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The thymus is an organ in which most T lymphocytes are generated.
T lymphocyte development in the thymus is indispensable for the establishment of a highly developed immune system in vertebrates.
This program aims to unveil mechanisms that are essential for the formation of the thymus.
To do so, this program will support intensive collaborations among leading researchers in the field to form an international network including Japan.
A collaborative effort will be made to form an international core foundation and to nurture young scientists in this field.
The outcome of this program should aid better understanding of immune system development and better controlling immune diseases including autoimmune diseases and allergies.
Based on molecular genetics and developmental biology using various model animals such as mouse and fish, individual researchers who join this program have led the study of the thymus organogenesis.
On the top of individual research activity and partial collaborative efforts, this program will facilitate intensive and effective collaborations among leading researchers in the field.
Synergistic promotion of the research is expected through sharing latest outcomes and most advanced technologies.
In order to initiate the collaborative efforts to establish an international framework of the research in the field of thymus organogenesis, this program will first organize a "kick off" meeting in August 2004 in Japan.
The meeting will facilitate effective collaborations and serve to form an international core foundation in the field.
In the "kick off" meeting in August 2004, all the researchers will give scientific talks to share updated outcomes and to seek new collaborations.
Additional visits and lectures will facilitate the collaborations.
An international symposium in Japan will be organized in the next fiscal year.
Mutual visits among the researchers will facilitate the exchange of updated outcomes and advanced technologies.
The visits by young scientists will be supported to promote the research of this field in the next generation.
By extending the collaborations, this program will seek to establish a core international foundation.
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