| 1. | To collect, analyze, and provide information for research planning. |
| 2. | To organize teams for big research projects. |
| 3. | To promote international research collaborations. |
| 4. | To help to apply for research funding. |
| 5. | To support submissions to prestigious scientific journals (eg. Cell, Nature, Science, etc.) |
| 6. | To plan to utilize common spaces, and share information among researchers. |
| Prof/Director (concurrent post) |
Jun Aruga |
|---|---|
| Prof | Kou Nakayama (Ext: 8513) |
| Prof (concurrent post) |
Katsunori Yanagihara |
| Prof (concurrent post) |
Noriyuki Nishida |
| Associate Prof | Hideki Hayashi (Ext: 8514) |
| Lecturer | Yasuhiro Torashima (temporary transfer to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
| Assistant Prof | Yusuke Sakai |
| Assistant Prof | Minoru Hra |
| Assistant Prof | Ryoma Kayano [temporary transfer to World Health Organization Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre)] |
| Assistant Prof (concurrent post) | Noboru Yamashita |
| Hiromi Ohishi(Ext: 2220) |





