Faculty

FURUUMI, Hiroyasu

Manager

Technical Specialists

 MAENO, Akiteru
 Technical Specialist

YAMATANI, Noriko
 Technical Specialist

Research Summary

The technical section, to which 12 technical staff members belong, is under the direct supervision of the Director-General. Each technical staff member works in a laboratory, division or unit and supports the following research activities inside and outside of NIG using their highly specialized skills.

• Maintenance and management:
  – The network and information security of the entire institute.
  – Paddy fields and green houses in the experimental farm.
  – Breeding environment in the animal research building.
• Transgenic mouse and knock-out mouse production services.
• 3D imaging analysis services using microfocus X-ray CT
• Development, preservation and distribution of bioresources such as drosophila, rice and zebrafish.
• Experiments in molecular biology using human cells.
• Technical support for projects of NIG.
• Maintenance of NIG environment.

We help to improve the research environment at NIG in numerous ways such as procedures for animal experiments and recombinant DNA experiments, safety and health management, chemical management, and laboratory work.