Board Members/Committees
Board Members (2026-2027)
Last Update 17/7/2026
| President | |
|---|---|
| Atsuo OGURA | RIKEN Bioresource Research Center |
| Vice-president | |
|---|---|
| Satoshi KUNITA | Jichi Medical University |
| Managing director | |
|---|---|
| Takashi KURAMOTO | Tokyo University of Agricultures |
| Hidetoshi NISHIJIMA | Natinal Institute for Physiological Sciences |
| Ryota TOCHINAI | The University of Tokyo |
| Nobuhito HAYASHIMOTO | Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science |
| Director | |
|---|---|
| Atsushi ASANO | Kagoshima University |
| Shigeru KAKUTA | The University of Tokyo |
| Erika SASAKI | Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science |
| Nobuya SASAKI | Kitasato University |
| Kyoko SHIOYA | National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute |
| Toru TAKEO | Kumamoto University |
| Chikako NATSUME | Nazume Co. Ltd. |
| Tomoji MASHIMO | The University of Tokyo |
| Ryuichi MIURA | The University of Tokyo |
| Seiya MIZUNO | University of Tsukuba |
| Masami MORIMATSU | Hokkaido University |
| Hisaharu YAMADA | Mediford Co. Ltd. |
| Atsushi YOSHIKI | RIKEN BioResource Research Center |
| Akira TAKURA | Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science |
| Inspector | |
|---|---|
| Fumihiro SUGIYAMA | University of Tsukuba |
| Tamotsu SAKURAI | Japanese Society for Laboratory Animal Resources |
Committees (2026-2027)
| Editorial board for Experimental Animals | |
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| Editor-in-chief | Shigeru KAKUTA |
| Academic Meeting Committee | |
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| Chairman | Tomoji MASHIMO |
| Treasury Special Committee | |
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| Chairman | Chikako NATSUME |
| International Communication Committee | |
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| Chairman | Atsushi YOSHIKI |
| Public Relations / Information Disclosure Review Committee | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Hisaharu YAMADA |
| Animal Welfare and Ethics Committee | |
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| Chairman | Atsushi ASANO |
| Article, Bylaw, Regulation Reviewing Committee | |
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| Chairman | Nobuya SASAKI |
| Committee on Laboratory Animal Infectious Disease Control | |
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| Chairman | Akira TAKAKURA |
| Education and Training Committee | |
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| Chairman | Erika SASAKI |
| Education and Training Program Committee of Laboratory Animal Manager | |
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| Chairman | Toru TAKEO |
| Assessment and Verification Program Committee | |
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| Chairman | Ryuichi MIURA |
| Assessment and Verification Committee | |
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| Chairman | Masami MORIMATSU |
| Future Planning Committee | |
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| Chairman | Seiya MIZUNO |
| Study Committee on Applicable Laws and Regulations | |
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| Chairman | Kyoko SHIOYA |