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Last updated 2003/11/07
Leaders for the Program for Rice Genome Research (2003 Fiscal Year ending March 2004)
*NIAS : National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
*NICS : National Institute of Crop Science
*NARO : National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization
*STAFF : Institute of the Society for Techno-innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Program Director (NIAS) Masaki Iwabuchi, NIAS, President
Assistant Program Director Kenichi HIGO, NIAS, Vice President (Plant Science)

Project Leaders and Leaders
Functional analysis of genes relevant to agriculturally important traits in rice genome
Makoto MATSUOKA, Nagoya University, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center
Comparative genomics of plant species assisted by rice genome information
Kyozo EGUCHI, STAFF
Development of Rice Genome Simulators
Kenichi HIGO, NIAS, Vice President (Plant Science)
Yoshiaki NAGAMURA, NIAS, DNA Bank
Katsumi SAKATA, Mitsubishi Space Software Co.,Ltd.
Isolation and Functional Analysis of Useful Rice Genes and Development of Techniques for Their Utilization
Hirohiko HIROCHIKA, NIAS, Molecular Genetics Department
Masahiro YANO, NIAS, Applied Genomics Laboratory
Identification and Analysis of Proteins for Gene Discovery and Elucidation of Functions of Useful Genes in Rice Genome
Naoto SHIBUYA, MEIJI University, Department of Life Sciences
Yoshiaki NAGAMURA, NIAS, DNA Bank
Toshimasa YAMAZAKI, NIAS, Biophysics Laboratory
Setsuko KOMATSU, NIAS, Gene Regulation Laboratory
Extensive analysis of gene function using transgenic plants and development of novel gene manipulation techniques
Hirohiko HIROCHIKA, NIAS, Molecular Genetics Department
Hiroaki ICHIKAWA, NIAS, Gene Design Laboratory
Seiichi TOKI, NIAS, Plant Gene Engineering Laboratory
Construction of a management and distribution system of rice genome resources
Yoshiaki NAGAMURA, NIAS, DNA Bank
Development of high throughput genome sequencing technology and its application in the elucidation of whole rice genome sequence information
Takuji SASAKI, NIAS, Genome Research Department
Takashi MATSUMOTO, NIAS, Plant Genome Laboratory

Program Director
(NICS/NARO)
Tokio IMBE, National Institute of Corp Science
Development of DNA Marker-aided Selection Technology for Plants
Team Leaders Ikuo ANDO, National Institute of Corp Science
Mitsuo OMURA, Shizuoka University, Faculty of Agriculture
Tokio IMBE, National Institute of Corp Science
Masahiro YANO, NIAS, Applied Genomics Laboratory


Secretariat Shinichirou WATANABE, NIAS, Department of Research Planning and Coordination