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| Genetics Society of Japan | |
|---|---|
| Name | Genetics Society of Japan |
| Native name | 日本遺伝学会 |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Focus | Genetics |
Genetics Society of Japan
The Genetics Society of Japan is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing research in heredity, molecular biology, cytogenetics, population genetics, developmental genetics, and genomics. Founded in the early 20th century, the society connects researchers from universities, research institutes, hospitals, and industry across Japan and maintains links with international bodies and leading scientists worldwide.
The society emerged during a period of rapid scientific expansion influenced by figures associated with University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Hokkaido University, and Tohoku University. Early members included researchers linked to laboratories at National Institute of Genetics, RIKEN, Tokyo Imperial University, Kyushu University, and Keio University. The interwar and postwar eras saw collaboration with international programs such as those at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Max Planck Society, Pasteur Institute, Smithsonian Institution, and Salk Institute. Influential visiting scientists connected by conferences or exchanges included researchers from Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Oxford. Institutional interactions extended to regional centers like Kobenhavns Universitet contacts, networks with Seoul National University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and links to organizations such as International Union of Biological Sciences and European Molecular Biology Organization.
The society promotes research, training, and dissemination through collaborations with entities such as Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan), World Health Organization, UNESCO, and international funders like Wellcome Trust and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Activities include organizing meetings similar in scope to symposia at Gordon Research Conferences, workshops analogous to EMBO training courses, and seminars hosted in facilities like National Institutes of Health lecture halls, CERN-style interdisciplinary forums, and regional research hubs such as Asian Development Bank-supported centers. The society fosters applied work with partners in industrial research at firms comparable to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Astellas Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, Novartis, and Pfizer.
The governance model features an executive committee, councilors, and specialized committees reflecting frameworks used by Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Leadership roles have been held by academics from institutions like Nagoya University, Kumamoto University, Kanazawa University, Meiji University, and Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Committees oversee ethics, awards, international relations, and education, coordinating with bodies such as Committee on Publication Ethics, Japan Science Council, World Academy of Sciences, and regional networks including Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning.
Membership spans students, postdoctoral researchers, principal investigators, clinicians, and industry scientists affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University, National Cancer Center, Ritsumeikan University, Chiba University, Shinshu University, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, and private research labs akin to Sony CSL. Members often hold joint appointments or visiting positions at institutions like Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, Yale University, University of Chicago, and national labs such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory.
The society publishes journals, proceedings, and newsletters modeled on titles from Nature, Science, Cell, Genetics (journal), and Genome Research. Conferences include annual meetings and specialist symposia inspired by formats at International Congress of Genetics, European Society of Human Genetics, Society for Developmental Biology, and topic-driven workshops reminiscent of Keystone Symposia. Meetings are hosted at venues such as Tokyo Big Sight, Osaka International Convention Center, and university campuses like Kyushu Institute of Technology or Tokyo Institute of Technology, and attract speakers from institutions including Princeton University, Cornell University, Brown University, Duke University, and Imperial College London.
The society confers prizes and fellowships comparable to honors from Lasker Foundation, Japan Academy Prize, Asahi Prize, Nobel Prize, and awards administered by organizations like Royal Society of London and National Medal of Science. Recipients often include researchers with connections to Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, European Research Council, and national funding agencies such as Japan Science and Technology Agency and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development.
International engagement includes partnerships with American Society of Human Genetics, European Molecular Biology Organization, International Genetics Federation, Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Pacific Science Association, and bilateral ties with institutes like Institut Pasteur Korea, Humboldt Foundation, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Australian Research Council, and Korean National Institute of Health. Collaborative programs have linked the society to global initiatives run by UNICEF, World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and multinational consortia such as the Human Genome Project, 1000 Genomes Project, International HapMap Project, and Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Category:Scientific societies based in Japan Category:Genetics organizations