
The UTokyo-KI LINK programme
KI and the University of Tokyo have launched the UTokyo-KI LINK programme to facilitate research and educational collaboration at undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels. At KI, the administrative base of the programme is at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) and Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut). At the University of Tokyo, the administrative base is at the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences.

About the UTokyo-KI LINK
The programme aims at supporting investigators interested in research collaborations and recruitment of doctoral and postdoctoral students, and for junior researchers or students looking for postdoctoral positions or training opportunities at the University of Tokyo.

How to get started
First steps in establishing a collaboration with the help of the programme.

Contact persons
Contact persons at University of Tokyo and KI.

Participating groups
Groups affiliated to the programme at University of Tokyo and KI.

Current activities
Current research and education activities within the programme.

Grants and fellowships
Information about Swedish and Japanese grants relevant to this programme.
How to establish your collaboration at University of Tokyo
Planning your activities within the UTokyo-KI LINK programme.
News and calendar events in the UTokyo-KI LINK programme
Calendar event - STINT offers a webinar
STINT offers a webinar and report on public research and innovation funders in Japan
Date: Tuesday 11 March 2025, 10:00–11:00, via Microsoft Teams
Registration: Please register by 7 March 2025. A link to the Teams meeting will be distributed via email before the webinar.
Dr Laura Barbieri, postdoctoral researcher for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and STINT Affiliated Analyst in Japan, will guide you through a recently published STINT Outlook report on navigating Japan’s public research funding system. The aim is to provide Swedish higher education institutions and potential future researchers in Japan with essential insights into the national current R&D trends and the public sector’s strategies for research and innovation.

News
August 27, we were honored by a visit of the UTokyo President Fujii who spent and afternoon discussing with scientists connected to the LINK program.
News
Dr Yukie Kashima, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, expert in single-cell RNA-seq and spatial omics, arrived at KI first of August. During the coming year, she will develop already initiated KI collaborations, and aims to start new collaborative investigations within virology, infectious disease, and immunology. Supported by AMED ASPIRE grant.
New UTokyo-KI LINK-initiated recruitments!
Dr Raku Saito was recruited a postdoc to the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, UTokyo in April to work on a KI-UTokyo collaborative project. Supported by AMED ASPIRE grant.
Dr Donald Cameron, who just completed his postdoc at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, KI, will start as Assistant Professor at the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, UTokyo in October. Supported by MEXT organizational development expenses.
Dr Yusuke Sakai has been recruited as Lecturer at the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, the University of Tokyo. From November onwards, Dr Sakai will be active at KI and affiliated to the Björn Högberg team at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics. Supported by MEXT organizational development expenses.
News Archive
News and calendar events from The UTokyo-KI LINK programme.