Board Member
Japan Society of Gene and Cell Therapy: Board Members and Councilors (2025–2027)
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
Board of Directors
| Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD) | Yoshikazu Yonemitsu | Kyushu University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Vice-Chairman | Takashi Okada | The University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Science |
| Vice-Chairman | Hiroyuki Mizuguchi | Osaka University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Vice-Chairman | Yasuhiro Ikeda | Miyazaki University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Vice-Chairman / Secretariat (Head) | Hironori Nakagami | Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Board Member of Directors | Toshihiko Okazaki | Osaka University Hospital |
| Board Member of Directors | Masahiro Toda | Keio University, School of Medicine |
| Board Member of Directors | Takanori Yamagata | Tochigi Prefectural Rehabilitation Center |
| Board Member of Directors | Ei Yamada | ANGES, INC. |
| Board Member of Directors | Masato Yamamoto | University of Minnesota |
| Board Member of Directors | Karin Kojima | Jichi Medical University |
| Board Member of Directors | Hiroshi Kobayashi | The Jikei University School of Medicine, Comprehensive Medical Science Research Center |
| Board Member of Directors | Kenichiro Kosai | Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences |
| Board Member of Directors | Koji Nishiguchi | Nagoya University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Board Member of Directors | Tsukasa Ohmori | Jichi Medical University |
| Board Member of Directors | Hiroyuki Nakai | Oregon Health & Science University |
| Board Member of Directors | Koichi Nakao | TAKARA BIO INC. |
| Board Member of Directors | Tomoki Todo | The University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Science |
| Board Member of Directors | Toru Uchiyama | National Center for Child Health and Development |
| Board Member of Directors | Eriko Uchida | National Institute of Health Sciences |
| Board Member of Directors | Hiroshi Fukuhara | Kyorin University, School of Medicine |
| Auditor / Advisor to the Chairman | Akihiro Kume | Jichi Medical University |
| Auditor | Shin-ichi Muramatsu | Jichi Medical University |
| Secretariat (Vice) / Councilor | Yosuke Morodomi | Kyushu University |
| Secretariat (Vice) / Councilor | Yumi Kanegae | ANGES, INC. |
| Board Member of Directors / Secretariat (Vice) | Takafumi Nakamura | Tottori University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Advisor to the Chairman / Councilor | Konosuke Mitani | Saitama Medical University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Board Member of Directors / Advisor to the Chairman | Ryuichi Morishita | Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Councilor / Advisor to the Chairman | Makoto Otsu | Kitasato University, School of Allied Health Sciences |
| Board Member of Directors / Advisor to the Chairman | Toshiyoshi Fujiwara | Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Secretary / Councilor | Reiko Arakawa | National Center for Global Health and Medicine |
| Secretary / Councilor | Yota Shimada | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
Councilors (Hyogiin)
| Kazunori Aoki | National Cancer Center Research Institute |
| Hiroyuki Awano | Tottori University |
| Tsutomu Igarashi | Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokuso Hospital |
| Hiroaki Ikeda | Nagasaki University |
| Akiko Ishii | National Hospital Organization Iwaki Hospital |
| Keiko Ishigaki | Tokyo Women’s Medical University |
| Yasushi Inou | Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center |
| Ken Inoue | National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry |
| Takao Inoue | National Institute of Health Sciences |
| Makoto Inoue | Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. |
| Naoya Uchida | Not applicable |
| Ryosuke Uchibori | Jichi Medical University |
| Masashi Urabe | Jichi Medical University, Center for Molecular Medicine |
| Ken Omine | Jichi Medical University |
| Hisanobu Ogata | Kyushu University Hospital |
| Sachiko Okamoto | TAKARA BIO INC. |
| Hitoshi Osaka | Jichi Medical University, Graduate School |
| Takeo Ozawa | Stream Science Co., Ltd. |
| Noriyuki Kasahara | Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology, University of California |
| Yuko Kasahara | The University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Science |
| Hideki Kasuya | Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Naoko Katano | Tokyo Medical and Dental University (Tokyo Science University) |
| Tomohiro Katsuya | Katsuya Clinic |
| Kenya Kamimura | Niigata University |
| Toshihisa Kawai | National Center for Child Health and Development |
| Koji Kawakami | Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Hiroaki Kina | Innovation Center of NanoMedicine |
| Hiromi Kina | The University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Science |
| Yuichi Kimizu | Osaka Women’s and Children’s Hospital |
| Shuji Kubo | Hyogo Medical University, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences |
| Hajime Kurosaki | Tottori University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Kazuhiko Kurozumi | Hamamatsu University School of Medicine |
| Akinobu Goto | Hyogo Medical University |
| Tsuyoshi Kobayashi | Osaka University, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases |
| Ayumu Konno | Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Yukihiro Saito | Greet Nagayama Cardiovascular and Edema Clinic |
| Fuminori Sakurai | Kindai University |
| Tsutomu Sasaki | Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Tetsuro Sasada | Kanagawa Cancer Center, Clinical Research Institute |
| Yohei Sato | University of Fukui |
| Mizuho Sato-Dahlman | University of Minnesota |
| Munehisa Shimamura | Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Kahori Shimizu | Osaka University, Graduate School |
| Toshio Shirakawa | Kobe University, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Ken Sugio | The University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Science |
| Hidetoshi Sumimoto | Shiga University of Medical Science |
| Yoshihide Sehara | Jichi Medical University |
| Yasushi Soda | The University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Science |
| Kei Taguchi | The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine |
| Dai Tazawa | Okayama University Hospital |
| Maki Tanaka | TAKARA BIO INC. |
| Michiko Tanaka | Daiichi University of Pharmacy |
| Miyuki Tanaka | Shinshu University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Katsuto Tamai | Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Ryota Tamura | Keio University, School of Medicine |
| Kiwako Tsukida | Jichi Medical University |
| Yuji Tsunekawa | The University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Science |
| Keizo Tomonaga | Kyoto University, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences |
| Yasuhiro Naiki | National Center for Child Health and Development |
| Junsei Nagai | Kyoto University Hospital |
| Yozo Nakazawa | Shinshu University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Toshihiro Nakashima | ImmunoMedicine Inc. |
| Hiromu Nakatake | Tottori University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Seiichi Nagano | Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Yukie Nakamura | Jichi Medical University |
| Masayuki Nakamori | Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Tomoyuki Nishikawa | Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Chikako Nito | Nippon Medical School |
| Aiko Hasegawa | Shinshu University |
| Yutaka Hanazono | Jichi Medical University |
| Yu Harada | Kyushu University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Takashi Higuchi | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Hirokazu Hirai | Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Yasunari Matsuzaka | The University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Science |
| Saki Matsushima | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Makoto Migita | Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital |
| Hiroaki Mizukami | Jichi Medical University, Center for Molecular Medicine |
| Marina Mizobe | Jichi Medical University |
| Junichi Mineno | TAKARA BIO INC. |
| Noriko Miyake | Nippon Medical School |
| Shohei Miyamoto | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Mutsuryo Murahashi | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Kazuhiro Muramatsu | Jichi Medical University |
| Hideki Mochizuki | National Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center |
| Shigeki Yagyu | Shinshu University |
| Tomoko Lee | Hyogo Medical University |
| Atsushi Watanabe | Kanazawa University Hospital |
| Masami Watanabe | Okayama University Hospital |
Honorary Members
Yoshikatsu Eto
Fumio Endo
Juya Ohashi
Torayuki Okuyama
Keiya Ozawa
Masafumi Onodera
Yasuo Kagawa
Yasufumi Kaneda
Akihiro Kume
Izumu Saito
Takashi Shimada
Masatoshi Tagawa
Kenzaburo Tani
Masaaki Terada
Hidesaburo Toyoshima
Yasutomo Nasu
Yoichiro Niitsu
Ichiro Matsuda
Shin-ichi Muramatsu
Masami Muramatsu
Teruhide Yamaguchi
Jun Yoshida
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