Trustees, Auditors, Councilors and Grant Selection Committee Members

[Board of Trustees]

As of July 1, 2024

Post Name Title
Chairman Kuniaki Takata, Ph.D. President, Gunma Prefectural Public University Corporation
Professor Emeritus, Gunma University
Trustee Sadayoshi Ito, M.D., Ph.D. Special Administrator, Katta General Hospital
Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
Mariko Hasegawa, Ph.D. Chairman, Japan Arts Council
Prof. Emeritus, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Fujio Murakami, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Leo Lee President, Novartis Pharma K.K.
Auditor Naoki Haruyama, CPA Representative, Naoki Haruyama CPA Firm
Katsuki Fukuda Head, Corporate Finance Dept., Novartis Pharma K.K.

[Board of Councilors]

As of July 1, 2024

Post Name Title
Chairman Takao Shimizu, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation
Sr. Fellow, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Councilor Masamitsu Iino, M.D., Ph.D. Special Advisor, International Research Center for Neurointelligence, University of Tokyo
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Masakatsu Shibasaki, Ph.D. President, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Mikiko Sodeoka, Ph.D. Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Hiroyuki Takeda, Ph.D. Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University Faculty of Life Sciences,
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Akihiko Nakano, Ph.D. Senior Advisor/Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Yoichi Nabeshima, M.D., Ph.D. Special Appointed Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
Toyoshi Fujimoto, M.D., Ph.D. Research Professor, Juntendo University
Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University
Mayumi Mochizuki, Ph.D. Executive Advisor, International Medical Information Center
Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Tohru Hirose, Ph.D. Managing Director, Novartis Pharma K.K.
Development Japan Head, Novartis Pharma K.K.

[Grantee Selection Committee]

As of July 1, 2024

Post Name Title
Chairman Tetsuya Higashiyama, Ph.D. Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science
Member Fumitoshi Kakiuchi, Ph.D. Professor, Keio University School of Fundamental Science and Technology
Hiroshi Kawasaki, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Kanazawa University Faculty of Medicine
Shoen Kume, Ph.D. Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Life Science and Technology
Kiyoshi Takeda, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Kazuhiro Nakamura, Ph.D. Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Sachiko Miyake, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Hozumi Motohashi, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer
Yoshihiro Sato, Ph.D Professor, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yutaka Takahashi M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Nara Medical University
Yasushi Sakata, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Osamu Takeuchi, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Osamu Nureki, Ph.D. Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science
Akiko Hayashi-Takagi , M.D., Ph.D. Team leader, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Yu Hayashi, Ph.D. Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science
Yasuyuki Fujita, M.D., Ph.D Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Tsukuba Institute of Medicine
Moritoshi Sato, Ph.D. Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Science
Norihiko Takeda, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
Shosei Yoshida, Ph.D. Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology