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Karin Markides
Karin Markides
President and CEO of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
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Shigeharu Kato
Secretary-General / Vice-CEO
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Hiroyuki Ikeda
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Senior Management

Karin Markides
Karin Markides
President and CEO of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
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Shigeharu Kato
Secretary-General / Vice-CEO
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Amy Shen
Provost
Gil Granot-Mayer
Gil Granot-Mayer
Executive Vice President for Technology Development and Innovation
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Satoshi Mitarai
Dean of Research
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Thomas Busch
Dean of Graduate School
Isaku Higa
Isaku Higa
Vice President for Financial Management
Shinji Narita
Shinji Narita
Vice President for Human Resource
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Yusuke Tamura
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Kathy Takayama
Interim Dean of Faculty Affairs
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