Dr. Kazutoshi Okuno
Retired Professor, University of Tsukuba, Member, Science Council of Japan, Program Officer, Japan Association for Techno-innovation in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (JATAFF). Education: Ph.D. from Nagoya University in Japan (Plant Genetics and Breeding). Director, Low-temperature Sciences Department National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, National Agriculture Research Organization, Sapporo (April 2000), Director, Genebank, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (June 2003), Professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba (April 2006), Researcher, ARENA, University of Tsukuba (April 2013), Retired from University of Tsukuba (March 2015).