R&D Leader
Gil Granot-Mayer(OIST, Executive Vice President for Technology Development and Innovation)
Projects
Development of “Bioconvergence Industry-Academia-Government-Finance Co-Creation System (Co-Creation Lab)
PI: Gil Granot-Mayer (Leader)
We develop the optimal industry-academia-government-finance collaboration system for bioconvergence research and development. We also create new methodologies for integrating data collected in this center, extracting and utilizing useful information, etc.
Systems-science simulators supporting one health
PI: Ulf Dieckmann
The Complexity Science and Evolution Unit analyzes the dynamics of complex adaptive systems governing human wellbeing and ecosystem services. Methods are selected, combined, and developed drawing on complexity science, evolution, socioeconomics, ecology, game theory, theoretical physics, applied mathematics, and computer science. Key questions addressed include how to promote prosocial behavior, how to understand and manage biodiversity formation and loss, and how to utilize living resources sustainably.
Life is about timing: health shocks and socioeconomic inequality across the life cycle
PI: Yulya Kulikova
Improved health and labor policies that address socio-economic disparities in health, promote equity, and ensure the financial sustainability of public institutions in the face of health shocks and population aging.
Exploring climate change perspectives, health and well-being amidst small scale fishers in Okinawa and UK
PI: Jamila Rodrigues
We explore the effects of climate change on the wellbeing and cultural perceptions of inshore fishers in Okinawa, while also considering socio-economic context and governance types.