NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY
ORGANIZATION OF THE INSTITUTE
The National Institute for Basic Biology, NIBB, is a part of the Okazaki
National Research Institutes
(ONRI)
Iocated on a hill overlooking the old town
of Okazaki. The NIBB was established in 1977 and its activities are supported
by Monbu-sho (the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture) of Japan. The
ONRI are composed of three independent organizations, National Institute for
Basic Biology (NIBB), National Institute for Physiological Sciences
(NIPS)
and Institute for Molecular Science
(IMS).
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Policy and Decision Making
- The Director-General oversees the operation of the Institute assisted
by two advisory bodies, the Advisory Council and Steering Council. The
Advisory Council is made up of distinguished scholars representing
various fields of science and culture, and advises the Director-General
on the basic policy of the Institute. The Steering Council is made up
of professors of the Institute and an equal number of leading
biologists in Japan outside NIBB, and advises the Director-General on
the scientific activities of the Institute. The Council advises on
faculty appointments and on the Institute's annual budget as well as
its future prospect.
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Administration
- Administration of the Institute is undertaken by the Administration
Bureau of the Okazaki National Research Institutes under the direct
auspices of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
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Research
- The Institute conducts its research programs through three departments
and one laboratory organized into 16 divisions. Each division has its
own research project and is staffed by a professor, an associate
professor and two research associates. A division forms, in principle,
an independent project team. Six of the divisions are for adjunct
professorship and are under professors who hold joint appointments with
other universities. The adjunct division has resident research
associates. The arrangement aims to facilitate exchange in research
activities in Japan. The Technical Department manages the activities of
research techniques and helps to promote research activities of each
division and also to maintain the research resources of the Institute.
The Department also undertakes the technical education of its staffs.
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Research Support Facility
- The research support facility of the NIBB consists of the Large
Spectrograph Laboratory, Tissue and Cell Culture Laboratory, Computer
Facility, Plant Culture Facility, Plant Cell Culture Facility, and
Experimental Farm. In addition, seven facilities are operated jointly
with the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS); they
consist of the Radioisotope Facility, Electron Microscope Center,
Center for Analytical Instruments, Machine Shop, Laboratory Glassware
Facility, Animal Care Facility, and Low-Temperature Facility.
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Campus
- The Okazaki National Research Institutes cover an area of 150,000 m2
with four principal buildings. The NIBB's main research building has a
floor space of 10,930 m2. Two-thirds of the space was completed in 1982
and the remaining third in June, 1983. The buildings which house the
research support facility were also completed in June 1983.
nibb-aadm@nibb.ac.jp
Last update: Apr 21, 1995