Supporting the Education of Graduate Students at Affiliated Universities We provide educational programs for students of the Kyoto University graduate school, Osaka University graduate school and Osaka City University graduate school through an affiliation system that allows students at these graduate schools to receive credit for OBI courses. The goal of this course affiliation system is to nurture promising young scientists through tie-ups and collaborations with life science researchers possessing extensive knowledge and high-level technical skills, allowing the students to utilize the advantages offered by the various research courses related to life sciences at each graduate school. The course affiliation system also serves to enhance the educational capabilities and research functions of each institution. OBI also accepts a wide range of postgraduate students and is working to educate and foster outstanding young scientists. Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine Head of Research Department for Developmental Biology Takahisa Furukawa Osaka University, Graduate School of Medical Science Systems Biology Shigetada Nakanishi Vice Head of Research Department for Systems Biology Kazuo Funabiki Head of Research Department for Molecular Behavioral Biology Yoshihiro Urade Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine Head of Research Department for Developmental Biology Takahisa Furukawa