chiral materials	06
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR HADRON ASTROPHYSICS Revealing hidden messages from the cosmos	08
PHYTOCHEMICAL PLANT MOLECULAR SCIENCES Unlocking the potential of phytochemicals	10
CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING The next wave in remote sensing	12
MULTIMODAL MEDICAL ENGINEERING Toward image-based disease diagnostics	14
CHIBA STUDIES ON GLOBAL FAIR SOCIETY Forging a fairer world	16
HIGH-EFFICIENCY ENERGY CONVERSION Toward a zero-emission society	18
CANCER EPIGENOME CENTER A different approach to fighting cancer	20
INTEGRATED RESEARCH CENTER ON REGENERATIVE SYSTEMS Steeped in stem cells	22
MEDICAL MYCOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER Manipulating microbes for human health	24
NEXT-GENERATION 3D DISPLAY AND MEASUREMENT Future images — more than meets the eye	26
MEDICINE FOR IMMUNE RELATED RARE DISEASES Innovative approach offers hope for intractable problems	28
SOFT MOLECULAR ACTIVATION FOR INTELLIGENT MATERIALS Catalyzing the future of smart materials	30
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR END OF LIFECARE Putting the care back into end-of-life care	32