JST Strategic Basic Research Programs
(CREST, PRESTO and ACT-X)
Fiscal Year 2026 Call for Research Proposals
□ JST Strategic Basic Research Programs (CREST, PRESTO, and ACT-X)
■ Fiscal Year 2026 Call for Research Proposals - PRESTO [Exposome] -
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●Overview
We have launched a call for research proposals for a new PRESTO research area under the strategic objective: "Biological-Environmental Interactions: Elucidating the Interaction between Living Organisms and the Exposome" as part of the JST Strategic Basic Research Programs.
[PRESTO]
◇Research Area:“Molecular Mechanisms of Complex Environmental Exposures Shaping Present and Future Life [Exposome]”
(Research Supervisor: Toshikazu Ushijima)
This concludes the announcement of all research areas open for the fiscal year 2026 call for proposals under the CREST, PRESTO, and ACT-X programs. For a complete list of these research areas, please refer to our official website.
●Deadline
PRESTO・ACT-X: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:00 noon, Japan time
PRESTO [Exposome] only: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 12:00 noon, Japan time
CREST: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 12:00 noon, Japan time
●Contact
Department of Strategic Basic Research, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
E-mail:
rp-info@jst.go.jp