The HIRAKU-Global Advisory Board was established to give the Program advice based on their expertise and experiences in regard to its overall plans and strategies, development/support programs, domestic/international collaborations, amongst others.
Board Members

Consultant in Higher Education, University of Bath, UK
Former Executive Member of UK Council for Graduate Education

Co-chair of the Board of Directors, Japanese Association for the Advancement of Science
Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
Former Executive Member, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI), Cabinet Office, Japan

President Emeritus and Founder, Gladstone Institutes, USA
Senior Investigator, Gladstone Institutes, USA
Professor of Pathology and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Researcher Development), The University of Queensland, Australia
Former Convenor of Australian Council for Graduate Research

Specially Appointed Professor, Hiroshima University
Former Senior Principal Investigator at the Francis Crick Institute (formerly Cancer Research UK’s London Research Institute)