Hokkaido University Research Network with African Countries

ToRePs
project
Field and mechanism-based toxicity research on pesticides in Africa
Objectives
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This study will focus on pesticides as a neglected environmental pollutant in Africa and elucidate the mechanism of toxic pathogenesis occurring in the actual field in highly contaminated areas.
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As a result, it will be possible to link toxic key events that have not been connected until now, and it will be possible to clarify, for the first time, a toxic mechanism that has become a black box.
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To tackle this challenge, we will use new analytical methods to detect toxicological effects, fusing omics techniques with epidemiological studies.
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Capacity building is also a major product of this research. We will form a research and education platform for human resource education among the four countries working on this research theme.
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Student and young researchers will be exchanged among South Africa (North-West University), Zambia (University of Zambia), Ghana (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology), and Japan (Hokkaido University).
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The researchers trained on this platform will be the people who will tackle environmental pollution issues in Africa in the future.
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In addition, we have a plan to expand this research into other African countries.
Tackling Teams

Research subjects

Pesticide
Field surveillance of re-emerging and emerging pesticides in environmental, animal, and human samples

House dust
The house dust surveillance conducted in this project is a multilateral joint research using new common tools.

Capacity building
Students and young resercher exchanges
Hold symposium and seminar
Training of risk assessment