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In 1997, Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience received 117 research grant applications from 23 countries. After careful evaluation for scientific merit, potentiality and feasibility, the foundation approved 13 projects and awarded a total of 70,000,000 yen to them. The grantees for the 1998 fiscal year are (in alphabetical order):
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Campbell, Kevin P.; The University of Iowa College of Medicine, HHMI, USA; "Carbohydrate moieties of alpha-dystroglycan, its link with extracellular matrix" |
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Gatt, Shimon; Hebrew University, Israel; "Fluorescence-based studies of glycosphingolipid storage diseases" |
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Hoshi, Motonori; Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan; "Egg-coat saccharide chains serving as physiological signals for sperm" |
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Lipt?, Andr?; L. Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary; "Totally synthetic saccharide-protein conjugate vaccines against Shigella infections" |
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Marco-Contelles, Josvia samarium diiodide carbocyclization of 1,6-carbonyl oxime ethers derived from sugars" |
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Pagano, Richard E.; Mayo Foundation, USA; "Synthesis & characterization of novel glycosphingolipids for cell biology" |
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Raetz, Christian R.H.; Duke University Medical Center, USA; "Synthesis and biological activity of endotoxin photoaffinity probes" |
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Rapraeger, Alan C.; University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; "Mapping of bioactive heparan sulfates in development" |
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Sandrin, Mauro S.; Austin Research Institute, Australia; "Molecular analysis of Golgi localization signals of glycosyltransferases" |
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Schachner, Melitta; Institut fŸr Biosynthese Neuraler Strukturen, Germany; "Functions of oligomannosides in neural recognition molecule-dependent cell interactions" |
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Woods, Robert J.; The University of Georgia, USA; "Carbohydrate mimics complexed with their protein receptors" |
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Yamaguchi, Yu; The Burnham Institute, USA; "Transgenic studies on the role of hyaluronan in brain function" |
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Yanagishita, Masaki; Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan; "Regulation of heparan sulfate proteoglycan metabolism by heparanase" |
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