Groups
Advisors
| Hiroo Fukuda | Faculty of Bioenvironmental Science (Kyoto University of Advanced Science) | Professor and Dean of Faculty |
| Yasunori Machida | Graduate School of Science (Nagoya University) | Emeritus Professor |
| Kinichi Nakashima | Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Kyushu University) | Professor |
| David Jackson | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Professor |
Steering Committee
| Principal Investigator | Masaaki Umeda |
Graduate School of Science and Technology (Nara Institute of Science and Technology) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Makoto Hayashi | RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science |
Team Leader |
| Co-Investigator | Hitoshi Sakakibara | Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences (Nagoya University) | Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Shinjiro Yamaguchi | Institute for Chemical Research (Kyoto University) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Keiko Torii |
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (Nagoya University) |
Visiting Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Gohta Goshima |
Graduate School of Science (Nagoya University) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Junko Kyozuka | Graduate School of Life Sciences (Tohoku University) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Akiko Satake |
Graduate School of Science (Kyushu University) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Akiko Minoda |
RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences |
Team Leader |
| Co-Investigator | Kiminori Toyooka | RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science |
Senior Technical Scientist |
A01：Core Research Groups
Mechanism of asymmetric division of plant stem cells
| Principal Investigator | Gohta Goshima |
Graduate School of Science (Nagoya University) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Yutaka Sato | National Institute of Genetics | Professor |
Initiation of plant stem cells by reprogramming
| Principal Investigator | Makoto Hayashi | RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science |
Team Leader |
| Co-Investigator | Kimitsune Ishizaki | Graduate School of Science (Kobe University) |
Professor |
Study on role of phytohormones regulating stem cell proliferation
| Principal Investigator | Hitoshi Sakakibara | Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences (Nagoya University) |
Professor |
| Collaborator | Takatoshi Kiba | Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences (Nagoya University) |
Associate Professor |
Molecular mechanisms for the timing of the production of stem cells in plants
| Principal Investigator | Shinjiro Yamaguchi | Institute for Chemical Research (Kyoto University) |
Professor |
| Collaborator | Ken-ichiro Hibara |
School of Agricultural Regional Vitalization (Kibi International University) |
Associate Professor |
| Collaborator | Kiyoshi Mashiguchi | Institute for Chemical Research (Kyoto University) |
Assistant Professor |
A02：Core Research Groups
Understanding mechanisms in the control of stem cell indeterminacy
| Principal Investigator | Junko Kyozuka | Graduate School of Life Sciences (Tohoku University) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Kiminori Toyooka | RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science |
Senior Technical Scientist |
TBA
| Principal Investigator | Keiko Torii |
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (Nagoya University) |
Visiting Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Yuki Kondo | Graduate School of Science (Kobe University) |
Associate Professor |
| Collaborator | Shinya Hagihara | RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science |
Team Leader |
Mechanisms controlling maintenance and regeneration of pluripotent stem cells
| Principal Investigator | Masaaki Umeda |
Graduate School of Science and Technology (Nara Institute of Science and Technology) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Tomomi Tsubouchi | National Institute for Basic Biology | Associate Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Akiko Minoda | RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences |
Team Leader |
Genetic diversity of stem cells and its contribution to plant longevity
| Principal Investigator | Akiko Satake |
Graduate School of Science (Kyushu University) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Yoshihisa Suyama |
Graduate School of Agricultural Science (Tohoku University) |
Professor |
| Co-Investigator | Naoki Tani | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences | Senior Researcher |
| Collaborator | Tsutomu Hiura |
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (The University of Tokyo) |
Professor |
| Collaborator | Kosuke Teshima | Graduate School of Science (Kyushu University) |
Assistant Professor |
A01：Selected Research Projects (R2-R3)
| Principal Investigator | Munetaka Sugiyama |
Graduate School of Science (The University of Tokyo) |
Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Wakana Tanaka | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Hiroshima University) | Assistant Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Naoyuki Uchida |
Center for Gene Research (Nagoya University) |
Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Ryuichi Nishihama | Faculty of Science and Technology (Tokyo University of Science) |
Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Mitsuhiro Aida | International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (Kumamoto University) |
Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Masaki Ishikawa | National Institute for Basic Biology | Assistant Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Akira Iwase | RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science |
Senior Scientist |
| Principal Investigator | Momoko Ikeuchi | Faculty of Science (Niigata University) | Associate Professor |
A02：Selected Research Projects (R2-R3)
| Principal Investigator | Tomomichi Fujita | Graduate School of Science (Hokkaido University) |
Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Atsushi Shibata | Gunma University Initiative for Advanced Research (Gunma University) | Associate Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Akie Shimotohno | Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (Nagoya University) |
Designated Lecturer |
| Principal Investigator | Tatsuo Kakimoto | Graduate School of Science (Osaka University) |
Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Toshiro Ito |
Graduate School of Science and Technology (Nara Institute of Science and Technology) |
Professor |
| Principal Investigator | Katsutoshi Tsuda | National Institute of Genetics | Assistant Professor |
Click here for the list of participants of Selected Research Projects (H30-H31).