Tohoku University and University of Washington (UW) have selected three joint research projects for support under the 2026 Joint Seed Fund Program.
This seed fund was established based on a mutual agreement between the two universities to promote and encourage collaborative research. In this second call for proposals, a total of nine applications were submitted, and following a joint review conducted by both institutions, the three interdisciplinary projects listed below were selected for funding.
The selected projects will receive research grants to support their activities for up to one year, beginning in April 2026.
| Research Areas | UW Lead | Tohoku University Lead | Project |
| Digital Humanities, Data Science, Computer Vision | Prof. Paul Atkins
(College of Arts and Sciences) |
Assoc. Prof. Tomo MIYAZAKI(Graduate School of Engineering) |
Deep-Learning Model for Extracting Orthographic Data from Classical Japanese Texts |
| Medical Science | Assoc. Prof.
Yoshiko Mito (College of Medicine) |
Prof. Kinuko OHNEDA
(Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization) |
Assessment of frequency and impact of germline intermediate-risk variants of inherited cancer syndromes in Japanese population |
| Oceanographic Modeling | Prof. Tarang Khangaonkar (School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences) |
Prof. Michio KAWAMIYA
(Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change) |
East-West North Pacific Marine Ecosystem Monitoring: A UW-TU-JAMSTEC Pilot Framework Linking Climate Variability to Coastal Impacts |
Contact:
Global Strategy Office
Tel: +81 22 217 6311
Email：kokusai-c grp.tohoku.ac.jp