NIG is proud to announce that three project associate professors in the Center for Frontier Research has been awarded tenure and promoted to professor as of April 1, 2015.

Daiju KITAGAWA: Division of Centrosome Biology, Department of Molecular Genetics

Shinya MIYAGISHIMA: Division of Symbiosis and Cell Evolution, Department of Cell Genetics

Jun KITANO: Division of Ecological Genetics, Department of Population Genetics

Center for Frontier Research is an incubation center to simultaneously develop two elements: human resources and new research fields. Promising young scientists conduct research as principal investigator (tenure-track associate professor) to explore new frontiers in genetics and related areas, taking advantage of NIG’s research infrastructure and various support systems. Those who obtained tenure will establish new research divisions in NIG to lead the new fields that they contribute in creating.