Kihara Institute for Biological Research

Although the KIBR's primary focus is plant biology, research there covers a wide variety of biological fields, including biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, informatics, and biotechnology. The results of the research conducted at KIBR are regularly published in peer reviewed publications. ==Education==

In addition to being a research institute, the KIBR functions as an institution of higher education, constituting the Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University. The graduate school offers a five-year doctoral program and a two-year master course for university graduates. ==Organization==

• Department of Plant Genetic Resource (Prof. Tomohiro Ban) • Department of Plant Genome Science (Prof. Yasunari Ogihara) • Department of Plant Biotechnology (Prof. Yukihisa Shimada) • Plant Functional Genomics Research Group (Visiting Prof. Minami Matsui) • Plant Genomic Network Research Team (Visiting Prof. Motoaki Seki) • Plant Genome Engineering Research Unit (Visiting Prof. Seiichi Toki) • Kihara Memorial Room ==History==

Founded in May 1942 in Kyoto by Hitoshi Kihara, known for the proposal of the genome theory, the KIBR moved to Minami-ku, Yokohama in May 1957. ==Kihara Memorial Room==

The Kihara Memorial Room exhibits historical records of Hitoshi Kihara and has been open at the KIBR since 4 March 2010. The opening ceremony was attended by Fumihito, Prince Akishino. == See also ==