OpenFieldSeto Inland Sea Marine Natural Products Drug Discovery Project
Collaborative research project isolating bioactive cyclic peptides and polyketides from Seto Inland Sea marine microorganisms to discover novel antibiotic and antitumour leads.
Application checklist & requirements
These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.
- Academic degree / Prerequisites
- Enrolled in postgraduate pharmacognosy, natural product chemistry, or biology
- English language proficiency
- Proficiency in Japanese or English
- Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT)
- Not required
- Thesis / Research statement
- Laboratory research abstract on marine sponge metabolite extraction or structure elucidation
- Recommendation letters
- Departmental laboratory chair endorsement
How much will it cost? How much funding is available?
- Financial support / stipend
- JPY 700,000 research project grant plus NMR spectrometer time
- Application fee
- JPY 0
- Tuition / joining costs
- Covered through graduate research enrollment
Dates and verification
- Application deadline
- February 28, 2027 (2027 Fiscal Year project)
- Last source review
- 2026-10-15
Important verification note
Facts reflect official Hiroshima International University documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.
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