On-going

Life Innovation

• ARITA Lipidome Atlas

  2021-2026

  Makoto Arita (Professor, Keio University / Team leader, RIKEN)

• SUZUKI RNA Modification Project

  2020-2025

  Tsutomu Suzuki ( Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• UEDA Biological Timing

  2020-2025

  Hiroki R. Ueda (Professor, The University of Tokyo / Team leader, RIKEN)

• KURUMIZAKA Chromatin Atlas

  2019-2024

  Hitoshi Kurumizaka (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• FUKATSU Evolving Symbiosis

  2019-2024

  Takema Fukatsu (Prime Senior Researcher, AIST)

• IKEGAYA Brain-AI Hybrid

  2018-2026

  Yuji Ikegaya (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• HAMACHI Innovative Molecular Technology for Neuroscience

  2018-2024

  Itaru Hamachi (Professor, Kyoto University)

• MIZUSHIMA Intracellular Degradation

  2017-2023

  Noboru Mizushima (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

Nanotechnology & Materials

• UCHIDA Magnetic Thermal Management Materials

  2022-2027

  Ken-ichi Uchida (Distinguished Group Leader, NIMS)

• SHIBATA Ultra-atomic Resolution Electron Microscopy

  2022-2027

  Naoya Shibata (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KATAOKA Line X-ray and gamma-ray imaging

  2021-2026

  Jun Kataoka(Professor, Waseda University)

• NOZAKI Resin-Degradation Catalyst Project

  2021-2026

  Kyoko Nozaki(Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• YAMAUCHI Materials Space-Tectonics Project

  2020-2025

  Yusuke Yamauchi(Distinguished Professor, Nagoya University / Professor, The University of Queensland (UQ) / Chief Invited Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS))

• MAEDA Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery

  2019-2024

  Satoshi Maeda (Professor, Hokkaido University)

• YAMAMOTO Atom Hybrid

  2015-2023

  Kimihisa Yamamoto (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Information and Communication Technology

• HASUO Metamathematics for Systems Design

  2016-2024

  Ichiro Hasuo (Professor, National Institute of Informatics)

Completed

• INAMI JIZAI Body

  2017-2022

  Masahiko Inami (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• NUMATA Organellar Reaction Cluster

  2016-2022

  Keiji Numata (Professor, Kyoto University / Team Leader, RIKEN)

• NOMURA Microbial Community Control

  2015-2021

  Nobuhiko Nomura (Professor, University of Tsukuba)

• NAKAMURA Macroscopic Quantum Machines

  2016-2021

  Yasunobu Nakamura (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• SAITOH Spin Quantum Rectification

  2014-2019 *Special Extension Period (2020)

  Eiji Saitoh (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• MOMOSE Quantum-Beam Phase Imaging

  2014-2019 *Special Extension Period (2020)

  Atsushi Momose (Professor, Tohoku University)

• KAWAHARA Universal Information Network

  2015-2021

  Yoshihiro Kawahara (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• ISHIGURO Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction

  2014-2019 *Special Extension Period (2020)

  Hiroshi Ishiguro (Professor, Osaka University / Director (visiting), ATR)

• ADACHI Molecular Exciton Engineering

  2013-2018

  Chihaya Adachi (Professor, Kyushu University)

• MINOSHIMA Intelligent Optical Synthesizer

  2013-2018

  Kaoru Minoshima (Professor, The University of Electro-Communications)

• SATO Live Bio-Forecasting

  2013-2018

  Thomas N. Sato (Director, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR))

• ITAMI Molecular Nanocarbon

  2013-2018

  Kenichiro Itami (Professor, Nagoya University)

• ISOBE Degenerate π-Integration

  2013-2018

  Hiroyuki Isobe (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• TOUHARA Chemosensory Signal

  2012-2017

  Kazushige Touhara (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KAWARABAYASHI Large Graph

  2012-2017

  Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi (Professor, National Institute of Informatics)

• SOMEYA Bio-Harmonized Electronics

  2011-2016

  Takao Someya (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• SAITOU Totipotent Epigenome

  2011-2016

  Mitinori Saitou (Professor, Kyoto University)

• KANAI Life Science Catalysis

  2011-2016

  Motomu Kanai (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• ASANO Active Enzyme Molecule

  2011-2016

  Yasuhisa Asano (Professor, Toyama Prefectural University)

• AKIYOSHI Bio-Nanotransporter

  2011-2016

  Kazunari Akiyoshi (Professor, Kyoto University)

• MURATA Lipid Active Structure

  2010-2015

  Michio Murata (Professor, Osaka University)

• HIGASHIYAMA Live-Holonics

  2010-2015

  Tetsuya Higashiyama (Professor, Nagoya University)

• TAKEUCHI Biohybrid Innovation

  2010-2015

  Shoji Takeuchi (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KATORI Innovative Space-Time

  2010-2015

  Hidetoshi Katori (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• IYODA Supra-integrated Material

  2010-2015

  Tomokazu Iyoda (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

• NAKAJIMA Designer Nanocluster Assembly

  2009-2014

  Atsushi Nakajima (Professor, Keio University)

• MINATO Discrete Structure Manipulation System

  2009-2014

  Shin-ichi Minato (Professor, Hokkaido University)

• YOMO Dynamical Micro-scale Reaction Environment

  2009-2014

  Tetsuya Yomo (Former professor, Osaka University)

• TAKAYANAGI Osteonetwork

  2009-2014

  Hiroshi Takayanagi (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• ITO Glycotrilogy

  2009-2014

  Yukishige Ito (Chief Scientist, RIKEN)

• SUEMATSU Gas Biology

  2009-2014

  Makoto Suematsu (Professor, Keio University) / Gregg L. Semenza (Professor, Johns Hopkins University)

• OKANOYA Emotional Information

  2008-2013

  Kazuo Okanoya (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• TAKAHARA Soft Interface

  2008-2013

  Atsushi Takahara (Professor, Kyushu University)

• KAWAOKA Infection-induced Host Responses

  2008-2013

  Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• SODEOKA Live Cell Chemistry

  2008-2013

  Mikiko Sodeoka (Chief Scientist, RIKEN)

• NAKAUCHI Stem Cell and Organ Regeneration

  2007-2012

  Hiromitsu Nakauchi (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KITAGAWA Integrated Pores

  2007-2012

  Susumu Kitagawa (Professor, Kyoto University)

• MAENAKA Human-Sensing Fusion

  2007-2012

  Kazusuke Maenaka (Professor, University of Hyogo)

• IGARASHI Design Interface

  2007-2012

  Takeo Igarashi (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• HIRAYAMA Nuclear Spin Electronics

  2007-2012

  Yoshiro Hirayama (Professor, Tohoku University)

• HASHIMOTO Light Energy Conversion

  2006-2011

  Kazuhito Hashimoto (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• MIYAWAKI Life Function Dynamics

  2006-2011

  Atsushi Miyawaki (Senior Team Leader, RIKEN)

• TOKURA Multiferroics

  2006-2011

  Yoshinori Tokura (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• SHIMODA Nano-Liquid Process

  2006-2011

  Tatsuya SHIMODA (Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Tecnology)

• HASEBE Reprogramming Evolution

  2005-2010

  Mitsuyasu Hasebe (Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology)

• IWATA Human Receptor Crystallography

  2005-2010

  So Iwata (Professor, Imperial College London)

• UEDA Macroscopic Quantum Control

  2005-2010

  Masahito UEDA (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• ASADA Synergistic Intelligence

  2005-2010

  Minoru Asada (Professor, Osaka University)

• KATO Nuclear Complex

  2004-2009

  Shigeaki Kato (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• SHIMOJO Implicit Brain Function

  2004-2009

  Shinsuke Shimojo (Professor, California Institute of Technology)

• NAKAMURA Functional Carbon Cluster

  2004-2009

  Eiichi Nakamura (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KANEKO Complex Systems Biology

  2004-2009

  Kunihiko Kaneko (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• MAEDA Actin-Filament Dynamics

  2003-2008

  Yuichiro Maeda (Professor, Nagoya University)

• KOBAYASHI Highly Functionalized Reaction Environments

  2003-2008

  Shu Kobayashi (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KOSHIHARA Non-equilibrium Dynamics

  2003-2008

  Shin-ya Koshihara (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

• AIHARA Complexity Modelling

  2003-2008

  Kazuyuki Aihara (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• YAMAMOTO Environmental Response

  2002-2007

  Masayuki Yamamoto (Professor, Tohoku University)

• AKIRA Innate Immunity

  2002-2007

  Shizuo Akira (Professor, Osaka University)

• YASHIMA Super-structured Helix

  2002-2007

  Eiji Yashima (Professor, Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Nagoya University)

• OHNO Semiconductor Spintronics

  2002-2007

  Hideo Ohno (Professor, Tohoku University)

• YANAGISAWA Orphan Receptor

  2001-2006

  Masashi Yanagisawa (Professor, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)

• YOSHIDA ATP System

  2001-2006

  Masasuke Yoshida (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

• NAKAMURA Inhomogeneous Crystal

  2001-2006

  Shuji Nakamura (Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara)

• TOKURA Spin Superstructure

  2001-2006

  Yoshinori Tokura (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• SEKIGUCHI Biomatrix Signaling

  2000-2005

  Kiyotoshi Sekiguchi (Professor, Osaka University)

• KOIKE Photonics Polymer

  2000-2005

  Yasuhiro Koike (Professor, Keio University)

• AIDA Nanospace

  2000-2005

  Takuzo Aida (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• IMAI Quantum Computation and Information

  2000-2005

  Hiroshi Imai (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KURODA Chiro Morphology

  1999-2004

  Reiko Kuroda (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• HOSONO Transparent ElectroActive Materials

  1999-2004

  Hideo Hosono (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

• YOKOYAMA Nano structured Liquid Crystal

  1999-2004

  Hiroshi Yokoyama (Director, Nanotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

• TARUCHA Mesoscopic Correlation

  1999-2004

  Seigo Tarucha (Professor, The University of Tokyo / Research Professor, NTT Basic Research Laboratories)

• KONDOH Differentiation Signaling

  1998-2003

  Hisato Kondoh (Professor, Osaka University)

• KUSUMI Membrane Organizer

  1998-2003

  Akihiro Kusumi (Professor, Nagoya University)

• KITANO Symbiotic Systems

  1998-2003

  Hiroaki Kitano (Senior Researcher, Sony Computer Science Laboratories Inc.)

• OHTSU Localized Photon

  1998-2003

  Motoichi Ohtsu (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

• HORIKOSHI Gene Selector

  1997-2002

  Masami Horikoshi (Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• NAMBA Protonic Nanomachine

  1997-2002

  Keiichi Namba (Professor, Osaka University)

• INOUE Superliquid Glass

  1997-2002

  Akihisa Inoue (Professor, Tohoku University)

• GONOKAMI Cooperative Excitation

  1997-2002

  Makoto Gonokami (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• TSUKITA Cell Axis

  1996-2001

  Shoichiro Tsukita (Professor, Kyoto University)

• YOKOYAMA CytoLogic

  1996-2001

  Shigeyuki Yokoyama (Professor, The University of Tokyo / Chief Scientist, RIKEN)

• INOUE Photo-chirogenesis

  1996-2001

  Yoshihisa Inoue (Professor, Osaka University)

• KAWATO Dynamic Brain

  1996-2001

  Mitsuo Kawato (Project Leader, ATR)

• MIKOSHIBA Calciosignal Net

  1995-2000

  Katsuhiko Mikoshiba (Professor, The University of Tokyo / Group Director, RIKEN)

• DOI Bioasymmetry

  1995-2000

  Hirofumi Doi (President, CEO, Celestar Lexico-Sciences, Inc.)

• KATO Cytoprotein Network

  1995-2000

  Seishi Kato (Chief Researcher, Sagami Chemical Research Center)

• MASUMOTO Single Quantum Dot

  1995-2000

  Yasuaki Masumoto (Professor, University of Tsukuba)

• TAKAI Biotimer

  1994-1999

  Yoshimi Takai (Professor, Osaka University)

• YAMAMOTO Behavior Genes

  1994-1999

  Daisuke Yamamoto (Professor, Waseda University)

• HIRAO Active Glass

  1994-1999

  Kazuyuki Hirao (Professor, Kyoto University)

• TAKAYANAGI Particle Surface

  1994-1999

  Kunio Takayanagi (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

• HIROHASHI Cell-Configuration

  1993-1998

  Setsuo Hirohashi (Deputy Director, National Cancer Center Research Institute)

• HASHIMOTO Polymer Phasing

  1993-1998

  Takeji Hashimoto (Professor, Kyoto University)

• TANAKA Solid Junction

  1993-1998

  Shun-ichiro Tanaka (Chief Research Scientist, Toshiba Corporation)

• YAMAMOTO Quantum Fluctuation

  1993-1998

  Yoshihisa Yamamoto (Professor, Stanford University / Distinguished Technical Member, NTT Basic Research Laboratories)

• YOSHIZATO MorphoMatrix

  1992-1997

  Katsutoshi Yoshizato (Professor, Hiroshima University)

• YANAGIDA Biomotron

  1992-1997

  Toshio Yanagida (Professor, Osaka University)

• ITAYA Electro-chemiscopy

  1992-1997

  Kingo Itaya (Professor, Tohoku University)

• KAWACHI Millibioflight

  1992-1997

  Keiji Kawachi (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• OKAYAMA Cell Switching

  1991-1996

  Hiroto Okayama (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• FUSETANI Biofouling Project

  1991-1996

  Nobuhiro Fusetani (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• NOYORI Molecular Catalysis

  1991-1996

  Ryoji Noyori (Professor, Nagoya University)

• YOSHIMURA π-Electron Materials

  1991-1996

  Susumu Yoshimura (Senior Managing Director, Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo, Inc.)

• SHINKAI Chemirecognics

  1990-1995

  Seiji Shinkai (Professor, Kyushu University)

• TORII Nutrient-Stasis

  1990-1995

  Kunio Torii (Chief Researcher, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.)

• NAGAYAMA Protein Array

  1990-1995

  Kuniaki Nagayama (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KIMURA Metamelt

  1990-1995

  Shigeyuki Kimura (Supervising Researcher, National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, STA)

• IKEDA Genosphere

  1989-1994

  Joh-E. Ikeda (Professor, Tokai University)

• AONO Atomcraft

  1989-1994

  Masakazu Aono (Chief Scientist, RIKEN)

• TONOMURA Electron Wavefront

  1989-1994

  Akira Tonomura (Senior Chief Research Scientist, HITACHI Ltd.)

• MIZUTANI Plant Ecochemicals

  1988-1993

  Junya Mizutani (Professor, Hokkaido University)

• MASUHARA Microphotoconversion

  1988-1993

  Hiroshi Masuhara (Professor, Osaka University)

• SAKAKI Quantum Wave

  1988-1993

  Hiroyuki Sakaki (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• KUNITAKE Molecular Architecture

  1987-1992

  Toyoki Kunitake (Professor, Kyushu University)

• FURUSAWA MorphoGenes

  1987-1992

  Mitsuru Furusawa (Board Director, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)

• NISHIZAWA Terahertz

  1987-1992

  Jun-ichi Nishizawa (President, Tohoku University)

• INABA Biophoton

  1986-1991

  Humio Inaba (Professor, Tohoku University)

• HOTANI Molecular Dynamic Assembly

  1986-1991

  Hirokazu Hotani (Professor, Teikyo University)

• GOTO Quantum Magneto Flux Logic

  1986-1991

  Eiichi Goto (Professor, Kanagawa University)

• KURODA Solid Surface

  1985-1990

  Haruo Kuroda (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

• YOSHIDA Nano-Mechanism

  1985-1990

  Shoichiro Yoshida (Managing Director, NIKON Corporation)

• HORIKOSHI Superbugs

  1984-1989

  Koki Horikoshi (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology / Chief Scientist, RIKEN)

• HAYAISHI Bioinformation Transfer

  1983-1988

  Osamu Hayaishi (Director, Osaka Bioscience Institute)

• MIZUNO Bioholonics

  1982-1987

  Den’ichi Mizuno (Professor, Teikyo University)

• NISHIZAWA Perfect Crystal

  1981-1986

  Jun-ichi Nishizawa (Professor, Tohoku University)

• OGATA Fine Polymer

  1981-1986

  Naoya Ogata (Professor, Sophia University)

• MASUMOTO Amorphous & Intercalation Compounds

  1981-1986

  Tsuyoshi Masumoto (Professor, Tohoku University)

• HAYASHI Ultra-Fine Particle

  1981-1986

  Chikara Hayashi (Chairman, ULVAC Corporation)