CMC Motojima Academy DEIB Promotion Project Research Grant: 2024 Achievement Presentation and 2025 Grant Notification Ceremony

On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, the "CMC Motojima Academy DEIB¹ Promotion Project Research Grant 2024 Achievement Presentation and 2025 Grant Notification Ceremony" were held at Gifu University.

The "CMC Motojima Academy DEIB Promotion Project," established through donations from the CMC Laboratory Co., Ltd., is a project aimed at supporting female students in choosing science-related career paths, providing grants for female students and researchers for their studies and research, and offering assistance for childcare and caregiving. As part of this project, research grants are awarded to innovative, pioneering, and socially beneficial research conducted by female researchers affiliated with Gifu University.

This time, the achievement presentation of researchers selected for the 2024 research grant project and the grant notification ceremony for Assistant Professor TAJIRIKA Satoko from the Health Administration Center, a recipient of the 2025 grant, were held in the Office of the President.

During the achievement presentation, not only were research results shared, but there were also exchanges of opinions regarding future research prospects. Encouraging words were also given by Dr. MOTOJIMA Seiji, the Representative Director of the CMC Laboratory Co., Ltd. to the researchers in attendance.

1)Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

From left: President YOSHIDA Kazuhiro, Assistant Professor Tajirika, Dr. Motojima

From left: Vice President OYABU Chiho, Assistant Professor Tajirika, Professor Murase, Associate Professor Koyama (2024 grant recipients), Dr. Motojima, and President Yoshida