Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan

Human Genome Program
List of Investigators
FY 1997


Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Area "Genome Science"

Principal Investigator

Yoshiyuki Sakaki Professor, The University of Tokyo

A0. Coordination Committee

Setsuo Arikawa Professor, Kyushu University Misao Ohki Chief, Radiobiology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute Minoru Kanehisa Professor, Kyoto University Takashi Gojobori Professor, Director, Center for Information Biology, National Institute of Genetics Yuji Kohara Professor, National Institute of Genetics Yoshiyuki Sakaki Professor, The University of Tokyo Haruo Sugano Director Emeritus, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Toshihisa Takagi Professor, The University of Tokyo Fumimaro Takaku President, Jichi Medical School Shigetada Nakanishi Professor, Kyoto University Keiko Nakamura Deputy Director-General, Biohistory Research Hall Yusuke Nakamura Professor, The University of Tokyo Katsuyuki Hashimoto Chief, Division of Genetic Resources, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Asao Fujiyama Associate Professor, National Institute of Genetics Kenichi Matsubara Vice Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies Shiro Miwa Director, Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research Hiroshi Yoshikawa Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Mitsuaki Yoshida Professor, Director, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Akinori Yonezawa Professor, The University of Tokyo

Research Group 1: Structural Analysis of Human Genome

Group Leader

Misao Ohki Chief, Radiobiology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute

A1. Project Team Members

Tatsuo Abe Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Masaharu Isobe Associate Professor, Toyama University, Faculty of Engineering Minoru Isomura Researcher, Foundation for Cancer Research Hidetoshi Inoko Professor, Tokai University School of Medicine Takashi Imai Head, National Institute of Radiological Sciences Mitsuru Emi Professor, Nippon Medical School Misao Ohki Chief, Radiobiology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute Hideki Kambara Senior Chief Research Scientist, Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd. Yoshiyuki Sakaki Professor, The University of Tokyo Nobuyoshi Shimizu Professor, Keio University School of Medicine Shoji Tsuji Professor, Niigata University Tatsushi Toda Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Norio Niikawa Professor, Nagasaki University School of Medicine Kenshi Hayashi Professor, Kyushu University Yoshihide Hayashizaki Chief Scientist, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) Asao Fujiyama Associate Professor, National Institute of Genetics Toru Furukawa Assistant Professor, Tohoku University School of Medicine Hiroshi Masumoto Associate Professor, Nagoya University Fumihiko Matsuda Assistant Professor, Kyoto University

B1. Individual Members

Hiroyuki Aburatani Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo Toshimichi Ikemura Professor, National Institute of Genetics Azuma Ohuchi Professor, Hokkaido University Hiroki Kurahashi Assistant Professor, Osaka University Medical School Hiroyuki Sasaki Associate Professor, Kyushu University Hisaaki Taniguchi Associate Professor, Fujita Health University Yutaka Nakahori Professor, The University of Tokushima Koichi Nishigaki Associate Professor, Saitama University Hideo Hamaguchi Professor, University of Tsukuba Tetsuro Miki Associate Professor, Osaka University Medical School

C1. Unofficial Member

Johji Inazawa Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Eiichi Soeda Senior Research Scientist, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) Akira Nakagawara Chief, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute Yasuhide Hayashi Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine Akira Horii Professor, Tohoku University School of Medicine

Research Group 2: Functional Analysis of Genomes

Group Leader

Yuji Kohara Professor, National Institute of Genetics

A2. Project Team Members

Takashi Ito Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo Kousaku Okubo Associate Professor, Osaka University Naotake Ogasawara Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Kikuya Kato Associate Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Seishi Kato Chief Researcher, Sagami Chemical Research Center Yuji Kohara Professor, National Institute of Genetics Ei-ichi Takahashi Vice Director, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Mineko Maeda Assistant Professor, Osaka University Yasufumi Murakami Senior Research Scientist, Tsukuba Life Science Center (RIKEN)

B2. Individual Members

Yoshikazu Ichihara Lecturer, Fujita Health University Katsuzumi Okumura Associate Professor, Mie University Masanari Kitagawa Associate Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Takayuki Kohchi Associate Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Ichizo Kobayashi Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Kaoru Saigo Professor, The University of Tokyo Sumio Sugano Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Naoki Takahashi Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Tatsuo Nakayama Professor, Miyazaki Medical College Hiroshi Yamamoto Professor, Kanazawa University School of Medicine Morimasa Wada Associate Professor, Kyushu University, School of Medicine

C2. Unofficial Members

Mikio Arisawa Department Head, Nippon Roche Research Center Hideko Urushihara Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba Hiroshi Ochiai Professor, Hokkaido University Fujio Kawamura Professor, Rikkyo University Tamao Saito Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University Yoshito Sadaie Associate Professor, National Institute of Genetics Junichi Sekiguchi Professor, Shinshu University Ikuo Takeuchi Managing Trustee, Chiba-Geigy Foundation for the Promotion of Science Keiko Takemoto Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Teruo Tanaka Professor, University of Tokai Yoshimasa Tanaka Professor, University of Tsukuba Satoshi Harashima Professor, Osaka University Yasutaro Fujita Professor, Fukuyama University Takahiro Morio Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba Mitsuoki Morimyo Section Head, National Institute of Radiological Sciences Hiroo Yasukawa Instructor, Kanazawa University Kunio Yamane Professor, University of Tsukuba Hirofumi Yoshikawa Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture Motonobu Yoshida Associate Professor, Kinki University

Research Group 3: Biological Knowledge Information of Genomes

Group Leader

Minoru Kanehisa Professor, Kyoto University

A3. Project Team Members

Tatsuya Akutsu Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Kiyoshi Asai Senior Researcher, Electrotechnical Laboratories Toru Ishida Professor, Kyoto University Hitoshi Iba Researcher, Electrotechnical Laboratory Hiroshi Imai Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Minoru Kanehisa Professor, Kyoto University Satoru Kuhara Professor, Kyushu University Tohru Sano Assistant Manager, NEC Corporation, Fundamental Research Laboratories Toshihisa Takagi Professor, The University of Tokyo Jun'ichi Tsujii Professor, The University of Tokyo Masaru Tomita Professor, Keio University Kenta Nakai Associate Professor, Osaka University Masami Hagiya Professor, The University of Tokyo Hideo Matsuda Associate Professor, Osaka University Yuji Matsumoto Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Hiroshi Mizushima Head, National Cancer Center Research Institute Shinsei Minoshima Assistant Professor, Keio University School of Medicine Satoru Miyano Professor, The University of Tokyo Hirotada Mori Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Takashi Yokomori Professor, University of Electro-Communications

B3. Individual Members

Qian Ping Gu Associate Professor, The University of Aizu Osamu Gotoh Senior Researcher, Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute Ayumi Shinohara Associate Professor, Kyushu University Yoshimasa Takahashi Associate Professor, Toyohashi University of Technology Takaaki Nishioka Professor, Kyoto University Shigeki Mitaku Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

C3. Unofficial Members

Tadashi Uemura Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Atsuhiro Oka Professor, Kyoto University Yasubumi Sakakibara Associate Professor, Tokyo Denki University Akira Suyama Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo

H. HUGO, Japan

Yoji Ikawa Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Joh-E Ikeda Professor, Vice Director, Tokai University, The Institute of Medical Sciences Katsumi Isono Professor, Kobe University Toshihiko Eki Senior Scientist, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Michio Oishi Director, National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology Misao Ohki Chief, Radiobiology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute Kouichi Ozaki Researcher, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Kazukiyo Onodera Professor, Kogakuin University Seishi Kato Chief Researcher, Sagami Chemical Research Center Yasuhiko Kaneko Director, Department of Cancer Chemotherapy, Saitama Cancer Center Hospital Minoru Kanehisa Professor, Kyoto University Kazuhiko Kawasaki Assistant Professor, Keio University School of Medicine Yuji Kohara Professor, National Institute of Genetics Ikuko Kondo Professor, Ehime University School of Medicine Yoshiyuki Sakaki Professor, The University of Tokyo Nobuyoshi Shimizu Professor, Keio University School of Medicine Haruo Sugano Director Emeritus, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Eiichi Soeda Senior Research Scientist, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) Toshihisa Takagi Professor, The University of Tokyo Mituru Takanami Director, Kazusa DNA Research Institute Ei-ichi Takahashi Vice Director, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Satoshi Takeda Researcher, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Shoji Tsuji Professor, Niigata University Kumao Toyoshima President, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovasular Diseases Yasuo Nakagome Visiting Professor, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Yusuke Nakamura Professor, The University of Tokyo Norio Niikawa Professor, Nagasaki University School of Medicine Susumu Nishimura Senior Executive Director, Banyu Tsukuba Research Institute Hironao Numabe Tokyo Medical College Hospital Kenshi Hayashi Professor, Kyushu University Yoshimitsu Fukushima Professor, Shinshu University School of Medicine Norio Fujiki Medical Advisor, TOYOBO Tsuruga Asao Fujiyama Associate Professor, National Institute of Genetics Tsutomu Fujiwara Head of Structural Genomics, Otsuka Parmaceutical Co,. Ltd. Tada-aki Hori Director, National Institute of Radiological Sciences Tasuku Honjo Professor, Kyoto University Kenji Makino Professor, Science University of Tokyo Kenichi Matsubara Vice Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies Tetsuro Miki Associate Professor, Osaka University Medical School Shinsei Minoshima Assistant Professor, Keio University School of Medicine Hiroshi Yoshikawa Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Mitsuaki Yoshida Professor, Director, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Akiyoshi Wada Director, Sagami Chemical Research Center Takeshi Watanabe Researcher, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

M. Project Officers at the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (MESSC)

Hajime Endo Director, Research Aid Division, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Monbusho) Kazuo Miyajima Director, Grant-in-Aid Planning Office, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Monbusho) Seishi Shiobara Official, Grant-in-Aid Planning Office, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Monbusho)

G. Human Genome Center and Other Genome Facilities

Yusuke Nakamura Professor, Director, Human Genome Center, The University of Tokyo Yoshiyuki Sakaki Professor, The University of Tokyo Toshihisa Takagi Professor, The University of Tokyo Satoru Miyano Professor, The University of Tokyo Takashi Tokino Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Masahira Hattori Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Tatsuya Akutsu Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Johji Inazawa Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Tatsushi Toda Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Akira Shimizu Professor, Kyoto University Kazunori Shimada Professor, Osaka University Kenshi Hayashi Professor, Kyushu University

S. Project Officers at the Science and Technology Agency (STA)

Kanji Fujiki Director, Life Sciences Division, Science and Technology Agency Yasuhiro Itakura Deputy Director, Life Sciences Division, Science and Technology Agency

S. Ad-hoc Committee on Human Genome Analysis under the Council for Science and Technology

Wataru Mori Executive Member, Council for Science and Technology (Chairman) Akira Oya Emeritus Member, National Institute of Infections Diseases Haruo Sugano Director Emeritus, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Takeo Sekiya Chief, Oncogene Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute Kuniaki Hosono Director, Bioengineering Department, National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology Tada-aki Hori Director, National Institute of Radiological Sciences Kenichi Matsubara Vice Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies Yuzo Minobe Director, Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, MAFF Masami Muramatsu Professor, Saitama Medical School

S. Project Managers for the Science and Technology Agency (STA)

Natsuo Onodera Director, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) Akira Kira Executive Director, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) Fumio Hanaoka Professor, Osaka University

K. Project Managers for the Ministry of Health and Welfare

Masaaki Terada Director, National Cancer Center Research Institute Takeo Sekiya Chief, Oncogene Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute Katsuyuki Hashimoto Chief, Division of Genetic Resources, National Institute of Infectious Diseases