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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
- Specially appointed professor, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
- Nakai, Madoka
- Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Sato, Kazuhiro
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Kazusa DNA Research Institute
- 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
【Past members】
- Shirasu, Ken
- Deputy Director, Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN (～2026.3)
PANEL headed by Professor AMAGAI
FOREST Program Officer
Amagai, Masayuki
Director, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS)
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Hattori, Nobutaka
- Project Professor, School of Medicine, Juntendo University
- Iijima, Kazumoto
- Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University
- Iwama, Atsushi
- Dean / 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
PANEL headed by Professor FUKUSHIMA
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
- Professor, Faculty of Education, Department of Education, Shitennoji University
- Maeda, Satoshi
- Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
- Nakamura, Hiroyuki
- Professor, Institute of Integrated Reseach, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Nakamura, Hisao
- Principal Research Manager, Materials DX Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- Sando, Shinsuke
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Takeuchi, Masayuki
- Executive Vice President, 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)
- Kimizuka, Nobuo
- Specially Appointed Professor, Professor Emeritus, Research Center for Negative Emissions Technologies (～2026.3)
- Ohkanda, Junko
- Professor, Academic Assembly, Institute of Agriculture, Shinshu University (～2025.9)
PANEL headed by Doctor GODA
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
- Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City 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 emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University
【Past members】
- Okada, Mariko
- Director/Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University (～2023.8)
PANEL headed by Doctor HORI
FOREST Program Officer
Hori, Muneo
Project Principal Researcher, Research Institute for Earth and Information Sciences (REIS), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Fujiwara, Akimasa
- Specially Appointed 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
- Ohsaki, Makoto
- Visiting Professor, College of science and engineering, Ritsumeikan University
- Tanimoto, Jun
- Executive Vice President, Kyushu University
- Yabuki, Nobuyoshi
- Professor, Advanced Research Laboratories Research, Tokyo City University
- Yashiro, Tomonari
- President, Tokyo City University
【Past members】
- Oguma, Kumiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (～2026.3)
PANEL headed by Professor IMURA
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
- Yoshida, Kazuya
- Specially appointed professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
【Past members】
- Umehara, Noritsugu
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University (～2026.3)
PANEL headed by Professor ISHIZUKA
FOREST Program Officer
Ishizuka, Mayumi
Vice President, 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
- Executive Vice President, Hokkaido University
- Sugasawa, Kaoru
- Professor, Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University
- Tanaka, Akane
- Special Appointed 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
- 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)
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
- 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)
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
- Professor, Graduate School of Drug Discovery Sciences, 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 Drug Discovery Sciences, Osaka Metropolitan University
- Kume, Shoen
- Professor, Department of Biological Information, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Minami, Yasuhiro
- President, Kobe Tokiwa University
- Nakayama, Keiko
- Executive Director, National Insititutes for Quantum Science and Technology
- 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 Bioinfomatics and Integrative Omics, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan Institute for Health Security, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
- Takeda, Kiyoshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
PANEL headed by Professor SHIOMI Mikiko
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, Graduate School of Medeicine, Chiba 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 / Professor, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
- Sugimoto, Keiko
- Team Leader, CSRS, RIKEN
PANEL headed by Professor TANAKA
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 / Chief, Department of Epidemiology, The Radiation Effects Research Foundation
- Naruse, Keiji
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
- Otaka, Yohei
- Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, 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
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
- 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
【Past members】
- Matsui, Tomoko
- Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Statistical Mathematics, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics (～2026.3)
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, 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
- Former 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)
Program Officer（Second Generation）
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PANEL headed by Professor ARITA
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 Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo / Specially Appointed 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, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, 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
PANEL headed by Professor BABA
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 (～2025.9)
- Matsumoto, Yoshihiro
- Chairman of the Department, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University (2025.10～)
- 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
PANEL headed by Professor CHUNG
FOREST Program Officer
Chung, Ung-il
Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate Schools of Engineering / Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Executive Board Member, Vice President and Dean, School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services
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
- Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, St.Luke’s International University
- 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
- Specially appointed professor, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Osaka Shin-Ai Gakuin University / Professor Emeritus, Kobe University / Visiting Professor, The Open University of Japan
- Soya, Hideaki
- Professor Emeritus / Visiting Professor, Center for Cybernics Research, 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
【Past members】
- Sakuma, Ichiro
- Professor, Institutional Research Center, Tokyo Denki University (～2026.3)
PANEL headed by Professor FURUHARA
FOREST Program Officer
Furuhara, Tadashi
Fellow, Research Center for Structural Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
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
- Adviser, Nippon Steel Corporation
- Murakami, Yasukazu
- Professor, Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu 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
- Usami, Noritaka
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
- Yuasa, Shinji
- Senior Principal Researcher, Department of Electronics and Manufacturing, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
【Past members】
- Orimo, Shin-ichi
- Director, AIMR, Tohoku University (～2026.3)
PANEL headed by Professor GONG
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
PANEL headed by Professor GOTO
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
- Executive Vice President / Senior Vice President 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
PANEL headed by Professor KATO
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
- Director General, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
- 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
PANEL headed by Professor MORI
FOREST Program Officer
Mori, Hatsumi
Director / Professor, The Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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
- Motome,Yukitoshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- 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 / Program Director, Data and Computational Sciences Integration Research Program, Transformative Research Innovation Platform of RIKEN platforms (TRIP), RIKEN
【Past members】
- Nagaosa, Naoto
- Program Director, Fundamental Quantum Science Program, Riken (～2026.3)
PANEL headed by Professor OKADA
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
PANEL headed by Professor OKI
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
PANEL headed by Professor SAITOU
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
PANEL headed by Professor SAKAKIBARA
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
PANEL headed by Professor SAKEMI
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）
- Enomoto, Takeshi
- Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
- 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
- Ishida, Kenji
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
- Katori, Hiroko
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Kuramoto, Kiyoshi
- Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Univeristy
- 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
- Professor emeritus, University of Tsukuba
【Past members】
- Matsuda, Yuji
- Visiting Academic Staff, Graduate School of Engineering Science, University of Osaka (～2025.9)
- Watanabe, Masahiro
- Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo (～2025.9)
PANEL headed by Professor SHIOMI Junichiro
FOREST Program Officer
Shiomi, Junichiro
Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Abiko, Satoko
- Professor, College of 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, The University of Osaka
- 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
- 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, The University of Osaka
- Yamanishi, Yoko
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
【Past members】
- Sekitani, Tsuyoshi
- Professor, SANKEN, The University of Osaka (～2026.3)
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PANEL headed by Professor AIZAWA
FOREST Program Officer
Aizawa, Akiko
Professor / Director, Digital Content and Media Sciences Research Division, National Institute of Informatics
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Arakawa, Yutaka
- Professor, Graduate School and Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
- Hamada, Michiaki
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Igarashi, Atsushi
- Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
- Konno, Atsushi
- Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
- Kurihara, Satoshi
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio Univerity
- Miyao, Yusuke
- Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Sakurai, Yuko
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Sato, Yoichi
- Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
- Sato-Ilic, Mika
- Professor, Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba
- Takefusa, Atsuko
- Professor, Information Systems Architecture Sciences Research Division, National Institute of Informatics
- Toriumi, Fujio
- Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Yokota, Rio
- Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
PANEL headed by Professor GOTOH Yukiko
FOREST Program Officer
Gotoh, Yukiko
Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo /
IRCN Deputy Director / Principal Investigator, International Research Center for Neurointelligence(IRCN)
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Inada, Toshifumi
- Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of RNA and gene regulation, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
- Irie, Naoki
- Professor / Director, Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, SOKENDAI
- Kawamura, Shoji
- Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Kengaku, Mineko
- Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS), Kyoto University
- Koseki, Haruhiko
- Team Director, Center for Integrative Medical Science, RIKEN / Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
- Miura, Masayuki
- Director General, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institute of Natural Sciences
- Nakajima, Keiji
- Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Niwa, Ryusuke
- Professor, Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA), University of Tsukuba
- Ogi, Tomoo
- Professor, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University
- Sehara, Atsuko
- Professor Emeritus, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
- Shimamura, Teppei
- Professor, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
- Siomi, Haruhiko
- Project Professor, Center for next generation in vivo, Chiba University
- Takeda, Hiroyuki
- Professor, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University
- Toyoshima, Fumiko
- Professor, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo
PANEL headed by Professor KANEMITSU
FOREST Program Officer
Kanemitsu, Yoshihiko
Specially Appointed Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University / Senior Advisor, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Adachi, Shin-ichi
- Executive Director, Administration Office, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
- Ishitani, Osamu
- Professor (Special Appointment), Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University / Professor Emeritus, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Matsuda, Kazunari
- Professor, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University
- Ohkoshi, Shin-ichi
- Executive Director and Vice President / School of Science Professor, The University of Tokyo
- Okamoto, Satoshi
- Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
- Yamamoto, Kimihisa
- Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Yanase, Youichi
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
PANEL headed by Professor KATAGIRI
FOREST Program Officer
Katagiri, Hideki
Vice President, Tohoku University / Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Goto, Shinya
- Professor, School of Medicine, Tokai University
- Hamano, Takayuki
- Professor, Department of Nephrology, Nagoya City University Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences
- Harada, Miyuki
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
- Hase, Koji
- Professor, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo / Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University
- Hosen, Naoki
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka
- Imagama, Shiro
- Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
- Ishii, Masaru
- Dean / Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka
- Kanasaki, Keizo
- Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University
- Koizumi, Noriko
- Professor, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University
- Maeda, Shin
- Professor, Graduate school of medicine, department of gastroenterology, Yokohama City University
- Matsuka, Yoshizo
- Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University
- Nishioka, Yasuhiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University
- Sasaki, Ryohei
- Professor, University Hospital, Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University
- Tada, Yayoi
- Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine,Teikyo University
- Taketomi, Akinobu
- Professor, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University
- Tanaka, Shinji
- Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Yoshikawa, Tetsushi
- Professor, Bantane Hospital, Fujita Health University
PANEL headed by Professor KIMIZUKA
FOREST Program Officer
Kimizuka, Nobuo
Distinguished Professor / Professor Emeritus, Research Center for Negative Emissions Technologies (K-NETs), Kyushu University
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Kamigaito, Masami
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
- Kawai, Tsuyoshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Miura, Yoshiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
- Nakatani, Kazuhiko
- Specially Appointed Professor, Research Group for Nucleic Acid-Targeted Small Molecule Drug Discovery SANKEN, The University of Osaka
- Ooi, Takashi
- Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) / Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
- Serizawa, Takeshi
- Professor, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Shinokubo, Hiroshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
- Takeyama, Haruko
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Takimiya, Kazuo
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
- Tanaka, Keiji
- Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
- Tsukiji, Shinya
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
PANEL headed by Professor KURUMIZAKA
FOREST Program Officer
Kurumizaka, Hitoshi
Professor, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Arita, Kyohei
- Professor, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University
- Igarashi, Kazuhiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
- Imoto, Seiya
- Professor, The Institute of Meducal Science, The University of Tokyo
- Ito, Takashi
- Research Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
- Kandori, Hideki
- Distinguished Professor, OptoBioTechnology Research Center, Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Kyozuka, Junko
- Professor, Graduate school of life science, Tohoku University
- Murata, Takeshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University
- Nakayama, Jun-ichi
- Professor, Division of Chromatin Regulation, National Institute for Basic Biology
- Okada, Yasushi
- Team Director, Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN / Professor, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
- Saitoh, Noriko
- Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
- Sekine, Shun-ichi
- Team Director, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN
- Tachibana, Makoto
- Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, The University of Osaka
- Tashiro, Satoshi
- Professor, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University
- Umeda, Masaaki
- Professor, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
PANEL headed by Professor MOTOHASHI
FOREST Program Officer
Motohashi, Hozumi
Professor, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Aoki, Junken
- Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Kanuka, Hirotaka
- Professor, School of Medicine, The Jikei University
- Kawai, Taro
- Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Komatsu, Masaaki
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University
- Kondo, Yutaka
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University
- Kuba, Keiji
- Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
- Miki, Hiroaki
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Nakagawa, Hidehiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University
- Ohtani, Naoko
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University
- Sawa, Tomohiro
- Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
- Takahashi, Akiko
- Chief, Division of Cellular Senescence, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research / Professor, Laboratory of Cellular Senescence Biology Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Yamada, Ken-ichi
- Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
PANEL headed by Professor NAGAOSA
FOREST Program Officer
Nagaosa, Naoto
Program Director, Fundamental Quantum Science Program / Group Director, Center for Emergent Matter Science, RIKEN
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Aoki, Sinya
- Deputy Director, Fundamental Quantum Science Program, RIKEN
- Arita, Ryotaro
- Professor, Department of Physics, School of Science, University of Tokyo / Team Director, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science
- Furusawa, Chikara
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo / Team Director, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
- Hashimoto, Koji
- Professor, Graduate Schoole of Science, Kyoto University
- Ide, Satoshi
- Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Inutsuka, Shu-ichiro
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University (Department of Physics)
- Ito, Yukari
- Professor / Deputy Director-General, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo
- Itow, Yoshitaka
- Professor, Insititute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo
- Kawahigashi, Yasuyuki
- Profesor, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Saito, Keiji
- Professor, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
- Tajima, Osamu
- Professor, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
- Tsukazaki, Atsushi
- Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Yoneda, Hitoki
- Specially Appointed Professor, Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications
PANEL headed by Professor OGUMA
FOREST Program Officer
Oguma, Kumiko
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Asami, Yasushi
- Project Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo
- Echigo, Shinya
- Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
- Hato, Eiji
- Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Hijioka, Yasuaki
- Director, Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Komine, Hideo
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Minamoto, Toshifumi
- Professor, Graduate School of Human Developmet and Environment, Kobe University
- Ohte, Nobuhito
- Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
- Onda, Yuichi
- Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Ooka, Ryozo
- Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
- Sano, Daisuke
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
- Takemi, Tetsuya
- Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
- Tayasu, Ichiro
- Professor, Deputy Director-General (Planning and Coordination), Fundamental Research Department, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- Ushio, Tomoo
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka
- Yamanaka, Yasuhiro
- Professor, Faculty of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
PANEL headed by Professor ORIMO
FOREST Program Officer
Orimo, Shin-ichi
Director, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) / Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Akutagawa, Tomoyuki
- Professor, Institute of Multidiscipkinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
- Koyama, Toshiyuki
- Group Leader, Research Center for Structural Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
- Mizoguchi, Teruyasu
- Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
- Otomo, Toshiya
- Professor, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
- Sekino, Tohru
- Professor, Department of Advanced Hard Materials, SANKEN, The University of Osaka
- Takenobu, Taishi
- Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University
- Tsuchiyama, Toshihiro
- Professor, Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University
- Tsuji, Nobuhiro
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Umetsu, Y, Rie
- Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
PANEL headed by Professor SAKUMA
FOREST Program Officer
Sakuma, Ichiro
Distinguished Professor, Research Institute for Science and Technology，Center for Research and Collaboration, Tokyo Denki University，Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Akimoto, Takayuki
- Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
- Ashihara, Takashi
- Professor, Department of Medical Informatics and Biomedical Engieering, Shiga University of Medical Science
- Fujiu, Katsuhito
- Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, Institute of Scienc Tokyo / Project Professor, Department of Advanced Cardiology, The University of Tokyo
- Ichiki, Takanori
- Professor, Graduate School of Engieering, The University of Tokyo / Research Director, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, KAWASAKI INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION
- Ieiri, Satoshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University
- Masamune, Ken
- Professor, Advanced BioMedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University
- Matsumoto, Takeo
- Visiting Professor, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University / Senior Researcher, Research Department, Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute
- Okamura, Tomonori
- Professor, School of Medicine, Keio University
- Sugama, Junko
- Professor, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University
- Takakusaki, Kaoru
- Professor emeritus, Department of Physiology, Asahikawa Medical University
- Tamakoshi, Akiko
- Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
- Yamamoto, Yoshiharu
- Senior Research Fellow, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
PANEL headed by Professor SEKITANI
FOREST Program Officer
Sekitani, Tsuyoshi
Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research(SANKEN), The University of Osaka
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Inami, Masahiko
- Professor, The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Ishiguro, Akio
- Professor, Research Institute of Electorical Communication, Tohoku University
- Iwamoto, Satoshi
- Professor, The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Kawaguchi, Hiroshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University
- Minoshima, Kaoru
- Professor, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications
- Miyake, Hideto
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, MIE University
- Nakano Kimihiko
- Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
- Ogi, Hirotsugu
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka
- Ohno, Yutaka
- Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University
- Ohsaki, Hiroyuki
- Invited Researcher, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
- Sugita, Naohiko
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
- Suzuki, Norikazu
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University
- Suzuki, Yuji
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Takagi, Shu
- Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Tanahashi, Mamoru
- Professor, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Tokuda, Takashi
- Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
PANEL headed by Professor SHIRASU
FOREST Program Officer
Shirasu, Ken
Deputy Director, Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Ashikari, Motoyuki
- Professor, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University
- Gotoh, Takafumi
- Professor, The Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University
- Isobe, Sachiko
- Professor, Laboratory of Horticultural Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Kanemaki, Masato
- Professor, Department of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics
- Onoda, Yusuke
- Professor, Graduate school of Agriculture, Kyoto University
- Sakakura, Yoshitaka
- Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University
- Shigenobu, Shuji
- Professor, Trans-Scale Biology Center, National Institute for Basic Biology
- Suenaga, Kiyotake
- Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
- Tachibana, Hirofumi
- Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University
- Takano, Yoshitaka
- Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
- Takayama, Kotaro
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology / Professor, Department of Food Production Science, Graduate School of agriculture, Ehime University
- Tamaki, Hideyuki
- Deputy Director / Team Leader, Biomanufacturing Process Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- Yasuo, Ohnishi
- Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
PANEL headed by Professor TAKAHASHI
FOREST Program Officer
Takahashi, Ryosuke
Program-Specific Professor, Counselor, Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration(KURA) / Department of Therapeutics for Multiple System Atrophy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Advisors（Alphabetical order）
- Fujiyama, Fumino
- Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University
- Hayashi-Takagi, Akiko
- Team director, CBS, RIKEN
- Higuchi, Makoto
- Director, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
- Imamizu, Hiroshi
- Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Scociology, The University of Tokyo
- Ishii, Shin
- Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
- Isoda, Masaki
- Professor, Department of System Neuroscience, National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Kasai, Kiyoto
- Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
- Kinoshita, Manabu
- Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Asahikawa Medical University
- Kitamura, Kazuo
- Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi
- Misawa, Sonoko
- Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurological science, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Nagai, Yoshitaka
- Professor and Chairman, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Kindai University
- Tsuda, Makoto
- Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
- Wake, Hiroaki
- Professor, Activities of the Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University
Review Team for Humanities and Social Sciences
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
- Specially Appointed Researcher, Graduate School of Engineering, 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
- Director, Center for Learning Support and Educational Development, Kyoto University of the Arts
- Mizobata, Satoshi
- Specially Appointed Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University
- Saito, Satoru
- Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
- Sakagami, Masamichi
- Professor, College of Bioscience and Chemistry, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
- 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 Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University
【Past members】
- Nakamura, Tomoyasu
- Professor, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University (～2023.3)
- Kobayashi, Tadashi
- Specially Appointed Professor, Center for the Study of CO*Design, Osaka University / Vice Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies (～2026.3)