Researchers & Supervisors
Supervisors
PANEL headed by Professor ABE

FOREST Program Officer
Abe, Keietsu
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Inui, Masayuki
- Chief Researcher, Group Leader, Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology Group, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
- Kumagai, Hitomi
- Professor, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
- Nakai, Madoka
- Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Sato, Kazuhiro
- Professor, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
- Shirasu, Ken
- Deputy Director, Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN
- Suyama, Yoshihisa
- Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
- Takayama, Seiji
- Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Yoshizaki, Goro
- Professor, Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
PANEL headed by Professor AMAGAI

FOREST Program Officer
Amagai, Masayuki
Vice-President, Keio University / Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Hattori, Nobutaka
- Chairman and Professor, School of Medicine, Juntendo University
- Iijima, Kazumoto
- Director, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital
- Iwama, Atsushi
- Professor, Institute of Medical Science, Stem Cell and Molecular Medicine, The University of Tokyo
- Jinzaki, Masahiro
- Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Keio University
- Kishima, Haruhiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University
- Kumanogoh, Atsushi
- Dean / Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
- Minamino, Tohru
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University
- Miyagi, Etsuko
- Chief Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Yokohama City University
- Nishimura, Masahiro
- Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University
- Ohtori, Seiji
- Professor and Director, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University
- Shirabe, Ken
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University
- Takahashi, Hidehiko
- Professor, Graduate school of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
- Terasaki, Hiroko
- Project Professor, Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University
- Watanabe, Mamoru
- Vice President / Academic Advisor / Distinguish Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
- Yanagita, Motoko
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Nephrology, Kyoto University
PANEL headed by Professor FUKUSHIMA

FOREST Program Officer
Fukushima, Takanori
Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Former FOREST Program Officer :Itami, Kenichiro (~2022.3)
(Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University)
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Hamachi, Itaru
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Ito, Hajime
- Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
- Kageyama, Hiroshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Kato, Masako
- Professor, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University
- Kawai, Maki
- President, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Kimizuka, Nobuo
- Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
- Maeda, Satoshi
- Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
- Nakamura, Hisao
- Team Leader, Research Center for Computational Design of Advanced Functional Materials, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- Ohkanda, Junko
- Professor, Academic Assembly, Institute of Agriculture, Shinshu University
- Sando, Shinsuke
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Takeuchi, Masayuki
- Deputy Director, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
- Teranishi, Toshiharu
- Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
- Tsukuda, Tatsuya
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Wakamiya, Atsushi
- Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
- Yamada, Hiroko
- Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
PANEL headed by Doctor GODA

FOREST Program Officer
Goda, Yukiko
Professor, Synaose Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Hayashi, Yasunori
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Systems Neuropharmacology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
- Inokuchi, Kaoru
- Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama
- Koizumi, Schuichi
- Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi
- Nabekura, Junichi
- Director General, National Institute for Physiological Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Okada, Mariko
- Director/Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University
- Sasaki, Hiroyuki
- Specially-appointed Professor,Medical Institute of Bioregulation,Kyushu University/University Professor,Institute for Advanced Study,Kyushu University
- Takahashi, Yoshiko
- Member of Education and Research Council, Vice-Dean, Graduate School of Science Professor, Kyoto University
- Takumi, Toru
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine Kobe University
- Watanabe, Masahiko
- Professor, Faculty of Medicine Hokkaido University
PANEL headed by Doctor HORI

FOREST Program Officer
Hori, Muneo
Director-General, Research Institute for Value-Added-Information Generation, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Fujiwara, Akimasa
- Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
- Kiyono, Junji
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Koshimura, Shunichi
- Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
- Matsui, Yoshihiko
- Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
- Miyazato, Shinichi
- Professor, College of Engineering, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
- Oguma, Kumiko
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Ohsaki, Makoto
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Tanimoto, Jun
- Professor, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, kyushu University
- Yabuki, Nobuyoshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
- Yashiro, Tomonari
- Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
PANEL headed by Professor IMURA

FOREST Program Officer
Imura, Jun-ichi
Professor, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Harada, Kensuke
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
- Matsukawa, Mami
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University
- Matsuo, Akiko
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
- Nagatsuma, Tadao
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
- Namerikawa, Toru
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
- Shinshi, Tadahiko
- Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Takaki, Tomohiro
- Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Uchida, Ken
- Professor, Graduate school of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Umehara, Noritsugu
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
- Yoshida, Kazuya
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
PANEL headed by Professor ISHIZUKA

FOREST Program Officer
Ishizuka, Mayumi
Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Fukuda, Susumu
- Executive Vice President, Kyushu University
- Isobe, Tomohiko
- Chief Senior Researcher, Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Mannen, Hideyuki
- Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University
- Noguchi, Noboru
- Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
- Sugasawa, Kaoru
- Professor, Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University
- Tanaka, Akane
- Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Yoshimura, Takashi
- Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules Nagoya University
PANEL headed by Professor KAWAMURA

FOREST Program Officer
Kawamura, Hikaru
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Arima, Taka-hisa
- Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
- Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Hiyama, Emiko
- Professor, Department of Physics, Tohoku University
- Ida, Shigeru
- Professor, Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Iso, Satoshi
- Professor, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
- Kaneko, Masanobu
- Professor, Faculty of Mathematics, Kyushu University
- Kokubu, Hiroshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
- Nakano, Takashi
- Director, Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- Obara, Kazushige
- Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
- Sato, Kaoru
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Tajima, Setsuko
- Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
- Yoshida, Zensho
- Director General, National Institute for Fusion Science
PANEL headed by Professor KITAGAWA

FOREST Program Officer
Kitagawa, Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Fukuma, Takeshi
- Professor, Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University
- Gong, Jian Ping
- Professor, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
- Iwasa, Yoshihiro
- Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Kato, Koichi
- Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
- Koshihara, Shinya
- Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Matsumura, Syo
- President, National Institute of Technology. Kurume College
- Nakagawa, Shouichi
- Executive Officer General Manager, R&D Group, Kyocera Corporation
- Nakai, Hiromi
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Nitta, Junsaku
- Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
- Okabe, Akihiro
- Manager, Mitsui Chemicals Inc.,New Business Incubation Center
- Sasaki, Takayoshi
- Fellow, Executive Advisor to the President, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
- Tabata, Hitoshi
- Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Tanaka, Isao
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Yamauchi, Miho
- Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University
PANEL headed by Professor MIZUSHIMA

FOREST Program Officer
Mizushima, Noboru
Professor, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Doi, Hisashi
- Team Leader Labeling Chemistry Team, Division of Bio-Function Dynamics Imaging RIKEN
- Fukamizu, Akiyoshi
- Professor, Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, TARA, University of Tsukuba
- Gotoh, Noriko
- Professor, Cancer Research Institute, Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Kanazawa University
- Inui, Takashi
- Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture Department, Osaka Metropolitan University
- Kume, Shoen
- Professor, Department of Biological Information, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Minami, Yasuhiro
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University
- Nakayama, Keiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
- Ohba, Yusuke
- Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
- Ohdo, Shigehiro
- Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
- Ryo, Akihide
- Director, Department of Virology Ⅲ, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
- Takeda, Kiyoshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
PANEL headed by Professor SHIOMI

FOREST Program Officer
Siomi, Mikiko
Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Agata, Kiyokazu
- Director-General, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Ishiguro, Kei-ichiro
- Professor, Department of Chromosome Biology, Kumamoto University
- Ito, Takuhiro
- Team Leader, Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN
- Kobayashi, Takehiko
- Professor, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
- Kuranaga, Erina
- Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
- Nakatogawa, Hitoshi
- Associate Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Saito, Hirohide
- Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
- Sugimoto, Keiko
- Team Leader, CSRS, RIKEN
PANEL headed by Professor TANAKA

FOREST Program Officer
Tanaka, Junko
Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Itoh, Hiroshi
- Professor, School of Medicine, Keio University
- Masuda, Kazumi
- Professor, Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies, Kanazawa University
- Nagata, Chisato
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University
- Naruse, Keiji
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
- Otaka, Yohei
- Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, Fujita Health University
- Sanada, Hiromi
- President, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University
- Shiina, Tsuyoshi
- Professor, SIT Research Laboratories, Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Shimizu, Akinobu
- Professor, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Taketani, Yutaka
- Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University
PANEL headed by Professor YAGI

FOREST Program Officer
Yagi, Yasushi
Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Aoki, Takafumi
- Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning, Provost, Tohoku University
- Inaba, Masayuki
- Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Inoue, Michiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Kato, Hirokazu
- Professor, Center for Digital Green-innovation, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Kise, Koichi
- Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Osaka Metropolitan University
- Matsui, Tomoko
- Professor, Department of Statistical Modeling, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
- Minato, Shin-ichi
- Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
- Mori, Kensaku
- Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
- Morishima, Shigeo
- Professor, Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Okabe, Yasuo
- Director・Professor, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University
- Sugiyama, Masashi
- Professor / Director, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences / Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, The University of Tokyo / RIKEN
PANEL headed by Professor YOSHIDA

FOREST Program Officer
Yoshida, Naohiro
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Goto, Mika
- Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Kakinuma, Shizuko
- Researcher, National Institute of Radiological Sciences Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
- Kanie, Norichika
- Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
- Kasai, Yasuko
- Executive Researcher, Terahertz Technology Research Center, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
- Koba, Keisuke
- Professor, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University
- Moriguchi, Yuichi
- Vice President, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Okabe, Satoshi
- Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
- Okui, Akihiko
- Technical Advisor, Resources Department, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd
- Takamura, Yukari
- Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
- Tsunekawa, Atsushi
- Professor, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University
- Uehara, Natsuko
- Deputy Director-General, Planning Headquarters, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- Yoshioka, Toshiaki
- Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University
Review Team for Humanities and Social Sciences

FOREST Chief Advisor
Kobayashi, Tadashi
Specially Appointed Professor, Center for the Study of CO*Design, Osaka University
Advisors(Alphabetical order)
- Iseda, Tetsuji
- Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
- Kamisato, Tatsuhiro
- Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chiba University
- Karasawa, Kaori
- Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
- Kibe, Nobuko
- President, National Institutes for the Humanities
- Kubota, Sachiko
- President, Ashiya University
- Machimura, Takashi
- Professor, Faculty of Communication Studies, Tokyo Keizai University
- Matsushita, Kayo
- Professor, Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education, Kyoto University
- Mizobata, Satoshi
- Specially Appointed Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University
- Nakamura, Tomoyasu
- Professor, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University
- Saito, Satoru
- Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
- Sengoku-Haga, Kyoko
- Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
- Takamura, Yukari *
- Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
- Tanimoto, Kanji
- Professor, School of Commerce, Waseda University
*Concurrently serve as an advisor of Panel headed by Professor Yoshida.