About Us
1. Editors
(1) Editor-in-Chief
(2) Editors
- Shigeyuki Kawano (University of Tokyo)
- Sachihiro Matsunaga (University of Tokyo)
- Kiyoshi Naruse (National Institute for Basic Biology)
- Yusuke Kazama (Fukui Prefectural University)
- Takumi Hiagaki (Kumamoto University)
- Tomoko Matsunaga (University of Tokyo)
(3) Managing Editor
(4) Associate Editors
2. Editorial Advisory Boards
- Dorothea Bartels (Bonn University)
- Sir Peter Crane (Oak Spring Garden Foundation)
- William Friedman (Harvard University)
- Raghbir Chand Gupta (Punjabi University)
- Dirk Inzè (Ghent University)
- Gerd Jürgens (University of Tübingen)
- Michael Kiehn (University of Vienna)
- Makoto Kusaba (Hiroshima University)
- Eva Matalová (Mendelianum Centre of the Moravian Museum)
- Shin-ya Miyagishima (National Institute of Genetics)
- Isamu Miyakawa (Yamaguchi University)
- Shinichi Miyamura (University of Tsukuba)
- Taizo Motomura (Hokkaido University)
- Soichi Nakamura (University of the Ryukyus)
- Kiyotaka Nagaki (Okayama University)
- Noriko Nagata (Japan Women’s University)
- Yoshiki Nishimura (Kyoto University)
- Ken-Ichi Nonomura (National Institute of Genetics)
- Yasunari Ogiwara (Yokohama City University)
- Nobuko Ohmido (Kobe University)
- Ales Pecinka (Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Atsushi Sakai (Nara Women’s University)
- Narie Sasaki (Ochanomizu University)
- Vijay Kumar Singhal (Punjabi University)
- Ichiro Tanaka (Yokohama City University)
- Hisashi Tsujimoto (Tottori University)
- Akinori Uchino (Kumamoto University)
- Yoshihiko Yonezawa (Naruto University of Education)
3. Honorary members
4. Japan Mendel Society
The Japan Mendel Society (JMS) is a nonprofit organization founded on October 22, 1985, under the jurisdiction of the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. The founder of the JMS, Dr. Yosito Sinoto, passed away in September 1989, and was a genetics scientist and the former President of the International Christian University. The founding promoters of the JMS were Emeritus Professor Nobunori Tanaka (cytology) of the University of Tokyo, Emeritus Professor Singo Nakazawa (genetics) of the Yamagata University, and 15 others. The JMS headquarters are located in Shimo-suwa-machi in Suwa-Gun, Nagano Prefecture, but the Tokyo Branch is in Bunkyoku, Tokyo. The current membership structure consists of an 18 member board of trustees, including the president, Professor Nobunori Tanaka. In addition to the board of trustees, there are 3 vice presidents, 5 executive trustees, 1 executive secretary, 2 supervisors, and 30 councilors.
The JMS was established “in honor of the scientific achievements of genetics pioneer, Gregor Johann Mendel (1822–1884). Overlooking the international research community, the JMS promotes reciprocal, cooperative, and friendly relations between those in Japan and overseas who seek to further understand genetics, as well as admirers of Mendel’s work. The aims of the Society are to develop and promote research on genetics and related sciences, to further educate personnel involved in collecting and preserving genetics-related data, and to make the resulting data publicly available as general information to a wide audience. By contributing to the diffusion and development of genetics and to educational provision in this field, the Society aims to promote peace and prosperity for the world.” All of this will be accomplished through the activities of the JMS.
The focus of the society’s work is to establish the Japan Mendel Museum (provisional name), which will exhibit Mendel’s data and materials, overseas genetics materials, and domestic genetics data. To explain genetics in a way that is comprehensible to the average person, flora and fauna will also be exhibited. In addition to the museum, we are considering a center for genetics counseling, marriage counseling, and other services for regional citizens.
With enthusiastic support from the Shimo-suwa-machi Municipal Assembly, a scenic site on Suwa Lake has been promised for the construction of the new museum. However, because fundraising activities for construction are still in the planning stage, a concrete schedule has yet to be established.
Other current JMS projects include, “Research into the systemization of information on chromosome-related literature” and “Collection of lists of Mendel-related materials and data.”
In June 1990, the publishing rights for “Cytologia,” the international journal of cytology, which began publication over 60 years ago, were transferred to the JMS from the International Society of Cytology (ISC), Cytologia, Tokyo. Beginning with Vol. 55 (No. 2), the JMS has taken over the editing and publishing of the journal. In addition, the JMS produces its own publication, “Mendel-JMS” News: (July 1, 1992).
5. Membership of Japan Mendel Society
The JMS, which incorporates the former publishing body of the ISC, publishes Cytologia. The JMS is an academic society. Please refer to our homepage for details of our activities.
(1) Membership Fee
Any individual or group that joins the JMS is welcomed to the society. A membership fee is required to become a member after approval by the society.
Ordinary Membership Fee: US$ 94.00/year (9,800 yen/year)
(2) Membership benefits
- Free publication in Cytologia (twice a year)
- Free subscription to Cytologia
- Free subscription to the annual report of the JMS, “Mendel”
- Fee online-access to Cytologia in J-STAGE for each year of membership
(3) Application Form
Completed applications should be sent by e-mail to the JMS office at the following address: isc-mendel-cytologia@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Information for Membership Application
Name: (first Name) / (middle name or initial) / (family name)
Institution:
Mailing address:
TEL:
E-mail:
Web site:
(4) Payment method of JMS membership fee
(i) Credit Card
Please tell us the “type of membership” and “if automatic renewal is required” by e-mail first. We need this information to make your personal URL, which is used for the credit card payment. We will inform you of the outcome by e-mail as soon as possible. You should confirm the price on the top of the first page and click the “pay” button. You will then be directed to the second page for the credit card payment. This page is in Japanese (for security reasons we have to use Japanese text). Please confirm the price, input the credit card number, chose the type of credit card, enter the expiration date, and click on the button at the bottom of the page. A confirmation screen will appear. Please check the details and click the final acceptance button. At this point payment is completed.
(ii) Transfer from a post office (Japanese only)
JMS will send you a transfer form from a post office, so please pay the annual membership fee by the due date.
6. Cytologia News
(1) Meet the author
- Interview on Mar. 20, 2022 Masanori Hiraoka (Kochi University, Japan).
- Interview on Feb. 18, 2022 Yuki Kawanishi (Tokyo University of Science, Japan).
(2) Announcement
- On July 22, 2023. Instruction for authors has been substantially revised, so please be sure to check it before submitting your manuscript. Short Communication and Karyotype Report have been added as new publication types. The publication fee has also been revised.
(3) Others
- Celebration on May 9, 2022 Dr. Wakana Tanaka (Hiroshima University, Japan)(Ref.1 and Ref.2) and Dr. Mio Shibuta (Yamagata University, Japan)(Ref.1 and Ref.2) for receiving the CYTOLOGIA Encouragement Award.
- Celebration on April 11, 2022 Tomoko Abe (Nishina Center, RIKEN, Japan)(Ref.1) for receiving the 2021 Wada Memorial Prize.
- Celebration on Dec. 25, 2021 Toshiyuki Nagata (University of Tokyo and Hosei University, Japan) for receiving the 2021 Mendel Memorial Medal.
7. Acknowledge for Wada-Kunkokai Foundation
The publication of Cytologia is supported by Wada-Kunkokai Foundation, a general incorporated foundation in Japan. Born in Nakatsu Town, Shimoge County, Buzen Province (Oita Prefecture), as the eldest son of Kaoroku and Sachi Wada, warriors of the Nakatsu Domain, Toyoharu Wada, who became a great industrialist in the Meiji and Taisho periods, established an organization named after his parents to provide broad support for social projects. It all started when Dr. Bungo Wada, a nephew of Toyoharu Wada, told Professor Kenjiro Fujii about the aid fund. With this fund, the first issue of Cytologia was published in 1929. Dr. Wada became a professor at the University of Tokyo in 1949, and after retiring from the University of Tokyo in 1961, he devoted himself to the development of Cytologia until 1987. The reason why the paper award of Cytologia is called the “Wada Award” is to commemorate and acknowledge for Wada-Kunkokai support.
Celebration May 9, 2022