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Organization of the National Cancer Center


  • National Cancer Center
    President: T. Kakizoe, M.D.

    • Research Institute
      Director: S. Hirohashi, M.D.
      Deputy Director: K. Wakabayashi, Ph.D.
      Director of Research Institute East:
      H. Esumi, M.D.

      Research Institute (Tsukiji Campus)

      • Center for Medical Genomics
        [Director: T. Yoshida, M.D.]


      • Pathology Division
        [Chief: Y. Kanai, M.D.]
      • Biochemistry Division
        [Chief: H. Nakagama, M.D.]
      • Chemotherapy Division
        [Chief: T. Yamada, M.D.]
      • Biology Division
        [Chief: J. Yokota, M.D.]
      • Pharmacology Division
        [Chief: H. Wakasugi, M.D.]
      • Cancer Medicine and Biophysics Division
        [Chief: H. Arakawa, M.D.]
      • Growth Factor Division
        [Chief: R. Sakai, M.D.]
      • Molecular Oncology Division
        [Chief: I. Kitabayashi, Ph.D.]
      • Virology Division
        [Chief: T. Kiyono, M.D.]
      • Genetics Division
        [Chief: T. Yoshida, M.D.]
      • Radiobiology Division
        [Chief: Y. Taya, Ph.D.]
      • Carcinogenesis Division
        [Chief: T. Ushijima, M.D.]
      • Section for Studies on Metastasis
        [Head: T. Ochiya, Ph.D.]
      • Section for Studies on Host-Immune Response
        [Head: K. Aoki, M.D.]
      • ADP-Ribosylation in Oncology Project
        [Head: M. Masutani, Ph.D.]
      • Cancer Genomics Project
        [Leader: T. Shibata, M.D. (from November 1, 2005)]
      • Cancer Prevention Basic Research Project
        [Leader: K. Wakabayashi, Ph.D. (Acting)]
      • Cancer Proteomics Project
        [Leader: T. Yamada, M.D.]
      • Cancer Transcriptome Project
        [Leader: H. Ichikawa, Ph.D.]
      • Proteome Bioinformatics Project
        [Leader: T. Kondo, M.D.]
      • Tumor Endocrinology Project
        [Leader: T. Tsukada, M.D.]
      • Tumor Suppression and Functional Genomics Project
        [Leader: Y. Murakami, M.D.]
      • Central RI Laboratory
        [Head: S. Ohnami, Ph.D.]
      • Central Animal Laboratory
        [Head: K. Yanagihara, Ph.D.]


      Research Institute East (Kashiwa Campus)
      [reorganized into the Research Center for Innovative Oncology on October 1, 2005]

      • Pathology Division
        [Chief: A. Ochiai, M.D.]
      • Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division
        [Chief: S. Tsugane, M.D. (Acting)]
      • Investigative Treatment Division
        [Chief: Y. Matsumura, M.D.]
      • Psycho-Oncology Division
        [Chief: Y. Uchitomi, M.D.]
      • Cancer Physiology Project
        [Leader: K. Tsuchihara, M.D.]
      • Central Animal Laboratory
        [Chief: H. Esumi, M.D. (Acting)]


    • Hospital
      Director: K. Nomura, M.D.
      Deputy Director: R. Tsuchiya, M.D.

    • Hospital East
      Director: S. Yoshida, M.D.
      Deputy Director: N. Saijo, M.D.

    • Administration Department
      Director: U. Ueda, M.D.
      Deputy Director: K. Mizukoshi
      Deputy Director: M. Nakajima

    • Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening
      Director: N. Moriyama, M.D.

      • Epidemiology and Prevention Division
        [Chief: S. Tsugane, M.D.]
      • Statistics and Cancer Control Division
        [Chief: T. Sobue, M.D.]

    (As of September 30, 2005)