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The Advanced Science Institute is a new, and yet old research organ that was formed by merging the Discovery Research Institute, an organization promoting scientific activities in Japan using open ideas, and the Frontier Research System, a flexible body of research projects. The Advanced Science Institute will actively promote the development of research fields in new areas of science through RIKEN's strategy for consolidation.
RIKEN at its inception in 1917 consisted of the Institute Laboratories, which throughout RIKEN's history remained the core of the institute. Later on as RIKEN expanded and became an umbrella for multiple research organs, the ILs were reorganized as the Discovery Research Institute. The RIKEN of today as a whole inherits its philosophy from its forebears. Acclaimed for the great degree of freedom given to its scientists, it has always encouraged free-wheeling creativity and the open exchange of ideas. As RIKEN's core research organ, DRI employed about 200 fully-tenured researchers, engaging in projects in multiple fields of research endeavor based on their own creativity. RIKEN has always responded to the needs of the country, from generation to generation.
The Frontier Research System was launched in 1986 to actively push back the frontiers in novel fields. With limited-term contract researchers as its core, the FRS intensively invested funds and human resources flexibly and as required to conduct term-based projects that were novel and innovative. This philosophy has been highly successful, and it was adopted by RIKEN's strategic research centers such as the Brain Science Institute. This type of organizational management concept is now used at laboratories and universities throughout the country in many world-class research organs.
There is no other research institute like RIKEN in Japan, able to create and implement new ideas in so many diverse fields of research. Minoru Oda, the sixth president of RIKEN as a special corporation, expressed the ever-changing generation and progress of research at RIKEN by comparing it to an amoeba. In order to enhance its ability to create new fields of research, RIKEN has merged two of its major organs, the Discovery Research Institute and Frontier Research System, to form the Advanced Science Institute. The Advanced Science Institute will function as the heart of a circulating research system that creates initial ideas for research from the basic scientific studies done with researchers' open ideas, then cultivates these ideas strategically as new research fields, finally developing them into core research organs. 		  Kohei TAMAO
Director, ASI
Kohei TAMAO (D.Eng.)


Advanced Computational Sciences Department Koji KAYA (D.Sci.)
  Computational Systems Biology Research Group Makoto TAIJI (D.Sci.)
  High-Performance Molecular Simulation Team Makoto TAIJI (D.Sci.)
MetaSystems Research Team TAYLOR, Todd (Ph.D.)
Developmental Systems Modeling Team Shuichi ONAMI (D.V.M., Ph.D.)
Biomechanical Simulation Research Team Shu TAKAGI (D.Eng.)
Biochemical Simulation Research Team Koichi TAKAHASHI (Ph.D.)
  Computational Science Research Coolaborative Group Koji KAYA (D.Sci.)
Chemical Biology Department Hiroyuki OSADA (D.Agr.)
  Chemical Biology Core Facility Hiroyuki OSADA (D.Agr.)
  Collaboration Promotion Team Tamio SAITO (D.Agr.)
Cheminformatics and Compound Creation Team Hiroyuki OSADA (D.Agr.)
Chemical Library Validation Team Nobumoto WATANABE (D.Sci.)
Molecular Characterization Team Hiroyuki KOSHINO (D.Agr.)
Biomolecular Characterization Team Naoshi DOHMAE (Ph.D.)
  Chemical Genomics Research Group Minoru YOSHIDA (D.Agr.)
  Molecular Ligand Discovery Research Team Minoru YOSHIDA (D.Agr.)
Molecular Ligand Synthesis Research Team Mikiko SODEOKA (D.Pharm.)
Molecular Ligand Target Research Team Charles M. BOONE (Ph.D.)
Molecular Ligand Biology Research Team Soichi KOJIMA (Ph.D.)
  System Glycobiology Research Group Naoyuki TANIGUCHI (D.Med.Sci.)
  Disease Glycomics Team Naoyuki TANIGUCHI (D.Med.Sci.)
Glycometabolome Team Tadashi SUZUKI (D.Sci.)
Structural Glycobiology Team Yoshiki YAMAGUCHI (D.Pharm.)
Emergent Materials Department Maki KAWAI (D.Sci.)
  Nano-scale Science & Technology Research Group Maki KAWAI (D.Sci.)
  Electronic functions at Nano-scale Level Research Team Maki KAWAI (D.Sci.)
Nano-functional Photonics Research Team Satoshi KAWATA (D.Eng.)
Functional Nano-spin Research Team Koji ISHIBASHI (D.Eng.)
Nano Bio-functional Molecular Systems Research Team Mizuo MAEDA (D.Eng.)
  Complex Electron Systems Research Group Hidenori TAKAGI (D.Eng.)
  Theoretical and Experimental Design of Complex Electron Systems Research Team Akira FURUSAKI (D.Sci.)
Electronic Phase Control of Transition Metal Oxides Research Team Hidenori TAKAGI (D.Eng.)
Electronic Phase Control of Molecular Systems Research Team Reizo KATO (D.Sci.)
Electronic Phase Control of Interface and Surface Research Team Koji ISHIBASHI (D.Eng.)
  Single Quantum Dynamics Research Group Akira TONOMURA (D.Eng., Ph.D.)
  Digital Materials Team Nori, Franco
Macroscopic Quantum Coherence Team Jaw-Shen TSAI (Ph.D.)
Quantum Nano-Scale Magnetics Team Yoshichika OTANI (D.Sci.)
Quantum Phenomena Observation Technology Team Akira TONOMURA (D.Eng., Ph.D.)
  Cross-Correlated Materials Research Group Yoshinori TOKURA (D.Eng.)
  Theoretical Design Team Naoto NAGAOSA (D.Sci.)
Functional Superstructure Team Masashi KAWASAKI (D.Eng.)
Exploratory Materials Team Yasujiro TAGUCHI (D.Eng.)
  Responsive Matter Chemistry & Engineering Research Group Takuzo AIDA (D.Eng.)
  Nanocomposite Soft Materials Engineering Team Yasuhiro ISHIDA (D.Eng.)
Chemical Process Engineering Team Yasuhiro UOZUMI (D.Pharm.)
Functional Soft Matter Engineering Team Takanori FUKUSHIMA (D.Sci.)
  Nanoscience Joint Laboratory Hidenori TAKAGI (D.Eng.)
  Nanoscience Development and Support Team Hikota AKIMOTO (Ph.D.)
Extreme Photonics Department Katsumi MIDORIKAWA (D.Eng.)
  Extreme Photonics Research Group Katsumi MIDORIKAWA (D.Eng.)
  Intense Attosecond Pulse Research Team Katsumi MIDORIKAWA (D.Eng.)
Real-time Bio-imaging Research Team Akihiko NAKANO (D.Sci.)
Ultrafast Molecular Manipulation Research Team Tahei TAHARA (D.Sci.)
Near-field NanoPhotonics Research Team Satoshi KAWATA (D.Eng.)
Terahertz Application Team KAWASE Kodo (D.Eng.)
  Terahertz-wave Research Group Katsumi MIDORIKAWA (D.Eng.)
  Tera-photonics Team Hiromasa ITO (D.Eng.)
Terahertz Sensing and Imaging Team Chiko OTANI (D.Sci.)
Terahertz Quantum Device Team Hideki HIRAYAMA (D.Eng.)
Research Group  
  Research Group for Bioarchitect Akihiko NAKANO (D.Sci.)
  "What Make Cells" Research Team Toshihide KOBAYASHI (Ph.D.)
"What Cells Make" Research Team Naoko IMAMOTO (Ph.D.)
  Research Group for Molecular-informational Life Science Maki KAWAI (D.Sci.)
  Research Group for Molecular Ensemble Reizo KATO (D.Sci.)
  Molecular Ensemble Development Research Team Reizo KATO (D.Sci.)
Molecular Ensemble Analysis Research Team Yoshitsugu SHIRO (D.Eng.)
  Research Group for Super Analyzer Development Technology Hitoshi OHMORI (D.Eng.)
  Research Group for Hydration Dynamics and Molecular Processes Toshinori SUZUKI (D.Sci.)
  Hydrated Molecular Dynamics Research Team Toshinori SUZUKI (D.Sci.)
Hydrated Molecule X-ray Spectroscopy Research Team Shik SHIN (D.Sci.)
Hydrated Protein Structure Research Team Masashi MIYANO (D.Sci.)
Biomolecular Dynamics Simulation Research Team Yuji SUGITA (D.Sci.)
  Research Group for Genesis of Matter Hiroyoshi SAKURAI (D.Sci.)
  "Expansion of Cosmic Nucleosynthesis" Research Team Hiroyoshi SAKURAI (D.Sci.)
"Study of Matter at Early Universe through Symmetries and Universality" Research Team Kimitoshi KONO (D.Sci.)
"Production of Exotic Atoms and High Precision Symmetry Tests" Research Team Yasunori YAMAZAKI (D.Eng.)
"Promotion and Creation of New Interdisciplinary Fields" Research Team Tadashi KAMBARA
  Research Group for Extreme Universe Kazuo MAKISHIMA (D.Sci.)
  Cosmic X-ray Research Team Kazuo MAKISHIMA (D.Sci.)
Optics Fabrication and Application Research Team Hitoshi OHMORI (D.Eng.)
Particle Astrophysics Research Team Toshikazu EBISUZAKI (Ph.D.)
Solid State Laser for Astronomical Observation Research Team Satoshi WADA (D.Sci.)
International Liaison Team Yoshiyuki TAKAHASHI (Ph.D.)
  Research Group for Clean Chemistry Zhaomin HOU (D.Eng.)
  Clean Synthetic Chemistry Research Team Zhaomin HOU (D.Eng.)
Clean Biological Chemistry Research Team Yukishige ITO (D.Phar.)
Clean Energy Chemistry Research Team Zhaomin HOU (D.Eng.)
  Research Group for Lipid Dynamics Toshihide KOBAYASHI (Ph.D.)
  Imaging Lipid Research Team Toshihide KOBAYASHI (Ph.D.)
Lipid Functions Research Team Yoshio HIRABAYASHI (Ph.D.)
Molecular Behavior of Lipid Research Team Maki KAWAI (D.Sci.)
  Bio-Supramolecular Structure-Function Research Collaborative Group Takehiko SHIBATA (D.Sci.)
Laboratories  
  Cosmic Radiation Laboratory Kazuo MAKISHIMA (D.Sci.)
Computational Astrophysics Laboratory Toshikazu EBISUZAKI (Ph.D.)
Atomic Physics Laboratory Yasunori YAMAZAKI (D.Eng.)
Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics Laboratory Toshiyuki AZUMA (D.Eng.)
Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory Akira FURUSAKI (D.Sci.)
Magnetic Materials Laboratory Hidenori TAKAGI (D.Eng.)
Low Temperature Physics Laboratory Kimitoshi KONO (D.Sci.)
Laser Technology Laboratory Katsumi MIDORIKAWA (D.Eng.)
Nanophotonics Laboratory Satoshi KAWATA (D.Eng.)
Materials Fabrication Laboratory Hitoshi OHMORI (D.Eng.)
Advanced Device Laboratory Koji ISHIBASHI (D.Eng.)
Bioengineering Laboratory Mizuo MAEDA (D.Eng.)
Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory Yoshihiro ITO (D.Eng.)
Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory Tahei TAHARA (D.Sci.)
Supramolecular Science Laboratory Katsumi MIDORIKAWA (D.Eng.)
Condensed Molecular Materials Laboratory Reizo KATO (D.Sci.)
Chemical Dynamics Laboratory Toshinori SUZUKI (D.Sci.)
Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory Zhaomin HOU (D.Eng.)
Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory Mikiko SODEOKA (D.Phar.)
Surface Chemistry Laboratory Maki KAWAI (D.Sci.)
Synthetic Cellular Chemistry Laboratory Yukishige ITO (D.Phar.)
Antibiotics Laboratory Hiroyuki OSADA (D.Agr.)
Cellular Biochemistry Laboratory Masafumi TSUJIMOTO (D.Phar.)
Cellular Dynamics Laboratory Naoko IMAMOTO (Ph.D.)
Chromosome Dynamics Laboratory Tatsuya HIRANO (Ph.D.)
Chemical Genetics Laboratory Minoru YOSHIDA (D.Agr.)
Molecular Entomology Laboratory Shogo MATSUMOTO (D.Agr.)
Lipid Biology Laboratory Toshihide KOBAYASHI (Ph.D.)
Molecular Membrane Biology Laboratory Akihiko NAKANO (D.Sci.)
Theoretical Biology Laboratory Atsushi MOCHIZUKI (D.Sci.)
Cellular Informatics Laboratory Yasushi SAKO (D.Sci.)
Molecular Genetics Laboratory Shunsuke ISHII (D.Sci.)
Genome Science Laboratory Yoshihide HAYASHIZAKI (M.D., Ph.D.)
Computational Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory Seiji YUNOKI (D.Eng.)
Metamaterials Laboratory Takuo TANAKA (Ph.D.)
Surface and Interface Science Laboratory Yousoo KIM (D.Eng.)
Advanced Elements Chemistry Laboratory Masanobu UCHIYAMA (D.Phar.)
Theoretical Biochemistry Laboratory Yuji SUGITA (D.Sci.)
Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory Takehiko SHIBATA (D.Sci.)
Special Research Unit  
  Functional Elemento-Organic Chemistry Unit Kohei TAMAO (D.Eng.)
Viral Infectious Diseases Unit Yoko AIDA (D.V.M., Ph.D.)
Molecular & Informative Life Science Unit Yoshihito OSADA (D.Sci.)
Next-generation Molecular Theory Unit Kimihiko HIRAO (D.Eng.)
Research Unit  
  Intelligent System Research Unit Kuniaki KAWABATA (D.Eng.)
Plant Breeding and Cell Engineering Research Unit Tomoki MATSUYAMA (D.Agr.)
Plant Chemical Biology Research Unit Takeshi NAKANO (D.Agr.)
Biosphere Oriented Biology Research Unit Shigeharu MORIYA (D.Sci.)
Initiative Research Program  
  Iwawaki Initiative Research Unit Takao IWAWAKI (Ph.D.)
Nakagawa Initiative Research Unit Shinichi NAKAGAWA (Ph.D.)
Manabe Initiative Research Unit Kei MANABE (Ph.D.)
Okamoto Initiative Research Unit Akimitsu OKAMOTO (D.Eng.)
Miyagishima Initiative Research Unit Shin-ya MIYAGIAHIMA (Ph.D.)
Yu Initiative Research Unit Hsiao-hua YU (Ph.D.)
Zhang Initiative Research Unit Kam ZHANG (Ph.D.)
Corporate & International Relations Division Yoshihito OSADA
  RIKEN-TRI Collaboration Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research Director: Shigeyuki HOSOE (D.Eng.)
Deupty Director: Rentaro KATOH
  Robot Control Research Team Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA (D.Eng.)
  Robot Sensor Systems Research Team Toshiharu MUKAI (D.Eng.)
  Robot Motion Research Team Ryojun IKEURA (Ph.D.)
  Advanced Soft Devices Research Team Shijie GUO (D.Eng.)
  RIKEN-HYU Collaboration Research Center Masahiko HARA (D.Eng.)
  Flucto-Order Functions Research Team Masahiko HARA (D.Eng.)
  Institutional Alliances Group Yoshihito OSADA (D.Sci.)
  RIKEN-RIES, Hokkaido Univ. Joint Research Team Yoshihito OSADA (D.Sci.)
RIKEN-Max Planck Joint Research Team Hiroyuki OSADA (D.Agr.)
Advanced Technology Support Division Reizo KATO (D.Sci.)
    Cooperative Support Team Aiko NAKAO (D.Eng.)
Rapid Engineering Team Ichiro TAKAHASHI (D.Eng.)
Chemical Analysis Team Yoshio SAKAGUCHI (D.Sci.)


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