Officers (March 2025 - March 2027)

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Officers (March 2025 - March 2027)


1. Officers

President and Representative Director: Mitsuyasu HASEBE (National Institute for Basic Biology and Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

Executive Director: Shizuka FUSE (Kyoto University)

Editorial Director: Noriko INADA (Osaka Metropolitan University)

Directors: Tomomichi FUJITA (Hokkaido University), Junko KYOZUKA (Tohoku University), Sachihiro MATSUNAGA (Univrsity of Tokyo), Hirokazu TSUKAYA (University of Tokyo), Takashi UEDA (National Institute for Basic Biology and Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Satoko YOSHIDA (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)

General Affairs Director: Kenji FUKUSHIMA (National Institute of Genetics and Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

Financial Affairs Director: Natsu KATAYAMA (University of Tokyo)

2. Auditor

Toru HISABORI (March 2023 - March 2027: Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

Misako KATO (March 2025 - March 2029: Ochanomizu University)

3. Organizing Committee

Chair: Mitsuyasu HASEBE (National Institute for Basic Biology and Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

Members: Shizuka FUSE (Kyoto University), Noriko INADA (Osaka Metropolitan University), Kenji FUKUSHIMA (National Institute of Genetics and Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Natsu KATAYAMA (University of Tokyo), Yuki HIRAKAWA (Hiroshima University), Michitaka NOTAGUCHI (Kyoto University)

4. JPR Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief: Noriko INADA (Osaka Metropolitan University)

Editors: José Said GUTIÉRREZ-ORTEGA (RIKEN), Mitsuru HIROTA (University of Tsukuba), Toshiki ISHIKAWA (Saitama University), Satoshi KAKISHIMA (Showa University), Seisuke KIMURA (Kyoto Sangyo University), Koichi KOBAYASHI (Osaka Metropolitan University), Satoshi KOI (Osaka Metropolitan University), Hiroko KUROKAWA (Kyoto University), Miyo Terao MORITA (National Institute for Basic Biology and Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Ken NAITO (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization), Kenichi NONOMURA (National Institute of Genetics and Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Yuki OGURA-TSUJITA (Saga University), Hidefumi SHINOHARA (Fukui Prefectural University), Akifumi SUGIYAMA (Kyoto University), Germán ROBERT (National Agricultural Technology Institute, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina), Yin WANG (Peking University), China Xiaofeng YIN (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

5. Publicity Committee

Chair: Michitaka NOTAGUCHI (Kyoto University)

Vice-Chair: Minako UEDA (Tohoku University)

Members: Tomoaki NISHIYAMA (University of Toyama), Yudai OKUYAMA (Tsukuba Botanical Garden, National Museum of Nature and Science), Mio SHIBUTA (Yamagata University)

6. Electronic Publication Committee

Chair: Satohiro OKUDA (University of Tokyo)

Members: Kaori KOHZUMA (Kyoto University), Naoki MINAMINO (Kumamoto University), Emiko YORO (Rikkyo University)

7. Elections Administration Committee

Chair: Takaaki YONEKURA (University of Tokyo)

Members: Yuko KURITA (University of Tokyo), Yusuke MIZOKAMI (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

8. Diversity Promotion Committee

Chair: Koji TAKAYAMA (Kyoto University)

Members: Sho FUJII (Hirosaki University), Tomoyuki FURUYA (Osaka University), Shizuka KOSHIMIZU (National Institute of Genetics and Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Kyoko OHASHI-ITO (University of Tokyo), Narie SASAKI (University of Tokyo), Takayuki SHIMIZU (Nara Women's University), Midori TABARA (Ritsumeikan University), Haruko UEDA (Konan University)

9. Books Information Committee

Chair: Ko MOCHIZUKI (University of Tokyo)

10. Plant Transgenic Design Initiative Management Committee

Member: Kazuyiki KUCHITSU (Tokyo University of Science)

11. Committee to Study Biology Education and University Entrance Examinations, The Union of Japanese Societies for Biological Science

Member: Munetaka SUGIYAMA (University of Tokyo)

12. Selection Committee Member, Nakatsuji Innovation Foundation, Research Encouragement Selection Committee

Member: Motomi ITO (University of Tokyo)

13. Liaison for Other Societies

The Photobiology Association of Japan: Takayuki KOCHI (Kyoto University)

Japan Inter-Society Liaison Association Committee for Promoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in Science and Engineering: Koji TAKAYAMA (Kyoto University), Narie SASAKI (University of Tokyo)

The Union of Japanese Societies for Natural History: Atsushi Ebihara (National Musium of Nature and Science)

The Union of Japanese Societies for Biological Science: Shizuka FUSE (Kyoto University)

14. Related Societies

Botanical Society of Hokkaido

President: Shiro TSUYUZAKI (Hokkaido University)

Tohoku Botanical Society

President: Tomoyuki NEMOTO (Ishinomaki Senshu University)

Hokuriku Botanical Society

President: Tatsuya WAKASUGI (University of Toyama)

Kinki Botanical Society

President: Hidehiro FUKAKI (Kobe University)

Chugoku/Shikoku Botanical Society

President: Masaki SHIMAMURA (Hiroshima University)

Kyushu/Okinawa Botanical Society

President: Juntaro NEGI (Kyushu University)