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The research system at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology is organized into a number of programs to conduct fundamental scientific studies, research in prioritized areas, or supporting roles in specialized services and technology development.
 
 
 
Center Director
Toshio Yanagida
(Acting Director)
Deputy Director
Special Advisor
Center Directorfs Office
Advisory Council
Austin Smith
(University of Cambridge, UK)
Christopher Wylie
(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA)
Margaret Buckingham
(Institut Pasteur, France)
Patrick Tam
(University of Sydney, Australia)
Stephen Cohen
(Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology - A*STAR, Singapore)
Haifan Lin
(Yale university, USA)
Toshio Suda
(Keio University, Japan)
Ryoichiro Kageyama
(Kyoto University, Japan)
Hiroshi Hamada
(Osaka University, Japan)
Cellular Environment and Response Research Program
  Morphogenetic Signaling (Shigeo HAYASHI )
Growth Control Signaling (Takashi NISHIMURA )
Chromosome Segregation(Tomoya KITAJIMA )
Developmental Epigenetics (Ichiro HIRATANI )
Organogenesis Research Program
Cell Adhesion and Tissue Patterning (Masatoshi TAKEICHI )
Cell Asymmetry (Fumio MATSUZAKI )
Neocortical Development(Carina HANASHIMA )
Sensory Circuit Formation (Takeshi IMAI )
Epithelial Morphogenesis (Yu-Chiun WANG )
Stem Cells and Organ Regeneration Research Program
Pluripotent Stem Cell Studies (Hitoshi NIWA )
Organ Regeneration (Takashi TSUJI )
Lung Development (Mitsuru MORIMOTO )
Tissue Microenvironment (Hironobu FUJIWARA )
Organogenesis and Neurogenesis (Masatoshi TAKEICHI )
in vitro Histogenesis (Mototsugu EIRAKU )
Mathematical Developmental Biology Research Program
Histogenetic Dynamics (Erina KURANAGA )
Axial Pattern Dynamics (Hidehiko INOMATA )
Research and Development Project
Retinal Regeneration (Masayo TAKAHASHI )
 
Senior Investigator Program
Sensory Development (Raj LADHER )
Early Embryogenesis (Guojun SHENG )