MANA | Members

Director-General

The director of the center will be given authority over the center's operation in general. In other words, the center director will have authority in employment, renewal of contracts, payroll, research expenses, and space allocation for researchers including senior and young researchers enrolled in NIMS, etc. His authority also includes employment and renewal of contracts of the secretary-general and other administrative staff members.

Present holder of the office:: Masakazu Aono

Chief Operating Officer

Chief operating officer provides the director-general with strong research and managerial support through such task as maintaining an environment in which researchers can devote themselves fully to their work.

Present holder of the office:: Yoshio Bando

Administrative Director

Administrative director provides the director-general with strong administrative and managerial support through such task as maintaining an environment in which researchers can devote themselves fully to their work.

Present holder of the office:: Takahiro Fujita

Advisor

Advisors, such us Novel Prize Winners and world prominent researchers, provide their experience and guide MANA researchers and scientists.

For more information about Advisor,

See Advisor Page

Evaluation Committee Member

Evaluation Committee Members provide us their critical comments and expert recommendations on the operation and research strategy of the MANA project.

For more information about Evaluation,

See Evaluation Committee Member Page

MANA Principal Investigators (PIs)

Principal Investigators are internationally known world-top class scientists, who take the main role to achieve the MANA research targets and serve as mentors for younger researchers. MANA has selected Principal Investigators from NIMS and other domestic and overseas institutes.

If you want to know PI members,

See Principal Investigator Page

MANA Scientists

A MANA Scientist is researhcer from NIMS, who performs MANA research together with a Principal Investigator.

If you want to know MANA Scientist members,

See MANA Scientist Page

MANA Independent Scientists

A MANA Independent Scientist is a younger researcher at NIMS, who works full-time for MANA and can perform his/her own research independently.

If you want to know MANA Independent Scientist members,

See Independent Scientist Page

ICYS-MANA Researchers

An ICYS-MANA Researcher is a position for postdoctoral fellows selected from all over the world by open recruitment. ICYS-MANA researchers perform their own research indepently by receiving advice from Mentors and MANA Princhipal Investigators.

If you want to know MANA Young Scientist members,

See ICYS-MANA Researchers Page