Two professors and three assistant professors have joined NIG as of April 1, 2016.

 professor

Yutaka SATO：Genetic Resource Center，Plant Genetics Laboratory

Ken KUROKAWA：Center for Information Biology, Genome Evolution Laboratory

 assistant professor

Takayuki FUJIWARA: Division of Symbiosis and Cell Evolution, Miyagishima Group

Tomotaka MATSUMOTO: Division of Evolutionary Genetics, Akashi Group

Toshihiro KAWASAKI: Model Fish Genomics Resource Laboratory, Sakai Group

In addition, Masato KANEMAKI, tenure track associate professor at the Center for Frontier Research, has been awarded tenure and promoted to professor.

Masato KANEMAKI: Division of Molecular Cell Engineering, Department of Molecular Genetics