An important mission of National Institute of Genetics (NIG) is to create scientists who lead the next generation. As a member of SOKENDAI, NIG (Genetics Program) trains students who want to become scientists. SOKENDAI is a graduate university, which was established in 1988. After a reorganization in April 2023, SOKEDAI is now composed of 20 world-class national institutes (20 courses), which cover broad research areas including literature, history, physics, chemistry, biology and so on. Graduate students in the Genetics Program can enjoy science in the enriched environment of NIG and also have interdisciplinary communications with students and faculties from other SOKENDAI courses. NIG has more numbers of faculties than students, thus, each student can choose some faculties from other NIG labs as his/her Progress Committee members and can obtain advice on his/her research from them at any time. The Progress Committee system is useful for students to widen the scope of their research by obtaining guidance from faculties having varying expertise. Alumni who received their basic training in NIG to become scientists play important roles in broad fields, both academic and non-academic.

If you are interested in our PhD program, please find the necessary information in our website. We are looking forward to your joining NIG.

IWASATO, Takuji
Chair, Genetics Program