Organization
The highest decision-making body at RERF is its Board of Councilors, consisting of Councilors elected from Japan and the U.S., and RERF manages its operations based on Articles of Incorporation determined by the Board of Councilors. The Board of Directors is responsible for the management of RERF’s operations. The Auditors audit the work of the Directors and the status of RERF’s property/assets. The Directors and Auditors are appointed by the Board of Councilors. RERF also includes the Scientific Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations based on its evaluation of RERF’s studies, and Local Advisors and Local Liaison Councils, which have been established for reflection of local community input in RERF’s operations.
Councilors
- Ryugo Hayano (Executive Councilor)
Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo
- Angela L. Bies (Vice Executive Councilor)
Endowed Associate Professor of Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership,
School of Public Policy, University of Maryland - Joe W. Gray
Professor and Gordon Moore Endowed Chair,
Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University - Mari Miyoshi
Former Ambassador in charge of International Cooperation for Countering Terrorism and International Organized Crime
- Jonathan M. Samet
Dean, School of Public Health, University of Colorado
- Keith R. Yamamoto
Professor, Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy,
Director UCSF Precision Medicine - Yoshiharu Yonekura
Specially Appointed Professor, Division of Science, Institute for Radiation Sciences, Osaka University
as of 1 April 2023
Management staff
- Ohtsura Niwa
Chairman/Representative Director
- Robert L. Ullrich
Vice Chairman/Executive Director, Chief of Research
- Kazunori Kodama
Executive Director
- Osamu Tanabe
Chief Scientist
as of 1 April 2023
Organization
- Board of Councilors
- Board of Directors
- Scientific Advisory Committee
- Local Liaison Councils
- Department of Clinical Studies
- Department of Molecular Biosciences
- Department of Epidemiology
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Information Technology (ITD)
- Radioisotope Facility
- Biosample Research Center
- Research Scientists
Personnel composition
as of 1 April 2023Number of Directors and Staff
| Full-time personnel | Hiroshima Laboratory |
Nagasaki Laboratory |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directors, Chief of Secretariat | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | |
| Professional Staff | 30 (4) | 3 | 33(4) |
| General Staff | 113 | 37 | 150 |
| Total | 147 (5) | 40 | 187(5) |
Numbers in parentheses represent personnel recruited by the US National Academy of Sciences.