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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
Specially appointed professor, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
Nakai, Madoka
Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Sato, Kazuhiro
Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Setsunan University
Shirasu, Ken
Deputy Director, Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN
Suyama, Yoshihisa
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Takayama, Seiji
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo / Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Yoshizaki, Goro
Professor, Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

FOREST Program Officer

Amagai, Masayuki
Vice-President, Keio University

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
President / 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 Dentistry, Osaka University
Ohtori, Seiji
Professor and Director, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University
Shirabe, Ken
Dean / Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University
Takahashi, Hidehiko
Professor, Graduate school of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo
Terasaki, Hiroko
Project Professor, Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University
Watanabe, Mamoru
Project Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University
Yanagita, Motoko
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Nephrology, Kyoto University

FOREST Program Officer

Fukushima, Takanori
Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo

Former FOREST Program Officer :Itami, Kenichiro (~2022.3)
(Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University)

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Ito, Hajime
Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Kageyama, Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Kato, Masako
Part-time Lecturer, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University
Kimizuka, Nobuo
Specially Appointed Professor, Professor Emeritus, Research Center for Negative Emissions Technologies
Maeda, Satoshi
Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Nakamura, Hisao
Principal Research Manager, Materials DX Research Center, 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
Director, Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, 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
Tsumoto, Kohei
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Wakamiya, Atsushi
Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Yamada, Hiroko
Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Yoshinobu, Jun
Professor, The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo

【Past members】

Aruga, Tetsuya
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University(~2024.3)
Hamachi, Itaru
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University(~2023.3)
Kawai, Maki
President, National Institutes of Natural Sciences(~2024.3)
 *Affiliations and positions are as of the time of the advisor.

FOREST Program Officer

Goda, Yukiko
Professor, Synapse 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
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi
Nabekura, Junichi
Director General, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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 emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University

【Past members】

Okada, Mariko
Director/Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University(~2023.8)
 *Affiliations and positions are as of the time of the advisor.

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 Emeritus, Kyoto University
Koshimura, Shunichi
Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
Matsui, Yoshihiko
Research Visiting Professor, Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation, Waseda University
Miyazato, Shinichi
Professor, College of Engineering, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Oguma, Kumiko
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Ohsaki, Makoto
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Tanimoto, Jun
Executive Vice President, Kyushu University
Yabuki, Nobuyoshi
Professor, Advanced Research Laboratories Research, Tokyo City University
Yashiro, Tomonari
President, Tokyo City University

FOREST Program Officer

Imura, Jun-ichi
Executive Vice President for Institute Strategy / Professor, School of Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo

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 Emeritus, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Namerikawa, Toru
Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Shinshi, Tadahiko
Professor, Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
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

FOREST Program Officer

Ishizuka, Mayumi
Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Fukuda, Susumu
Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University / Professor, Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Department of Food Management, Nakamura Gakuen 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
Dean, 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

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
Iso, Satoshi
Professor, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization / Director, iTHEMS, RIKEN
Kaneko, Masanobu
Professor, Faculty of Mathematics, Kyushu University
Kokubu, Hiroshi
Vice President, Kyoto University
Nakano, Takashi
Director, Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
Obara, Kazushige
Fellow, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)
Sato, Kaoru
Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Tajima, Setsuko
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Tanaka, Hidekazu
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
Yoshida, Zensho
Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo

【Past members】

Ida, Shigeru
Professor, Earth-Life Science Institute, Institute of Science Tokyo(~2025.3)
 *Affiliations and positions are as of the time of the advisor.  

FOREST Program Officer

Kitagawa, Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Fukuma, Takeshi
Professor, Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University
Iwasa, Yoshihiro
Deputy Director, Center for Emergent Matter Science, RIKEN
Kato, Koichi
Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Koshihara, Shinya
Visiting Professor, Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Matsumura, Syo
Professor Emeritus, The Ultramicroscopy Research Center, Kyushu University
Nakagawa, Shouichi
Executive Officer / Senior 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
Director, New Business Incubation Center, Mitsui Chemicals Inc.
Sasaki, Takayoshi
Fellow / Executive Advisor to the President, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
Tabata, Hitoshi
Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Tanaka, Isao
Program-Specific Professor, Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration, Kyoto University
Yamauchi, Miho
Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University
Yoshie, Naoko
Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

【Past members】

Gong, Jian Ping
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University(~2023.10)
 *Affiliations and positions are as of the time of the advisor.

FOREST Program Officer

Mizushima, Noboru
Professor, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Doi, Hisashi
Project Professor, Organization for Research Promotion, Osaka Metropolitan University
Fukamizu, Akiyoshi
Specially Appointed 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, Institute of Science Tokyo
Minami, Yasuhiro
Project Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University / Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe Tokiwa University
Nakayama, Keiko
Vice President for Research Infrastructure, Research Infrastructure Management Center, Institute of Science Tokyo / Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
Ohba, Yusuke
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
Ohdo, Shigehiro
Specially-appointed 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

FOREST Program Officer

Siomi, Mikiko
Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Agata, Kiyokazu
Professor emeritus, 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 Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Nakatogawa, Hitoshi
Professor, Cell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Saito, Hirohide
Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
Sugimoto, Keiko
Team Leader, CSRS, RIKEN

FOREST Program Officer

Tanaka, Junko
Exective Vice President, Hiroshima University / Specially Appointed Professor, Hiroshima University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Itoh, Hiroshi
Specially Appointed Professor, The Center for Preventive Medicine, Keio University / Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Masuda, Kazumi
Professor, Faculty of Education, Institute of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University
Nagata, Chisato
Professor Emeritus, 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

FOREST Program Officer

Yagi, Yasushi
General Manager, Initiative for Life Design Innovation (iLDi), Osaka University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Aoki, Takafumi
Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning, Provost, Tohoku University
Inaba, Masayuki
Strategic Advisor, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Inoue, Michiko
Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kato, Hirokazu
Executive Director, Vice President, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kise, Koichi
Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Osaka Metropolitan University
Matsui, Tomoko
Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Statistical Mathematics, 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
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

FOREST Program Officer

Yoshida, Naohiro
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Goto, Mika
Professor, School of Environment and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo
Kakinuma, Shizuko
Visiting Researcher, National Institute of Radiological Sciences Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Kasai, Yasuko
Professor, School of Environment and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo
Koba, Keisuke
Director, cer., Professor, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University
Moriguchi, Yuichi
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo / Former 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
Uehara, Natsuko
Executive Officer, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yoshimura, Kei
Professor, Institute of industrial science, The University of Tokyo
Yoshioka, Toshiaki
Dean, Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University

【Past members】

Kanie, Norichika
Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University(~2024.3)
Takamura, Yukari
Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo(~2024.3)
Tsunekawa, Atsushi
Professor, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University(~2025.3)
 *Affiliations and positions are as of the time of the advisor.

Program Officer(Second Generation)

FOREST Program Officer

Arita, Makoto
Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Asahara, Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo
Fujita, Yasuyuki
Professor, Graduete School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Furuyashiki, Tomoyuki
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University
Hanada, Kentaro
Director, Department of Quality Control, Japan Institute for Health Security
Ishihama, Yasushi
Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Ishii, Itsuko
Professor, Division of Pharmacy, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba University
Kanai, Yae
Professor, Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine
Kihara, Akio
Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
Kiyonaka, Shigeki
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Misumi, Shogo
Professor, Department of Environmental and Molecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
Nishida, Motohiro
Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
Sato, Toshiro
Professor, School of Medicine, Keio University
Takeuchi, Osamu
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Uchiyama, Masanobu
Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Yamasaki, Sho
Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University

FOREST Program Officer

Baba, Hideo
The Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, Director General

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Abe, Riichiro
Professor, Dermatology, Niigata University
Akishita, Masahiro
Director, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Asano, Koichiro
Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University
Baba, Tsukasa
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iwate Medical University
Iijima, Hiroko
Professor, Hyogo Medical University
Inagaki, Nobuya
President, Medical Research Institute KITANO HOSPITAL, PIIF Tazuke-kofukai
Kaneko, Yuko
Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Keio University School of Medicine
Manabe, Ichiro
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Matsuda, Shuichi
Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University
Mimori, Koshi
Professor, Beppu Hpspital, Kyushu University
Morio, Tomohiro
Executive Vice President for Global Affairs, Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Advanced Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Nishida, Kohji
Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School
Nishikawa, Hiroyoshi
Professor, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Kyoto University
Sakata, Yasushi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Shukunami, Chisa
Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Takase, Kei
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
Takita, Junko
Professor, Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Tamari, Mayumi
Professor, Division of Molecular Genetics, Research Center for Medical Science, Jikei University School of Medicine
Tanaka, Tetsuhiro
Professor, Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Tanaka, Yasuhito
Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kumamoto University

FOREST Program Officer

Chung, Ung-il
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Akutsu, Hidenori
Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine, National Center for Child Helath and Development
Fujiwara, Toshiyuki
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Juntendo University
Ikeda, Atsuko
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University
Inoue, Manami
Deputy Director, Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center
Kawakami, Yasuo
Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
Kino-oka, Masahiro
Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Koike, Yasuharu
Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Miura, Katsuyuki
Director/Professor, NCD Epidemiology Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science
Nakata, Ken
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Okada, Eiji
Vice-President, Keio University
Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Saito, Izumi
Professor, School of Health Sciences, Kansai University of International Studies
Sakuma, Ichiro
Professor, Institutional Research Center, Tokyo Denki University
Soya, Hideaki
Professor, Faculty of Health & Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Tsuji, Tetsuya
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine
Yabe, Daisuke
Professor and Chairman, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Zaima, Nobuhiro
Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University

FOREST Program Officer

Furuhara, Tadashi
Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Enoki, Manabu
Professor, Katayanagi Advanced Research Institute, Tokyo University of Technology
Fukuoka, Atsushi
Specially appointed professor, Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University
Hosoda, Hideki
Associate Director-in-General, Institute of Integrated Research / Director, Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo
Kasada, Ryuta
Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Matsunaga, Katsuyuki
Professor, Graduate school of Engineering, Nagoya University
Miyauchi, Yuhei
Professor, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University
Mori, Takao
Field Director, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) Thermal Energy Materials Group, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Morita, Kazuki
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Murakami, Yasukazu
Professor, Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University
Orimo, Shin-ichi
Director, AIMR, Tohoku University
Sutou, Yuji
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Tamada, Kaoru
Senior Vice President, Distinguished Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University
Tatami, Junichi
Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University
Uemura, Takashi
Professor, School of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
Yuasa, Shinji
Senior Principal Researcher, Department of Electronics and Manufacturing, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

FOREST Program Officer

Gong, Jian Ping
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Ariga, Katsuhiko
Senior Scientist with Special Missions, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
Hayashi, Jun-ichiro
Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University
Jinnai, Hiroshi
Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Kazunari, Akiyoshi
Specially Appointed Professor, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Komatsuzaki, Tamiki
Professor/PI, Research Institute for Electronic Science / The Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University
Masubuchi, Yuichi
Professor, Department of Materials Physics, Nagoya University
Otsuka, Hideyuki
Professor, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo
Satoh, Toshifumi
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Seki, Shu
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Suginome, Michinori
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Tsujii, Yoshinobu
Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Yamaguchi, Shigehiro
Professor, ITbM, Nagoya University
Yamamoto, Kimiko
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Yoshizawa, Kazunari
Researcher, Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University

FOREST Program Officer

Goto, Masataka
Senior Principal Researcher, Department of Information Technology and Human Factors, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Fujiyoshi, Hironobu
Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Chubu University
Fukumizu, Kenji
Professor, Department of Advanced Data Science, The Institute of Statistical Mthemacs
Igarashi, Takeo
Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Kawahara, Yoshihiro
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The university of Tokyo
Kawarabayashi, Kenichi
Professor, Principles of Informatics Research Division, National Institute of Informatics
Koibuchi, Michihiro
Professor, Information Systems Architecture Science Research Division, National Institute of Informatics
Nakakoji, Kumiyo
Professor, Department of Media Architecture, School of Systems Information Science, Future University Hakodate
Shimizu, Kana
Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Suzuki, Jun
Director / Professor, Center for Language AI Research, Tohoku University
Uchida, Seiichi
Executive Vice President / Senior Vice President, Kyushu University
Yamagishi, Junichi
Professor, Digital Content and Media Sciences Research Division, National Institute of Informatics
Yamashita, Naomi
Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University

FOREST Program Officer

Kato, Tadafumi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Fukai, Tomoki
Professor, Neural Coding and Brain Computing Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Hanajima, Ritsuko
Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Brain and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
Hanakawa, Takashi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Ikeda, Masashi
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Isa, Tadashi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Isomura, Yoshikazu
Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo
Iwamoto, Kazuya
Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
Kitazawa, Shigeru
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University
Kobayashi, Kazuto
Professor, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Molecular Genetics, Fukushima Medical University
Kuroda, Kumi
Professor, School of Life Science of Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo
Muramatsu, Rieko
Director, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry National Institute of Neuroscience
Nakatomi, Hirofumi
Professor, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare
Ono, Kenjiro
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University
Shimogori, Tomomi
Team Leader, Center for Brain Science, RIKEN
Tanaka, Kenji
Professor, Division of Brain Sciences, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, School of Medicine, Keio University
Yamanaka, Koji
Professor, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University
Yamasue, Hidenori
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Yoshimura, Yumiko
Professor, Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, National Institute for Physiological Sciences

FOREST Program Officer

Mori, Hatsumi
Professor, The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Awaga, Kunio
President, National Institute of Technology, Toyota College
Fujii, Masaaki
Professor, Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University
Furukawa, Hazuki
Full Professor, Division of Natural / Applied Science, Ochanomizu University
Hasegawa, Tatsuo
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo
Nagaosa, Naoto
Program Director, Fundamental Quantum Science Program, Riken
Nakanishi, Shuji
Professor, Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Onda, Ken
Professor, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Onishi, Hiroshi
Professor, and Professor (cross-appointment), Graduate School of Science, and Division of Advanced Molecular Science, Kobe University, and Institute for Molecular Science
Ono, Teruo
Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Shibauchi, Takasada
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Shibayama, Mitsuhiro
Director, Neutron Science and Technology Center, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society
Tahara, Tahei
Chief Scientist, Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN
Takahashi, Masahiko
Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Tanaka, Koichiro
Director, Center of Advanced Photonics, RIKEN
Tsuneyuki, Shinji
Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo

FOREST Program Officer

Okada, Mariko
Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Aoki, Kazuhiro
Professor, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University / Professor, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
Eiraku, Mototsugu
Professor, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
Kimura, Hiroshi
Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Kubota, Hiroyuki
Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
Luscombe, Makoto, Nicholas
Professor, Genomics and Regulatory Systems Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Maeshima, Kazuhiro
Professor, Department of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics
Moriya, Hisao
Professor, Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
Nagai, Takeharu
Vice Director, Proffser, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Osaka University
Namba, Keiichi
Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University
Osakabe, Yuriko
Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo
Seki, Motoaki
Team Leader, Plant Genomic Network Research Team, Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN
Takada, Shoji
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Tomari, Yukihide
Professor, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of Tokyo
Yoshida, Satoko
Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Insitute of Science and Technology

FOREST Program Officer

Oki, Taikan
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Hagishima, Aya
Professor, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
Hiroi, U
Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Ikaga, Toshiharu
Professor Emeritus, Keio University / President, Institute for Built Environment and Carbon Neutral for SDGs
Ike, Michihiko
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Itsubo, Norihiro
Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Kameyama, Yasuko
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo
Katsumi, Takeshi
Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Kazama, So
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Kitajima, Kaoru
Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Mori, Nobuhito
Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Murakami, Michio
Professor, Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University
Nakamura, Futoshi
Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
Nakano, Yoshiaki
Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Saigusa, Nobuko
Director, Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Sato, Yasuhiko
Professor, Faculty of science and engineering, Waseda University
Segawa, Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Shibasaki-Kitakawa, Naomi
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Sugasawa, Kaoru
Professor, Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University
Takemura, Toshihiko
Distinguished Professor, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University
Tatano, Hirokazu
Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Terada, Kenjiro
Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
Tsuchiya, Noriyoshi
President, National Institute of Technology, Hachinohe College
Yamamoto, Toshiyuki
Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University

FOREST Program Officer

Saitou, Mitinori
Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Fukagawa, Tatsuo
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University
Fukatsu, Takema
Prime Senior Researcher, Molecular Biosystems Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Higashiyama, Tetsuya
Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Hiratani, Ichiro
Team Director, Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN
Igaki, Tatsushi
Professor, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
Itoh, Takehiko
Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo
Kudoh, Hiroshi
Professor, Center for Ecological Resarch, Kyoto University
Nakagawa, Shinichi
Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
Nishimura, Takeshi
Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
Nishiyama, Tomoko
Professor, School of Science, Kyoto University
Ohkawa, Yasuyuki
Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
Satake, Akiko
Professor, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Suzuki, Yutaka
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo
Yamada, Yasuhiro
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Yoshida, Shosei
Professor, Division of Germ Cell Biology, Director-General, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences

FOREST Program Officer

Sakakibara, Hitoshi
Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Hayashi, Katsuhiko
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Hirano, Takashi
Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Hirono, Ikuo
Professor, Faculty of Marine Life Science, Tokyo University of Marine science and Technology
Hosokawa, Masashi
Professor, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
Ibaraki, Yasuomi
Professor, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Agricultural Science), Yamaguchi University
Igarashi, Kiyohiko
Professor/Special Advisor to the President, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo
Isagi, Yuji
Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Izawa, Takeshi
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Kagami, Hiroshi
Professor, Academic Assembly School of Science and Technology Institute of Agriculture, Shinshu University
Kuzuyama, Tomohisa
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Matsubayashi, Yoshikatsu
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
Niimi, Teruyuki
Professor, Division of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology
Ohtsu, Naoko
Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Saijo, Yusuke
Professor, graduate school of science and technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Takaya, Naoki
Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Tsukamura, Hiroko
Emeritus Professor/Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System Nagoya University.
Uchida, Koji
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo
Uehara, Mariko
Professor, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture

FOREST Program Officer

Sakemi, Yasuhiro
Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

Former FOREST Program Officer :Nagae, Tomofumi (~2024.11)
(Specially Appointed Professor, Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University)

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Hanagaki, Kazunori
Professor, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Hiyama, Emiko
Professor, Department of Physics, Tohoku University
Iijima, Toru
Professor, Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe , Nagoya University
Katori, Hiroko
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Kuramoto, Kiyoshi
Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Univeristy
Matsuda, Yuji
Visiting Academic Staff, Graduate School of Engineering Science, University of Osaka
Murao, Mio
Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Nakajima, Junichi
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Science, Institute of Science Tokyo
Nojiri, Hiroyuki
Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Nojiri, Mihoko
Professor, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Ochiai, Hiroyuki
Professor, Institute of Mathematics-for-Industry, Kyushu University
Ogata, Masao
Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Sasa, Shinichi
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Suito, Hiroshi
Professor, AIMR, Tohoku University
Umemura, Masayuki
Specially Appointed Proffessor, Institute for Strategic Research Initiatives, University of Tsukuba
Watanabe, Masahiro
Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo

FOREST Program Officer

Shiomi, Junichiro
Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Advisors(Alphabetical order)

Abiko, Satoko
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology
Arai, Fumihito
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Fukagata, Koji
Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University
Hasegawa, Hideyuki
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Toyama
Kasahara, Jiro
Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University
Kawanishi, Tetsuya
Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Kumada, Akiko
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Nishiwaki, Shinji
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Ogata, Shigenobu
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Okada, Kenichi
Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo
Sasahara, Hiroyuki
Professor, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo Uniiversity of Agriculture and Technology
Sekitani, Tsuyoshi
Professor, SANKEN, Osaka University
Suzuki, Tatsuya
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Takahashi, Koji
Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
Takeuchi, Shoji
Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Tanaka, Masaaki
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Wakabayashi, Hitoshi
Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Watanabe, Heiji
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Yamanishi, Yoko
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University


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
Saito, Satoru
Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
Sakagami, Masamichi
Director, Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa 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

【Past members】

Nakamura, Tomoyasu
Professor, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University(~2023.3)