A. Plan research group
The first group Functional regulation of proteins by sugar chains

Group leader	Toshisuke Kawasaki	Research Center for Glycobiotechnology, Ritsumeikan University / Director Structure and function of carbohydrate binding proteins and the HNK-1 epitope
	Tamao Endo	Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology / Head Biological functions of protein O-mannosylation
	Katsuko Yamashita	Department of Biochemistry, Sasaki Institute / Head Carbohydrate recognition of cytokines in relation to their physiological activities
	Koichi Kato	Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University / Professor NMR structural glycomics

The second group Functional regulation of molecular complexes by sugar chains

Group leader	Koji Kimata	Institute for Molecular Science of Medicine, Aichi Medical University / Professor, Institute Director Spacio-temporal regulation of morphogenesis with heparn sulfate
	Kazuyuki SUGAHARA	Kobe Pharmaceutical University / Professor Biosynthetic Scenario of Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans
	Takashi Muramatsu	Department of Health Science, Faculty of Psychological and Physical Sciences, Aichi Gakuin University / Professor Role of sulfated hexosamines in the construction of the nervous system
	Atsuhiko Oohira	Department of Perinatology and Neuroglycoscience,Institute for Developmental Research,Aichi Human Service Center / Department Manager Neural functions of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans

The third group Molecular mechanisms in diseases associated with sugar chain abnormality

Group leader	Koichi Furukawa	Department of Biochemistry II, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine / Professor Disorders of membrane microdomains based on aberrant glycosylation of glycosphingolipids
	Koichi Honke	Department of Molecular Medicine Kochi University Medical School / Professor Biological roles of sulfoglycolipids and pathophysiology of their deficiency
	Jun Nakayama	Department of Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine / Professor Regulation of Helicobacter pylori infection by O-glycan
	Taroh Kinoshita	Department of Immunoregulation, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University / Professor Regulation and deficiency of GPI-anchor biosynthesis

B. Summary group
1) Research evaluation group (nine people)

	Akira Kobata	The Noguchi Institute / Scientific Adviser
	Fuyuhiko Inagaki	Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University / Professor
	Nagata, Kazuhiro	Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences / Professor
	Naoyuki Taniguchi	Osaka University Medical School / Graduate School of Medicine / Professor and Chairman
	Yoshitaka Nagai	Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation / Advisor, The University of Tokyo / 　Professor Emeritus
	Akemi Suzuki	Sphingolipid Expression Laboratory, Supra-Biomolecular System Research Group,　RIKEN Frontier Research System / Group Director
	Masaki Saito	Dept. Oncology and Pharmacodynamics,Meiji Pharmaceutical University / Professor and Dean, Graduate School
	Reiji Kannagi	Department of Molecular Pathology, Aichi Cancer Center / Head
	Soichi Wakatsuki	Structural Biology Research Center, Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, KEK / Professor, Director of Structural Biology Research Center

2) Research execution group (five people)

	Toshisuke Kawasaki	Research Center for Glycobiotechnology, Ritsumeikan University / Director
	Koji Kimata	Institute for Molecular Science of Medicine, Aichi Medical University / Professor, Institute Director
	Koichi Furukawa	Department of Biochemistry II, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine / Professor
	Taroh Kinoshita	Department of Immunoregulation, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University / Professor
	Takashi Muramatsu	Department of Health Science, Faculty of Psychological and Physical Sciences, Aichi Gakuin University / Professor