Organizational Structure
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board provides BBJ with necessary advice and recommendations to enable the Biobank Japan Project for Genomic and Clinical Research to be utilized in a proper and smooth manner. The board is primarily comprised of experts in natural science including genomic research, biobanks, databases and bioethics.
Board members * Chair(In Japanese alphabetical order)
| UCHIYAMA, Hiroyuki | Domestic quality control manager, Japan Association of Clinical Reagents Industries |
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| SAITO, Kayoko | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Director in General, Professor of Special Appointment, Institute of Clinical Genomics, Tokyo Women’s Medical University |
| SATO, Taka-Aki | Director, Life Science Research Center, Shimadzu Corporation |
| TAKAGI, Toshihisa | Director-General, National Bioscience Database Center (NBDC) |
| TSUNODA, Tatsuhiko | Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| FUJITA, Misao | Head, Professor, Uehiro Research Division for iPS Cell Ethics, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University |
| MARUYAMA, Eiji | Professor Emeritus, Kobe University |
| YAMAMOTO, Kazuhiko* | Director, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences |
| YAMAMOTO, Masayuki | Executive Director, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) |
| YOSHIDA, Teruhiko | Director, Fundamental Innovative Oncology Core (FIOC), National Cancer Center Research Institute (NCCRI) |
