After 4 years as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (JBB), Professor Junichi Kato has now handed over the editorship to Professor Noriho Kamiya.

Professor Kato has made a significant contribution to the journal during his term, ensuring strong growth in readership and submissions to the journal. The Society would like to thank Professor Kato for his hard work and commitment to the journal.

11 editors left the editorial board after their 4-year-term on May 31, 2019. We sincerely thank them for their dedication and tireless efforts to improve the publication of JBB.

We are pleased to welcome 11 new members to the JBB editorial board:

  • Noriho Kamiya (Kyushu University, Editor-in-Chief)
  • Atsushi Arakaki (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
  • Toshiaki Fukui (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
  • Kiyotaka Hara (University of Shizuoka)
  • Tomoyuki Hori (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
  • Masaaki  Konishi (Kitami Institute of Technology)
  • Jun-ichi Maruyama (The University of Tokyo)
  • Kazuo Masaki (National Research Institute of Brewing)
  • Yozo Okazaki (Mie Univesity)
  • Yukihiro Tashiro (Kyushu University)
  • Kazuya Yamanaka (Kansai University)

For more information, please see JBB Editorial Board.