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Aiming to cultivate and create
unexplored or unknown
scientific research areas

Japan, which aims to be a nation of science and technology, needs to develop diverse fields of scientific research and cultivate innovative technologies. To truly achieve this goal, it is essential that we create new science ahead of others while also conducting research to tackle issues under the national scientific and technological policy.

At the RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute, each of the Senior Researcher, RIKEN Hakubi Research Team Leader, RIKEN ECL Team/RIKEN ECL Research Unit leads a laboratory to create outstanding basic research outcomes, organically connect researchers inside and outside RIKEN, including those overseas, and promote cross-cutting research projects to cultivate research areas that function as seeds of strategic research projects in Japan and create new science.

Director: Motoko Kotani

Director: Motoko Kotani
About us

Taking on the core functions
in challenging “new research fields

To work on research to meet modern needs in an interdisciplinary manner across research fields and affiliated organizations, we must maintain the diversity of fields for the entire organization and ensure the long-term affiliation of core researchers to carry out such research. The RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute continues to work on basic research issues and cultivate new research fields while utilizing the comprehensive strengths of RIKEN.

Research Labs Overview ※ Laboratories that cover multiple fields are listed under multiple fields.

Exploration of the basic laws of nature and elucidation of various phenomena.

Tomohiro Uesaka(D.Sc.)

Spin isospin Laboratory

Tomohiro Uesaka(D.Sc.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Hideki Ueno(D.Sc.)

Nuclear Spectroscopy Laboratory

Hideki Ueno(D.Sc.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Stefan Ulmer(Dr.rer.nat)

Fundamental Symmetries Laboratory

Stefan Ulmer(Dr.rer.nat)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Kyogo Kawaguchi(Ph.D.)

Nonequilibrium Physics of Living Matter Laboratory

Kyogo Kawaguchi(Ph.D.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Takehiko Saito(Ph.D.)

High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory

Takehiko Saito(Ph.D.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Nami Sakai(Ph.D.)

Star and Planet Formation Laboratory

Nami Sakai(Ph.D.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Toru Tamagawa(D.Sc.)

High Energy Astrophysics Laboratory

Toru Tamagawa(D.Sc.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Shigehiro Nagataki(Ph.D.)

Astrophysical Big Bang Laboratory（ABBL）

Shigehiro Nagataki(Ph.D.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Seiji Yunoki(D.Eng.)

Computational Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory

Seiji Yunoki(D.Eng.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Erika Kawakami(Ph.D.)

Floating-Electron-Based Quantum Information RIKEN Hakubi Research Team

Erika Kawakami(Ph.D.)

RIKEN Hakubi Research Teams
Tomotaka Kuwahara(Ph.D.)

Analytical Quantum Complexity RIKEN Hakubi Research Team

Tomotaka Kuwahara(Ph.D.)

RIKEN Hakubi Research Teams
Ryusuke Hamazaki(Ph.D.)

Nonequilibrium Quantum Statistical Mechanics RIKEN Hakubi Research Team

Ryusuke Hamazaki(Ph.D.)

RIKEN Hakubi Research Teams
Bartosz Regula(Ph.D.)

Mathematical Quantum Information RIKEN Hakubi Research Team

Bartosz Regula(Ph.D.)

RIKEN Hakubi Research Teams
Tadashi Hashimoto(Ph.D.)

Meson RIKEN ECL Research Team

Tadashi Hashimoto(Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Yukako Fujishiro(Ph.D.)

Extreme Quantum Matter Physics RIKEN ECL Research Unit

Yukako Fujishiro(Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit

Elucidation of biological structures and functions and exploration of the mystery of life.

Shintaro Iwasaki(Ph.D.)

RNA Systems Biochemistry Laboratory

Shintaro Iwasaki(Ph.D.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Yasushi Sako(D.Sc.)

Cellular Informatics Laboratory

Yasushi Sako(D.Sc.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Yoichi Shinkai(Ph.D.)

Cellular Memory Laboratory

Yoichi Shinkai(Ph.D.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Shino Suzuki(Ph.D.)

Geobiology and Astrobiology Laboratory

Shino Suzuki(Ph.D.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Tadashi Suzuki(D.Sc.)

Glycometabolic Biochemistry Laboratory

Tadashi Suzuki(D.Sc.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Rikiya Watanabe(Ph.D.)

Molecular Physiology Laboratory

Rikiya Watanabe(Ph.D.)

Chief Scientist Laboratories
Masako Tamaki(Ph.D.)

Cognitive Somnology RIKEN Hakubi Research Team

Masako Tamaki(Ph.D.)

RIKEN Hakubi Research Teams
Terufumi Fujiwara(Ph.D.)

Adaptive Motor Control RIKEN Hakubi Research Team

Terufumi Fujiwara(Ph.D.)

RIKEN Hakubi Research Teams
Masayuki Oginuma(Ph.D.)

Chrono-Developmental Biology RIKEN ECL Research Team

Masayuki Oginuma(Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Reina Komiya(Ph.D.)

Reproductive System RIKEN ECL Research Team

Reina Komiya(Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Shihori Yokobayashi(Ph.D.)

Epigenome Dynamics RIKEN ECL Research Team

Shihori Yokobayashi(Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Toshitake Asabuki(Ph.D.)

Hierarchical Neural Computation RIKEN ECL Research Unit

Toshitake Asabuki(Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Naoko Satoh(Ph.D.)

Precision Immune Regulation RIKEN ECL Research Unit

Naoko Satoh(Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Dongbo Shi (Ph.D.)

Cambial Stem Cell System RIKEN ECL Research Unit

Dongbo Shi (Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Leo Speidel (Ph.D.)

Mathematical Genomics RIKEN ECL Research Unit

Leo Speidel (Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Makoto Saito (Ph.D.)

Biophenomena Engineering RIKEN ECL Research Team

Makoto Saito (Ph.D.)

RIKEN ECL Research Team / RIKEN ECL Research Unit