Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation Gunma University

Program No.	Affiliation	Position	Principal researcher	Research title	New or continued project	Researcher in charge in IMCR	remarks
17007	Hunan University	Associate Professor	Hong-Hui Wang	The role of guanine exchange factor(GEF)domain of Girdin in pancreatic islets to control insulin secretion.	continued	Professor・Tetsuro Izumi	Annual report
19003	Capital Medical University	Professor and Director	Jin-kui Yang	Berberine promotes insulin secretion through KCNH6 potassium channel in pancreatic beta cells.	New	Professor・Tetsuro Izumi	Annual report
19004	Ajou University	Professor	Bum-HO Bin	Study of ZIP13’s functions in connective tissue homeostasis	New	Assistant Professor・Ayako Fukunaka	Annual report
19005	Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Research Fellow	Fengzhu Xiong	Interplay between cellular metabolism and tissue mechanics during vertebrate morphogenesis	New	Professor・Tohruo Ishitani ；Assistant Professor・Masayuki Oginuma	Annual report

Program No.	Affiliation	Position	Principal researcher	Research title	New or continued project	Researcher in charge in IMCR	remarks
18013	University of Karachi	Associate Professor	M. Hafizur Rahman	Exploring the Insulin Secretory Mechanisms of Hymecromone and Eupatorin in vitro and in vivo	continued	Professor・Tetsuro Izumi	Annual report

Program No.	Affiliation	Position	Principal researcher	Research title	New or continued project	Researcher in charge in IMCR	remarks
18003	kyushu　University	Associate Professor	Ka Fai William TSE	Triclosan:a risk factor of fatty liver disease	continued	Professor・Tohruo Ishitani	Annual report
19007	Nagoya　University	Designated Professor	Youngjai You	The role of nuclear receptors in epigenetic regulation of feeding	New	Professor・Tskeshi Inagaki	Annual report

2019