Management Structure
Management
- Advisory Committee
- Advisory Board
- Council for Strategy Planning
- Assistant to the Director-General
- Inter-University Collaboration Committee
- NIG Committees (Chair)
- DNA Database Advisory Committee (Non-NIG members)
- Recombinant Experiments Committee (Non-NIG members)
- Animal Experiments Committee (Non-NIG members)
- Genetic Resources Committee (Non-NIG members)
- Mouse Bioresource Committee (Non-NIG members)
- Rice Bioresource Committee (Non-NIG members)
- E. Coli Bioresource Committee (Non-NIG members)
- Ethical Review Committee on Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects (Non- NIG members)
- Conflict of Interests Committee (Non-NIG members)
- Center for Frontier Research Committee (Non-NIG members)
- Phenotype Research Center Committee (Non-NIG members)
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee gives advice to the Director-General on administrative affairs including joint research programs.
| ITO, Takashi | Research Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University |
| UEMURA, Tadashi | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
| OHSUGI, Miho | Professor, Graduate School of Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| KURUMIZAKA, Hitoshi | Professor, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo |
| SHIMIZU, Akira | Specially-Appointed Professor, Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration |
| TAKAHASHI, Satoru | Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba |
| TAKAHASHI, Yoshiko | Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
| TAKEDA, Hiroyuki | Professor, Department of Advanced Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University |
| TOKUNAGA, Katsushi | Director, Genome Medical Science Project, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security |
| NAKAGAWA, Shinichi | Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University |
| MOTOHASHI, Hozumi | Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University |
(Non-NIG members)
| KUROKAWA, Ken | Vice-Director |
| HIRATA, Tatsumi | Vice-Director |
| KITANO, Jun | Vice-Director |
| KANEMAKI, Masato | Assistant to the Director-General |
| NAKAMURA, Yasukazu | Assistant to the Director-General |
| ARITA, Masanori | Professor, Department of Informatics |
| MIYAGISHIMA, Shin-ya | Professor, Department of Gene Function and Phenomics |
| MAESHIMA, Kazuhiro | Professor, Department of Chromosome Science |
| IWASATO, Takuji | Professor, Department of Gene Function and Phenomics |
| SAWA, Hitoshi | Professor, Department of Gene Function and Phenomics Chair, Inter-University Collaboration Committee |
(NIG members)
Advisory Board
The board members give advice to the Director-General and/or the Advisory Committee regarding the principles and policies of the institute.
| KUMANOGOH, Atsushi | President, The University of Osaka |
| SHINOZAKI, Kazuo | Honorary Science Advisor, RIKEN |
| HUNT, Tim | Emeritus Scientist, The Francis Crick Institute |
| ROSSANT, Janet | President, The Gairdner Foundation |
| DIFFLEY, John | F.X. Associate Research Director, The Francis Crick Institute |
Council for Strategy Planning
Under the Director-General’s supervision, the Council makes basic plans and policies on NIG management.
| Chair | KONDO, Shigeru |
| Members | KUROKAWA, Ken |
| KITANO, Jun | |
| HIRATA, Tatsumi |
Assistant to the Director-General
Under the order from the Director-General, the Assistant to the Director-General carries out special missions flexibly and expeditiously.
| Evaluation | NAKAMURA, Yasukazu |
| Education and Research | KANEMAKI, Masato |
| Animal Experiments | KOIDE, Tsuyoshi |
Inter-University Collaboration Committee
| Chair | SAWA, Hitoshi | Professor, Department of Gene Function and Phenomics |
| Non-NIG members | UEMURA, Tadashi | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
| TAKAHASHI, Satoru | Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba | |
| TAKEDA, Hiroyuki | Professor, Department of Advanced Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University | |
| TOKUNAGA, Katsushi | Director, Genome Medical Science Project, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security | |
| NIG members | SAWA, Hitoshi | Professor, Department of Gene Function and Phenomics |
| SATO, Yutaka | Professor, Department of Genomics and Evolutionary Biology | |
| KURAKU, Shigehiro | Professor, Department of Genomics and Evolutionary Biology |
NIG Committees (Chair)
| Future Planning | KUROKAWA, Ken |
| Budget | KUROKAWA, Ken |
| Facilities and Sustainability | KITANO, Jun |
| Common Equipment | KANEMAKI, Masato |
| Computer | KUROKAWA, Ken |
| Library | SAWA, Hitoshi |
| Seminar | KIMURA, Akatsuki |
| NIG Projects | MAESHIMA, Kazuhiro |
| Publicity | KURAKU, Shigehiro |
| Intellectual Property | NAKAMURA, Yasukazu |
| NIG PD Selection | YONEHARA, Keisuke |
| Museum of Genetics | KITANO, Jun |
| Internationalization | KIMURA, Akatsuki |
| RI Safety | SAITO, Kuniaki |
| Recombinant Experiments | KANEMAKI, Masato |
| Animal Experiment | KOIDE, Tsuyoshi |
| Fire & Disaster Prevention | General Manager |
| DDBJ | ARITA, Masanori |
| Genetic Resources | SATO, Yutaka |
| Mouse Bioresource | KOIDE, Tsuyoshi |
| Rice Bioresource | SATO, Yutaka |
| E.coli Bioresource | NIKI, Hironori |
| Advanced Genomics Center | KUROKAWA, Ken |
| Phenotype Research Center | KIMURA, Akatsuki |
| Harassment Prevention | HIRATA, Tatsumi |
| Ethical Review Committee on Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects | ARITA, Masanori |
| Safety & Health | KITANO, Jun |
| Conflict of Interests | Director-General |
| Center for Frontier Research | Director-General |
| Genetic-Engineered mouse supporting | KOIDE, Tsuyoshi |
DNA Database Advisory Committee (Non-NIG members)
| ITO, Takashi | Professor, Graduate School of of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University |
| OKADA, Mariko | Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University |
| KASAHARA, Masahiro | Associate Professor, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Science, Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo |
| KAWAGUCHI, Takafumi | Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Department for Information Infrastructure, Office of NBDC Program |
| SUGANO, Sumio | Professor, Future Medicine Education and Research Organization, Chiba University |
| TOKUNAGA, Katsushi | Project Director, National Center for Global Health and Medicine |
| NIKAIDO, Itoshi | Professor, Department of Functional Genome Informatics, Division of Biological Data Science, Medical Research Laboratory (MRL), Institute of Integrated Research (IIR), Institute of Science Tokyo |
| HIRAI, Masami | Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science Metabolic Systems Research Team |
Recombinant Experiments Committee (Non-NIG members)
| URAKAMI, Kenichi | Division Chief, Deputy Director, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute |
| KOBAYASHI, Kimiko | Professor, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka |
Animal Experiments Committee (Non-NIG members)
| SHIOJIRI, Nobuyoshi | Trustee, Vice-President, Shizuoka University |
Genetic Resources Committee (Non-NIG members)
| ASANO, Masahide | Professor, Institute of Laboratory Animails, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University |
| ICHIYANAGI, Tsuyoshi | Professor, Facuity of Agriculture, Tottori University |
| EZURA, Hiroshi | Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba |
| OHKUMA, Moriya | Head, Microbe Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| OKAMOTO, Hitoshi | Visiting Senior Scientist, RIKEN Center for Brain Science |
| OGINO, Hajime | Professor, Amphibian Research Center, Hiroshima University |
| OBATA, Yuichi | Special Advisor, RIKEN |
| KAWASE, Eihachiro | Associate Professor, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University |
| KAWACHI, Masanobu | Head, Biodiversity Resource Conservation Office, Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| KITASHIBA, Hiroyasu | Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University |
| KUSABA, Makoto | Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Laboratory of Plant Chromosome and Gene Stock, Hiroshima University |
| KUWAYAMA, Hidekazu | Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba |
| KOBAYASHI, Masatomo | Deputy Director, Experimental Plant Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| KOHARA, Arihiro | Director of Center, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition |
| SAKAKIBARA, Hitoshi | Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University |
| SASAKURA, Yasunori | Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba |
| SATO, Tsutomu | Professor, Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Hosei University |
| SHIROISHI, Toshihiko | Director, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| JINBO, Ustugi | Deputy Collection Director, National Museum of Nature and Science, Center for Collections |
| SUGIURA, Makoto | Director, Reseach Center of Genetic Resources, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
| SUGIMOTO, Asako | Executive Vice President, Tohoku University |
| SUGIYAMA, Minetaka | Professor, Department of Food and Health Sciences, Facutly of Environmental Studies, Hiroshima Institute of Technology |
| TAKANO, Toshiyuki | Professor, KYOTO Drosophila Stock Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology |
| TAKEO, Toru | Professor, Institute for Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University |
| TANAKA, Kaori | Professor, Center for Conservation of Microbial Genetic Resource, Gifu University Institute for Advanced Study |
| TAMURA, Tomohiko | Director, Culture Collection Division, Biological Resource Center, NITE (NBRC) |
| TERAUCHI, Ryohei | Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University |
| NAKAMURA, Katsuki | Professor, Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior, Kyoto University (EHUB) |
| NAKAMURA, Taro | Professor, Graduate School of Science Department of Professor School Science Department Bioligy, Osaka Metropolitan University |
| NAKAMURA, Yukio | Deputy Director, Cell Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| NAGAMURA, Tokiko | Associate Professor, Department of Cell Processing and Transfusion, Cell Resource Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo |
| NARUSE, Kiyoshi | Specially Appointed Professor, Laboratory of Bioresources, National Institute for Basic Biology |
| NISHIJIMA, Kenichi | Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Avian Bioscience Research Center (ABRC), Nagoya University |
| NITASAKA, Eiji | Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University |
| HASHIGUCHI, Masatsugu | Associate Professor, Faculty of Regional, Innovation, University of Miyazaki |
| HISANO, Hiroshi | Professor, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University |
| HIRATA, Satoshi | Professor, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University |
| FUKUDA, Hiroo | President, Akita Prefectural University |
| FUJII, Tsuguru | Associate Professor, Institute of Genetic Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyusyu University |
| MASUYA, Hiroshi | Head, Integrated Bioresource Information Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| MATSUI, Yasuhisa | Professor, Cell Resource Center for Biomedical Research, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University |
| MATUSDA, Masaru | Professor, Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University |
| MIWA, Yoshihiro | Head, Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| YAGUCHI, Takashi | Associate Pfrofessor, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University |
| YASUDA, Jiro | Professor, Nagasaki University National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases |
| YOSHIKI, Atsushi | Head, Experimental Animal Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| YOSHINA, Sawako | Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University |
| YOSHIMATSU, Kayo | Director, Research Center for Medical Plant Resources, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition |
| WAKANA, Shigeharu | Director, Department of Animal Experimentation The Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI) |
| WATANABE, Atsushi | Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University |
| WATARAI, Masahisa | Dean (Professor), Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medecine, Yamaguchi University |
Mouse Bioresource Committee (Non-NIG members)
| ASANO, Masahide | Professor, Institute of Laboratory Animals, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University |
| ARAKI, Kimi | Professor, Division of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University |
| IKAWA, Masahito | Distinguished Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University |
| KIKKAWA, Yoshiaki | Project leader, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science |
| SASAOKA, Toshikuni | Professor, Department of Comparative and Experimental Medicine, Bioresource Science Branch, Center for Bioresource-based Researches Brain Research Institute, Niigata University |
| SADO, Takashi | Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University |
| SHIROISHI, Toshihiko | Director, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| TAKAHASHI, Aki | Associate Professor, Institute of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba |
| HAYASHIMOTO, Nobuhito | Director, ICLAS Monitoring Center, Central Institute for Experimental Animals |
| YOSHIKI, Atsushi | Head, Experimental Animal Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| WAKABAYASHI, Yuichi | Team Leader, Division of Experimental Animal Research, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute |
Rice Bioresource Committee (Non-NIG members)
| ASHIKARI, Motoyuki | Professor, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University |
| IZAWA, Takeshi | Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| ISHII, Takashige | Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University |
| ISHIHARA, Atsushi | Department of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University |
| ICHITANI, Katsuyuki | Professor, Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University |
| EBANA, Kaworu | Head of Genebank Program Management and Technical Office, Research Center of Genetic Resources, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
| KAWASAKI, Tsutomu | Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University |
| KAWAHARA, Yoshihiro | Principal Researcher, Reserch Center for Advanced Analysis, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
| KUSABA, Makoto | Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Laboratory of Plant Chromosome and Gene Stock, Hiroshima University |
| KUBO, Takahiko | Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University |
| KOIDE, Yohei | Associate Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University |
| TSUJI, Hiroyuki | Professor, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University |
| TERAUCHI, Ryohei | Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University |
| DOI, Kazuyuki | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University |
| NAKAZONO, Mikio | Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University |
| HISANO, Hiroshi | Professor, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University |
| YASUI, Hideshi | Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University |
| YAMAGATA, Yoshiyuki | Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University |
E. Coli Bioresource Committee (Non-NIG members)
| AKIYAMA, Yoshinori | Professor, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University |
| ASAI, Kei | Professor, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| ITAYA, Mitsuhiro | Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University |
| OSHIMA, Taku | Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University |
| OGURA, Mitsuo | Professor, Institute of Oceanic Research and Development, Tokai University |
| OGURA, Yoshitoshi | Professor, School of Medicine, Kurume University |
| KATAYAMA, Tsutomu | Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Scienes, Kyushu University |
| KAWAGISHI, Ikuro | Professor, Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Hosei University |
| SATO, Tsutomu | Professor, Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Hosei University |
| SHIOMI, Daisuke | Professor, College of Science, Rikkyo University |
| SEKINE, Yasuhiko | Professor, College of Science, Rikkyo University |
| TANAKA, Kaori | Professor, Center for Conservation of Microbial Genetic Resource, Gifu University Institute for Advanced Study |
| TANAKA, Kan | Professor, Institute of Integrated Research Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Science Tokyo |
| CHIBA, Shinobu | Professor, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University |
| HIZUKURI, Yohei | Assistant Professor, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University |
| MORI, Hideo | Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited |
| YOSHIDA, Ken-ichi | Professor, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University |
Ethical Review Committee on Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects (Non- NIG members)
| UEDA, Ryutaro | Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition Junior College at Mishima Nihon University |
| ODA, Tsukasa | Vice President, Dean, College of Law Professor, Nihon University |
| KUROSAWA, Kenji | Director, Center for Medical Genetics, National Center for Child Health and Development |
| KOBAYASHI, Setsuro | Part-time teacher, Shizuoka Prefectural Fujinomiya West High School |
| SAKAMOTO, Yukiko | Auditor, Nemunoki-Gakuen |
Conflict of Interests Committee (Non-NIG members)
| GODA, Toshinao | Specialy-Appointed Professor, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka |
Center for Frontier Research Committee (Non-NIG members)
| OHSUGI, Miho | Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| KURODA, Shinya | Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| SATAKE, Akiko | Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University |
Phenotype Research Center Committee (Non-NIG members)
| KURUMIZAKA, Hitoshi | Professor, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo |
| SHIROISHI, Toshihiko | Director, RIKEN BioResource Research Center |