Trustees, Auditors, Councilors and Grant Selection Committee Members
[Board of Trustees]
As of Jul 01, 2026
| Post | Name | Title |
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| Chairman | Kuniaki Takata, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Gunma University |
| Trustee | Sadayoshi Ito, M.D., Ph.D. | Special Administrator, Katta General Hospital Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University |
Masahide Takahashi, M.D., Ph.D. | Designated Prof., Director of Academic Programs. Fujita Health Univ. Prof. Emeritus, Nagoya University |
| Mariko Hasegawa, Ph.D. | Chairman, Japan Arts Council Prof. Emeritus, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI |
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| Fujio Murakami, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Osaka University | |
| John Paul Pullicino | President and Representative Director, 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 Jul 01, 2026
| Post | Name | Title |
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| Chairman | Takao Shimizu, M.D., Ph.D. | Director, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation Sr. Fellow, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, JIHS Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
| Councilor | Masamitsu Iino, M.D., Ph.D. | Special Advisor, International Research Center for Neuro-intelligence, University of Tokyo Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
| Masakatsu Shibasaki, Ph.D. | President, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
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| Mikiko Sodeoka, Ph.D. | Director, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science | |
| Hiroyuki Takeda, Ph.D. | Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University Faculty of Life Sciences, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
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| Akihiko Nakano, Ph.D. | Visiting Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo Visiting PI / Emeritus Scientist, RIKEN, Prof. Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
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| Yoichi Nabeshima, M.D., Ph.D. | Special Appointed Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
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| Toyoshi Fujimoto, M.D., Ph.D. | Research Professor, Juntendo University Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University |
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| Mayumi Mochizuki, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Keio University | |
| Koichi Nishijo, M.D., Ph.D. | Director, Head of Development Japan, Novartis Pharma K.K. |
[Grantee Selection Committee]
As of Jul 01, 2026
| Post | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Yasuyuki Fujita, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Member | Norihiko Takeda, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine |
| Yasushi Sakata, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, University of Osaka 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 Director, RIKEN Center for Brain Science | |
| Yu Hayashi, Ph.D. | Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science | |
| 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 | |
| Shosei Yoshida, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology | |
| Hisashi Arase, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, University of Osaka WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center/ Research Institute for Microbial Diseases |
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| Noriko Saitoh, Ph.D. | Professor, Kyushu University Medical Institute of Bioregulation | |
| Takeshi Sakaba, Ph.D. | Professor, Doshisha University Graduate School of Brain Science | |
| Yukari Fujimoto, Ph.D. | Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University | |
| Sachihiro Matsunaga, Ph.D. | Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Science | |
| Sayuri Yamazaki, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Science | |
| Motoharu Awazawa, M.D., Ph.D. | Division Chief, Department of Molecular Diabetic Medicine, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security | |
| Takashi Shichita, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo | |
| Tetsuhiro Nemoto, Ph.D. | Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University | |
| Kaori Hayashi, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University |