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Guide for Master/Doctoral Course AY2022
ver 1.0
Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences,
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
The University of TokyoTable of Contents
Applicant’s Guide for the Master Course ················································ 1
Checklist for Master Course Applicants ·················································· 5
Inquiry Sheet (Master Course)································································ 6
Applicant’s Guide for the Doctoral Course ··········································· 10
Checklist for Doctoral Course Applicants ············································· 15
Inquiry Sheet (Doctoral Course) ··························································· 16
Contact
Koichi Matsuda (Chair) &
Masahiro Kasahara (Vice-chair)
Department Admission Committee
nyushi-cbms@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Dept. of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences,
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
The University of Tokyo
〒277-8562
5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kasiwa, Chiba pref., JAPANApplicant’s Guide for the Master Course ver 1
Applicant Qualification
Please refer to the Guidelines for Applicants to the 2022 Master Course ver 1 (the Guidelines v1, hereafter), which
is distributed from Graduate School of Frontier Science (GSFS), the University of Tokyo.
Submitting Documents
• Applications must be filed via the online application system.
• When applying online, we require that you upload PDF versions of the Inquiry Sheet (Master Course ver 1),
checklist (ver 1), English score reports, transcripts, graduation certificates, and other certificates. Also, you must
mail the original (paper) copies to GSFS.
• The deadline for the online application is Thursday, June 17. Please refer to Table 1 for the detailed deadlines for
documents in Schedule A. In case that the Guidelines v1 conflicts with Table 1, please follow Table 1.
• Please be sure to carefully read the website of the Graduate School (https://www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/exam_e/) and
follow the instructions for submission.
Admission Quota and Choosing Your Laboratories
• The admission quota for our department is 53.
• Choose one of the Groups or Course: (1) the Medical Sciences Group, (2) the Computational Biology Group, (3),
the Biomedical Innovation Course.
• Choose laboratories you wish to join. Applicants to the Medical Sciences Group must choose at least 2 and at most
3 laboratories.
• Applicants to the Computational Biology Group must choose at least 2 and at most 5 laboratories.
• Applicants to the Biomedical Innovation Course must choose exactly one laboratory.
• Note that your request may not be met primarily depending on the capacity of individual labs.
• Note that you cannot choose more than one Group or Course; if you choose more than one laboratory, they all must
be in the same Group (or Course).
• Your choice may not be honored for reasons, e.g., lab quota. You might be asked questions regarding lab choices
in the oral examinations.
Selection Procedure
GSFS has two types of admissions, the Ordinary Examination, and a Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas
Education. Nonetheless, our department, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences (Dept of
CBMS) does not provide a Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas Education.
〈Ordinary Examination〉
[Schedule A]
Acceptance is decided based on the following procedure. We do not hold Written Examination this academic year.
The selection will be made based on the submitted Inquiry Sheet, the academic transcripts, and the score report of
foreign language (English) such as TOEFL (the first-stage selection), and online oral examinations (the second-stage
selection).
[Inquiry Sheet]
Inquiry Sheet (Master Course) ver 1, which includes columns (1)-(5) shown below. The submitted Inquiry Sheet is
used for the first-stage selection. Download the MS Word file of the Inquiry Sheet (Master) ver 1 from the web site
of our department (http://www.cbms.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/admission/schedule.html). Fill in the columns within the
specified number of words, following the instructions in the Inquiry Sheet. After filling out the sheet, please save it
as a PDF file and make sure if it is layout in the same way as the PDF version of Inquiry Sheet (Master Course).
(1) Reasons for applying to graduate school and for enrolling in our department (CBMS); describe in 200
1words
(2) The current status and challenges, academic and social significance of the research area of the lab you
wish to join; describe in 600 words
(3) The reason that you wish to study in the lab of your choice; describe in 250 words
(4) Your current research or academic papers you read recently; describe in 400 words
(5) Your future career path after completing the master's course; describe in 150 words
[Foreign language (English)]
All applicants (including native speakers) must submit the score report of one or more of TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS.
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition and TOEFL-ITP Plus for China are also accepted. Official score
proofs (e.g., paper certificates; see Table 1 for details) for TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, etc. must be received
by Tuesday, August 10. Upload a single combined PDF file when you apply online. If a delivery delay
of the official score proofs is anticipated because of postal service conditions, we accept late arrival if
you inform the Student Affairs Team so in advance by June 17, which is the deadline for application.
Regarding (1) what types of those English exams are accepted, (2) valid dates of certificates, and (3)
how to send certificates to GSFS, please refer to Section 9: English Language Competency Test Score
Reports in the Guideline v1.
[Online Oral Examination]
Applicants who passed the first-stage selection take an online oral examination. The submitted Inquiry Sheet will be
evaluated. Academic achievements, knowledge, and your motivation towards research will be evaluated. The details
of the online oral examination will be provided in late July and will be announced on the web site of our department
(http://www.cbms.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/index.html).
[Schedule B]
Acceptance is decided as described in Schedule A. The details will be announced on the web site of our department.
Examination Schedule
The following is the examination schedule. The detailed information will be provided in late July.
[Schedule A]
August 2, 2021 Mon. 12:00 - Announcement of successful applicants (the first-stage selection)
on the web site of our department
August 3-6 Online connection test (~10 min for each examinee) †
August 10, 2021 Tue. 10:30 - Online oral examination†
August 11, 2021 Wed. 10:00 - Online oral examination†
August 12, 2021 Thu. 10:00 - Online oral examination†
August 16, 2021 Mon. 12:00 - Announcement of Successful Candidates (the second-stage
selection) on the web site of our department
†Only for those who pass the first-stage selection
[Schedule B]
Late January 2022 (TBA) Announcement of successful applicants (the first-stage selection) and online
connection test
Early February 2022 (TBA) Online oral examination
The detailed information will be announced on the web site of our department.
Announcement of Results and Admission Procedures
・ [Schedule A] First-stage selection: The selection results (pass or fail) based on the submitted documents will
be released at noon on August 2, 2021 (Mon) on the web page of our department.
・ [Schedule A] Second-stage selection (oral exams): Please refer to Section 10 (Announcement of Results and
Admission Procedures) and Table 2 (A−10, A−11, A−12, A−13) of the Guidelines v1.
2・ [Schedule B] Second-stage selection (oral exams): Please refer to Section 10 (Announcement of Results and
Admission Procedures) and Table 2 (B−6, B−7, B−8, B−9) of the Guidelines v1.
Miscellaneous
Enrollment in October: If you wish to enroll in October 2021, please indicate so on the Inquiry Sheet (Master Course).
You must have already graduated or are expected to graduate from a college or university by September 2021. Please
be aware that you cannot change the time of enrollment from October 2021 to April 2022 in the event that you fail
in graduating from a college or university by September 2021.
Personal Information Statement
The school shall use personal information of applicants such as names and addresses only for the purpose of selecting
successful applicants (e.g., processing applications, conducting screening), announcing accepted applicants, and
conducting admission procedures. The personal information of admitted students shall be used for the purpose of
student affairs (school registration, schooling, grading and other administrative matters), student assistance
(healthcare, career support, tuition exemption, scholarship applications, the use of libraries, etc.), and tuition
payments. The examination results may be used in future studies for improving both the entrance examination
system and the education at the University of Tokyo.
Contact
Student Affairs Team,
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba pref., JAPAN 277-8561
Phone: +81-4-7136-4092, Email: gsfs-exam@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
3Table 1: How to Submit Documents and Deadlines (Schedule A) †
Documents to be submitted Original (paper) certificates Relief measure in case of postal system
online (June 9-17) at the time to be mailed delays
of online application (*2)
Application form Online application No need
(Personal details) June 9-17,
Due June 17, 24:00 JST
Inquiry Sheet Describe in a file designated No need
by our department and upload
it as a single PDF at the same
time as your application.
Checklist Describe in the file designated No need
by the department and upload
it as a PDF file.
English Score Report Upload a single PDF at the Official score reports ** If you are unable to send the official
time of your application. * Due Aug 10 *** score reports by the deadline, please
Combine into one file if you contact the Student Affairs Team, GSFS
have multiple scores. by June 17.
Academic transcript Upload a single PDF at the Original transcripts If you are unable to send the original by
time of your application. Due July 29 **** the deadline, please contact the Student
Affairs Team, GSFS by June 17.
Graduation certificate Upload a single PDF at the Original certificate: Due If you are unable to send the original by
/ Graduation time of your application. July 29 **** the deadline, please contact Student
prospectus Graduation certificate Affairs Team, GSFS by June 17.
issued by CDGDC for
Chinese university: Due
Sept 21 (upload online)
† If the deadlines shown here differ from the deadlines shown in the Guidelines v1 by GSFS, applicants should follow the deadlines
shown here.
* We accept the following score reports. For TOEFL, (1) a pdf copy of a scanned Test Taker Score Report, or (2) a screenshot (pdf) of
the score you can see on the website of ETS. For TOEIC, (1) a pdf copy of a scanned Official Score Certificate, or (2) a screenshot
of the test result on the TOEIC website. For IELTS, (1) a pdf copy of a scanned Test Report Form, or (2) a screenshot of the exam
result on the IELTS website.
** Official score reports are Official Score Reports (TOEFL), Official Score Certificate (TOEIC), and Test Report Form (IELTS).
*** Failure to submit the original documents by the exam date may result in denial of taking the oral exams. If a delivery delay is
anticipated due to the postal conditions, we accept late arrival only when it is declared to Students Affairs Team of GSFS by the end
of the application period.
**** Failure to submit the original documents by the exam date may result in denial of taking the oral exams or the enrollment (except
that CDGDC certificates must be submitted by the day of the admission procedure). If a delivery delay is anticipated due to the
postal conditions, we accept late arrival only when it is declared to Students Affairs Team of GSFS by the end of the application
period.
4Master Checklist for Master Course Applicants ver 1
Please check (✓) boxes (□) below as you confirm each item, and upload this checklist with your application.
(All applicants)
□ Screening fee (application fee): JPY 30,000. (Pay online)
See Guidelines for Applicants to the 2022 Master Course for payment methods.
The fee is exempt for international applicants who receive a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho; MEXT)
Scholarship. Those not enrolled in the University of Tokyo as a regular or research student needs to submit a
certificate attesting to their status as Monbukagakusho Scholarship recipients.
□ Inquiry Sheet (Master Course) ver 1 (upload a PDF file online)
Please make sure the laboratories you choose are in a single group/course.
Download the MS Word file from the department's webpage and fill out the Inquiry Sheet and Checklist with a
word processor, save it as a PDF file, and upload them. (Please do not upload the MS Word file)
□ Checklist (Master Course) ver 1 (upload a PDF file online)
□ One or more of TOEFL (iBT, PBT, Special Home Edition, ITP Plus for China), TOEIC and/or IELTS score
reports. (upload a PDF online)
□ I have mailed the (paper) English score report to GSFS (see Table 1).
□ Academic Record/Transcript of an undergraduate course (upload a PDF online, AND MAIL the original
records/transcripts)
When the record/transcript is not described in English/Japanese, please also attach the translation certified by a
public institution such as the university you graduated from, an embassy/consulate, a government.
□ Diploma or certificate of graduation/completion (upload a PDF file online, AND MAIL the original certificates)
Required for those who have already graduated from an undergraduate program at the time of application. Those
who have not yet graduated from a foreign undergraduate program must submit a certificate of expected
graduation/completion instead.
□ I declare that the official date of my degree(s) endowment indicated on the degree certificate is (will be)
before the day of enrollment in GSFS, and I understand that failure to meet this condition leads to revocation of
admission.
In addition to the above, applicants who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a university in China
are required to submit a pdf file of a credential, report of your degree (认证报告) issued by China Academic
Degree & Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC; 教 育 部 学 位 与 研 究 生 教 育 发 展 中 心 ;
http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/). You can submit the CDGDC credential report later but no later than the time of the
admission procedure.
□ Research/Work Balance Plan (Free format. Should be around 1 page in A4 size.) (upload a PDF online)
If you wish to attend school while staying in service of a company, a government, or an organization.
□ Residence certificate (upload a PDF file online, AND MAIL the original certificate)
Required only for foreign nationals residing in Japan at the time of application, except for regular and research
students currently enrolled in our department.
5Master INQUIRY SHEET (Master Course) ver 1
Applicants must submit this form via the online application system
Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, GSFS, The University of Tokyo
SURNAME First name Examinee
Full Name Number
Do not fill
I graduated/completed or will graduate/complete (leave one that applies to you)
Last
Educational University: Faculty/School:
Experience
Department: Laboratory: Year:
Address& phone number Address
of your home/lodging
Tel： Cell phone (if available)
E-mail address
E-mail
Current laboratory and University: Laboratory:
its phone number
Tel：
E-mail address E-mail address：
[Schedule A (Exam in Aug, 2021)] When do you wish to enroll? Check either.
[ ] a. Oct, 2021 [ ] b. April, 2022
[Schedule B (Exam in Feb, 2022)] (Only for Medical Sciences Group and Biomedical Innovation Course)
Enrollment date is in April, 2022
Have you contacted the faculty member of the laboratory you wish to join?
[ ] a. YES [ ] b. NO
Foreign Language Exam Score Report Submission (Check the score(s) you will submit.)
TOEFL-([ ] iBT, [ ] iBT Home Edition, [ ] ITP Plus for China, [ ] PBT), [ ] TOEIC, [ ] IELTS
(1)【Reasons for applying to graduate school and for enrolling in our department (CBMS) 】describe in 200 words
using 10-11 points font
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
6(2)【The current status and challenges, academic and social significance of the research area of the lab you wish to
join】describe in 600 words using 10-11 points font
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
(3)【The reason that you wish to study in the lab of your choice】describe in 250 words using 10-11 points font
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
Your name： Laboratory of your first choice ：
7(4)【Your current research or academic papers you read recently】describe by citing literatures in 400 words using
10-11 points font. If you have scientific achievements (conference presentation, papers etc), describe them.
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
(5)【Your future career path after completing the master's course】describe in 150 words using 10-11 points font
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
Only for office use:
Laboratory List
*Choose one of the Medical Sciences Group, the Computational Biology Group, and the Biomedical Innovation
Course. Write the order of your preference in the Group or the Course you choose.
*Applicants are not allowed to specify labs in multiple groups/course.
*An applicant to the Medical Sciences Group specifies at least two, at most three labs. An applicant to the
Computational Biology Group specifies at least two, at most five labs. An applicant to the Biomedical Innovation
Course specifies exactly one lab. List the laboratories in the order in which you would like to belong to, using numbers
in [ ] in the list.
*Labs not listed here do not accept students.
8Laboratory List (Master Course)
Medical Sciences Group
Core Laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Biomolecules (Tomita N.) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Genetics (Ito K.)
[ ] Lab. of RNA Biology (Tomita K.) [ ] Lab. of Genome Technology (Matsuda)
[ ] Lab. of Tumor Cell Biology (Uchimaru, Nakano) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Oncology (Goyama)
[ ] Lab. of Complex Trait Genomics (Kamatani) [ ] Lab. of Medical Omics Data Analysis (Suzuki A.)
Intra-university cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of AIDS Vaccine Development (Matano) [ ] Lab. of Innate Immunity (Miyake)
[ ] Lab. of Functional Analysis in Silico (Nakai) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Virology (Kawaguchi)
[ ] Lab. of Molecular Pathology (Murakami) [ ] Lab. of Clinical Genome Research (Furukawa)
[ ] Lab. of Infectious Diseases (Yotsuyanagi) [ ] Lab. of Medical Proteomics (Oyama)
[ ] Lab. of RNA and Gene regulation (Inada) [ ] Lab. of Stem Cell Pathology (Yamada)
[ ] Lab. of Genetics (Yamanashi) [ ] Lab. of Malaria Immunology (Coban)
[ ] Lab. of Cell Signaling & Molecular Medicine (Takekawa) [ ] Lab. of Stem Cell and Molecular Medicine (Iwama)
[ ] Lab. of Regenerative Medicine (Taniguchi) [ ] Lab. of Canter Call Biology (Nakanishi, Nishiyama)
[ ] Lab. of Vaccine Science (Ishii) [ ] Lab. of Animal Genetics (Mashimo)
[ ] Lab. of RNA Function (Tomari) [ ] Lab. of Immunology and Infection Control (Shinkura)
[ ] Lab. of Chromatin structure and function (Takizawa)
Inter-institute cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Biomedical Sciences (Masai) [ ] Lab. of Functional Biomolecules Engineering (Miyazaki)
[ ] Lab. of Biomedical Sciences (Itokawa) [ ] Lab. of Functional Biomolecules Engineering (Oishi）
[ ] Lab. of Biomedical Sciences (Saeki) [ ] Lab. of Functional Biomolecules Engineering (Noda)
[ ] Lab. of RNA System Biology (Iwasaki S.) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer (Seimiya)
[ ] Lab. of Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer (Tomida) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer (Katayama)
Computational Biology Group
Core Laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Omics (Morishita) [ ] Lab. of Genome Informatics (Asai)
[ ] Lab. of Systems Genomics (Suzuki Y) [ ] Lab. of Large-scale Knowledge Discovery (Tsuda)
[ ] Lab. of Large-Scale Bioinformatics (Frith) [ ] Lab. of Biological Network Analysis (Kiryu)
[ ] Lab. of High-Performance Analysis System (Kasahara)
Intra-university cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (Tsunoda) [ ] Lab. of Bioinformatics and System Biology (Kuroda)
[ ] Lab. of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (Tei) [ ] Lab. of Bioinformatics and System Biology (Sugimura)
[ ] Lab. of Informatics of Biological Functions (Nakato)
Inter-institute cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Informatics of Molecular Functions (Tomii) [ ] Lab. of Informatics of Molecular Functions (Saito)
[ ] Lab. of Life Science Databases (Goto) [ ] Lab. of Cancer Medical Information (Yamashita)
Biomedical Innovation Course
Core Laboratory
[ ] Lab. of Bio Innovation Policy (Kano)
Intra-university cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Public Policy（Muto & Inoue） [ ] Lab. of Advanced Medicine Promotion（Nojima）
9Applying for the Doctoral Course ver 1
Application Qualification
• Please refer to the Guidelines for Applicants to the 2022 Doctoral Course ver 1 (the Guidelines v1, hereafter),
which is distributed from Graduate School of Frontier Science (GSFS), the University of Tokyo.
• Those who have graduated from or are expected to graduate from a six-year undergraduate course in medicine,
dentistry, veterinary medicine, or pharmacy, and those who wish to qualify by ⑥ to ⑧ indicated in (1) Ordinary
Examination in the applicant qualification section in the Guidelines v1, are subjected to individual screening before
the admission application. Please contact the Student Affair Team for the details and documents to be submitted
(the submission deadline: May 24). The individual screening only determines if an applicant is qualified for taking
the entrance examinations; please remember to file an application after passing the individual screening.
• We have two schedules, Schedule A, and Schedule B. However, Computational Biology Group does not offer
Schedule B admission for those who do not (or are expected to) graduate from our department.
Submitting Documents
• Applications must be filed via the online application system.
• When applying online, we require that you upload PDF versions of the Inquiry Sheet (Doctoral Course, ver 1),
checklist (ver 1), English score reports, transcripts, graduation certificates, and other certificates. Also, you must
mail the original (paper) copies to GSFS.
• The deadline for the online application is Thursday, June 17. Please refer to Table 2 for the detailed deadlines for
documents in Schedule A. In case that the Guideline v1 conflicts with Table 2, please follow Table 2.
• For those who apply to Schedule A, please refer to Table 2 for how to submit documents and the deadlines.
• Please be sure to carefully read the website of the Graduate School (https://www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/exam_e/) and
follow the instructions for submission.
Admission Quota and Choosing Your Laboratories
• The admission quota for our department is 24.
• Choose exactly one laboratory on the Inquiry Sheet.
• We strongly recommend that you contact a prospective supervisor before you apply, but it is not mandatory.
Selection Procedure
GSFS has two types of admissions, the Ordinary Examination, and a Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas
Education. Nonetheless, our department, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences (Dept of
CBMS) does not provide a Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas Education.
[Schedule A and Schedule B]
〈Ordinary Examination〉
Acceptance is decided based on the following procedure. We do not hold Written Examination this academic year.
The selection will be made based on the submitted Inquiry Sheet, the academic transcripts, and the score report of
foreign language (English) such as TOEFL (the first-stage selection), and online oral examinations (the second-stage
selection) (see Table 1).
Those who have completed or are expected to complete a Master course in the University of Tokyo are exempt from
Foreign Language (English), except for those who have completed or are expected to complete a Master course in
different department from the Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences in the University of
Tokyo AND wish to enroll in the Computational Biology Group.
[Inquiry Sheet]
Inquiry Sheet (Doctoral Course) ver 1, which includes columns (1)-(5) shown below. The submitted Inquiry Sheet is
used for the first-stage selection. Please use Inquiry Sheet (Doctoral Course) ver 1 from the web site of our
10department (http://www.cbms.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/admission/schedule.html). Fill in the columns within the
specified number of words, following the instructions in the Inquiry Sheet. After filling out the sheet, please save it
as a PDF file and make sure if it is layout in the same way as the PDF version of Inquiry Sheet.
(1) Reasons for applying to graduate school and for enrolling in our department (CBMS); describe in 200
words
(2) The current status and challenges, academic and social significance of research area of the lab you wish
to join; describe in 600 words
(3) The reason that you wish to study in the lab of your choice; describe in 250 words
(4) Your research outcomes and activities; describe in 400 words
(5) Your future career path after completing the doctoral course; describe in 150 words
[Foreign language (English)]
All applicants (including native speakers) must submit the score report of one or more of TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS.
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition and TOEFL-ITP Plus for China are also accepted. Official score
proofs (e.g., paper certificates; see Table 2 for details) for TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, etc. must be received
by Tuesday, August 10. Upload a single combined PDF files when you apply online. If a delivery delay
of the official score proofs is anticipated because of postal service conditions, we accept late arrival if
you inform the Student Affairs Team so in advance by June 17, which is the deadline for application.
Regarding (1) what types of those English exams are accepted, (2) valid dates of certificates, and (3)
how to send certificates to GSFS, please refer to Section 9: English Language Competency Test Score
Reports in the Guidelines v1.
[Online Oral Examination]
The submitted Inquiry Sheet will be evaluated. Academic achievements, knowledge, and your motivation towards
research as well as presentation of your Master thesis will be evaluated. The details of the online oral examination
will be provided in late July and will be announced on the web site of our department (http://www.cbms.k.u-
tokyo.ac.jp/english/index.html).
Examination Schedule
The following is the examination schedule. The detailed information will be announced in late July.
[Schedule A]
August 2, 2021 Mon. 12:00 - Announcement of successful applicants (the first-stage selection)
on the web site of our department
August 3-6 Online connection test (~10 min for each examinee) †
August 10, 2021 Tue. 10:30 - Online oral examination
(only for those subject to the oral exam in Aug) †
August 11, 2021 Wed. 10:00 - Online oral examination (ditto) †
August 12, 2021 Thu. 10:00 - Online oral examination (ditto) †
August 16, 2021 Mon. 12:00 - Announcement of Successful Candidates (the second-stage
selection) on the web site of our department
Early February 2022 (TBA) Online oral examination (only for those subject to the oral exam in Feb) †
†Only for those who pass the first-stage selection
[Schedule B]
Late January 2022 (TBA) Announcement of successful applicants (the first-stage selection) and online
connection test (TBA)
Early February 2022 (TBA) Online oral examination (TBA)
The detailed information will be announced on the web site of our department.
Announcement of Results and Admission Procedures
［Schedule A］
11・ First-stage selection: The selection results (pass or fail) based on the submitted documents will be released at
noon on August 2, 2021 (Mon) on the web page of our department.
・ Second-stage selection (oral exams): Please refer to Section 10 (Announcement of Results and Admission
Procedures) and Table 2 (A−6, A−7, A−10, A−11) of the Guidelines v1.
［Schedule B］
・ Please refer to the Section 10, Announcement of Results and Admission Procedures, and Table 2 (B−6, B−7) of
the Guidelines v1.
Miscellaneous
・ Enrollment in October (Schedule A): If you wish to enroll in October 2021, please indicate so on the Inquiry
Sheet. You must have already graduated or are expected to graduate from a college or university by September
2021. Please be aware that you cannot change the time of enrollment from October 2021 to April 2022 even if
you fail in graduating from a college or university by September 2021.
Personal Information Statement
The school shall use personal information of applicants such as names and addresses only for the purpose of selecting
successful applicants (e.g., processing applications, conducting screening), announcing accepted applicants, and
conducting admission procedures. The personal information of admitted students shall be used for the purpose of
student affairs (school registration, schooling, grading and other administrative matters), student assistance
(healthcare, career support, tuition exemption, scholarship applications, the use of libraries, etc.), and tuition
payments. The examination results may be used in future studies for improving both the entrance examination
system and the education at the University of Tokyo.
Contact
Student Affairs Team,
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba pref., JAPAN 277-8561
Phone: +81-4-7136-4092, E-mail: gsfs-exam@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
12Table 1: Examination Types.
Those who fall in the Others category below are subject to the individual screening. Foreign applicants who are
completing the master’s degree in October or after may take the oral exams in August if approved by the department.
The abbreviations are shown below.
Report: Submit the Official Score Report of one or more of TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS to GSFS; Aug: August 2021;
Feb: February 2022
Medical Science Group
Schedule A
Exam Type CBMS UTokyo Other Univ 6-year Others
Master Master Master Undergrad
English − − Report only Report only Report only
Specialty − − − − −
Oral Aug/Feb † Aug/Feb † Aug/Feb † Aug/Feb † Aug
†Applicants who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a college or university by September 2021 take the oral examination
in August 2021, otherwise in February 2022.
Schedule B
Exam Type CBMS UTokyo Other Univ 6-year Others
Master Master Master Undergrad
English − − Report only Report only Report only
Specialty − − − − −
Oral Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb
Computational Biology Group
Schedule A
Exam Type CBMS UTokyo Other Univ 6-year Others
Master Master Master Undergrad
English − Report only Report only Report only Report only
Specialty − − − − −
Oral Aug/Feb † Aug Aug Aug Aug
†Applicants who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a college or university by September 2021 take the oral examination
in August 2021, otherwise in February 2022.
Schedule B
Exam Type CBMS UTokyo Other Univ 6-year Others
Master Master Master Undergrad
English −
Specialty −
Oral Feb
Biomedical Innovation Course
Schedule A
Exam Type CBMS UTokyo Other Univ 6-year Others
Master Master Master Undergrad
English − − Report only Report only Report only
Specialty − − − − −
Oral Aug/Feb † Aug/Feb † Aug/Feb † Aug/Feb † Aug
†Applicants who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a college or university by September 2021 take the oral examination
in August 2021, otherwise in February 2022.
Schedule B
Exam Type CBMS UTokyo Other Univ 6-year Others
Master Master Master Undergrad
English − − Report only Report only Report only
Specialty − − − − −
Oral Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb
13Table 2: How to Submit Documents and Deadlines (Schedule A) †
Documents to be submitted Original (paper) certificates Relief measure in case of postal system
online (June 9-17) at the time to be mailed delays
of online application (*2)
Application form Online application No need
(Personal details) June 9-17,
Due June 17, 24:00 JST
Inquiry Sheet Describe in a file designated No need
by our department and upload
it as a single PDF at the same
time as your application.
Checklist Describe in the file designated No need
by the department and upload
it as a PDF file.
English Score Report Upload a single PDF at the Official score reports ** If you are unable to send the official
time of your application. * Due Aug 10 *** score reports by the deadline, please
Combine into one file if you contact the Student Affairs Team, GSFS
have multiple scores. by June 17.
Academic transcript Upload a single PDF at the Original transcripts If you are unable to send the original by
time of your application. Due July 29 **** the deadline, please contact the Student
Affairs Team, GSFS by June 17.
Graduation certificate Upload a single PDF at the Original certificate: Due If you are unable to send the original by
/ Graduation time of your application. July 29 **** the deadline, please contact Student
prospectus Graduation certificate Affairs Team, GSFS by June 17.
issued by CDGDC for
Chinese university: Due
Sept 21 (upload online)
† If the deadlines shown here differ from the deadlines shown in the Guidelines v1 by GSFS, applicants should follow the deadlines
shown here.
* We accept the following score reports. For TOEFL, (1) a pdf copy of a scanned Test Taker Score Report, or (2) a screenshot (pdf) of
the score you can see on the website of ETS. For TOEIC, (1) a pdf copy of a scanned Official Score Certificate, or (2) a screenshot
of the test result on the TOEIC website. For IELTS, (1) a pdf copy of a scanned Test Report Form, or (2) a screenshot of the exam
result on the IELTS website.
** Official score reports are Official Score Reports (TOEFL), Official Score Certificate (TOEIC), and Test Report Form (IELTS).
*** Failure to submit the original documents by the exam date may result in denial of taking the oral exams. If a delivery delay is
anticipated due to the postal conditions, we accept late arrival only when it is declared to Students Affairs Team of GSFS by the end
of the application period.
**** Failure to submit the original documents by the exam date may result in denial of taking the oral exams or the enrollment (except
that CDGDC certificates must be submitted by the day of the admission procedure). If a delivery delay is anticipated due to the
postal conditions, we accept late arrival only when it is declared to Students Affairs Team of GSFS by the end of the application
period.
14Doctoral Checklist for Doctoral Course Applicants ver 1
Please check (✓) boxes (□) below as you confirm each item, and upload this checklist with your application.
(All applicants)
□ Screening fee (application fee): JPY 30,000. (Pay online)
See Guidelines for Applicants to the 2022 Doctoral Course for payment methods.
The fee is exempt for
1) those who are expected to complete a master program at the University of Tokyo by March,
2022 (September 2021 for enrollment in October 2021), or
2) international applicants who receive a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho; MEXT) Scholarship.
Those not enrolled in the University of Tokyo as a regular or research student needs to submit a certificate
attesting to their status as Monbukagakusho Scholarship recipients.
□ Inquiry Sheet (Doctoral Course) ver 1 (upload a PDF file online)
Download the MS Word file from the department's webpage and fill out the Inquiry Sheet and Checklist with a
word processor, save it as a PDF file, and upload them. (Please do not upload the MS Word file)
□ Checklist (Doctoral Course) ver 1 (upload a PDF file online)
□ One or more of TOEFL (iBT, PBT, Special Home Edition, ITP Plus for China), TOEIC and/or IELTS score
reports. (upload a PDF online)
□ I have mailed the (paper) English score report to GSFS (see Table 2).
□ Academic Record/Transcript of an undergraduate course and a graduate course.
(upload a PDF online, AND MAIL the original records/transcripts).
Required for all applicants. Not necessary if you have graduated from Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
The University of Tokyo. When the record/transcript is not described in English/Japanese, please also attach the
translation certified by a public institution such as the university you graduated from, an embassy/consulate, a
government.
□ Diploma or certificate of graduation/completion for a graduate program
(upload a PDF file online, AND MAIL the original certificates)
Required for those who have already completed a graduate program at the time of application. Those who have
not yet graduated from a foreign graduate program must submit a certificate of expected graduation/completion
instead. Not necessary for those who are expected to graduate or have graduated from Graduate School of
Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. In addition to the above, applicants who have graduated or are
expected to graduate from a university in China are required to submit a pdf file of a credentials report of your
degree (认证报告) issued by China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC;
教育部学位与研究生教育发展中心; http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/). You can submit the CDGDC credential
report later but no later than the time of the admission procedure.
□ I declare that the official date of my degree(s) endowment indicated on the degree certificate is (will be)
before the day of enrollment in GSFS, and I understand that failure to meet this condition leads to revocation of
admission.
□ Diploma or certificate of graduation/completion for a undergraduate program
(foreign universities only). (upload a PDF file online, AND MAIL the original certificates).
In addition to the above, applicants who have graduated from a university in China are required to submit a
credentials report of your degree issued by CDGDC.
□ Research/Work Balance Plan (Free format. Should be around 1 page in A4 size.) (upload a PDF online)
If you wish to attend school while staying in service of a company, a government, or an organization.
□ Residence Certificate (upload a PDF file online, AND MAIL the original certificate)
Required for foreign nationals residing in Japan at the time of application, except for regular and research
students currently enrolled in our department.
15Doctoral INQUIRY SHEET (Doctoral Course) ver 1
Applicants must submit this form via the online application system
Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, GSFS, The University of Tokyo
SURNAME First name Examinee
Full Name Number
Do not fill
I graduated/completed or will graduate/complete (leave one that applies to you)
Last
Educational University: Faculty/School:
Experience
Department: Laboratory: Year:
Address& phone Address
number of your
home/lodging Tel： Cell phone (if available)
E-mail address E-mail
Current laboratory and University: Laboratory:
its phone number
Tel：
E-mail address E-mail address：
If you have graduated or are expected to graduate from a six-year undergraduate course, check the letter that
applies to you.
[ ] a. Medicine [ ] b. Dentistry [ ] c. Veterinary Medicine [ ] d. Pharmacy
[Schedule A (Exam in Aug, 2021) ] When do you wish to enroll? Check either.
[ ] a. Oct, 2021 [ ] b. April, 2022
[Schedule B (Exam in Feb, 2022)] (CBMS students only, if you apply to the Computational Biology Group)
Enrollment date is in April, 2022
Foreign Language Exam Score Report Submission (you can submit multiple scores)
TOEFL-([ ] iBT, [ ] iBT Home Edition, [ ] ITP Plus for China, [ ] PBT), [ ] TOEIC, [ ] IELTS
(1)【Reasons for applying to graduate school and for enrolling in our department (CBMS) 】describe in 200 words
using 10-11 points font
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
16(2)【The current status and challenges, academic and social significance of the research area of the lab you wish to
join】describe in 600 words using 10-11 points font
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
(3)【The reason that you wish to study in the lab of your choice】describe in 250 words using 10-11 points font
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
Your name： Laboratory of your first choice ：
17(4)【Your research outcomes and activities】describe by citing literatures in 400 words using 10-11 points font. If
you have scientific achievements (conference presentation, papers etc), describe them.
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
(5)【Your future career path after completing the doctoral course】describe in 150 words using 10-11 points font
Please erase the italics before you write. Your text must fit within the frame.
When the text is too long to fit in the frame, please use a smaller font.
Write in your own words. No plagiarism.
Only for office
LABORATORY LIST
*Choose exactly one lab you wish to join, check [ ] in the list.
*We recommend that you contact your potential supervisor in advance to the application, but you can still apply
even if you do not do so.
*Labs not listed here do not accept students.
18Laboratory List (Doctoral Course)
Medical Sciences Group
Core Laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Biomolecules (Tomita N.) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Genetics (Ito K.)
[ ] Lab. of RNA Biology (Tomita K.) [ ] Lab. of Genome Technology (Matsuda)
[ ] Lab. of Tumor Cell Biology (Uchimaru, Nakano) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Oncology (Goyama)
[ ] Lab. of Complex Trait Genomics (Kamatani) [ ] Lab. of Medical Omics Data Analysis (Suzuki A.)
[ ] Lab. of Multi Omics Data Analysis (Seki)
Intra-university cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of AIDS Vaccine Development (Matano) [ ] Lab. of Innate Immunity (Miyake)
[ ] Lab. of Functional Analysis in Silico (Nakai) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Virology (Kawaguchi)
[ ] Lab. of Clinical Genome Research (Furukawa) [ ] Lab. of Chromatin structure and function (Takizawa)
[ ] Lab. of Infectious Diseases (Yotsuyanagi) [ ] Lab. of Medical Proteomics (Oyama)
[ ] Lab. of RNA and Gene regulation (Inada) [ ] Lab. of Stem Cell Pathology (Yamada)
[ ] Lab. of Genetics (Yamanashi) [ ] Lab. of Malaria Immunology(Coban)
[ ] Lab. of Cell Signaling & Molecular Medicine (Takekawa) [ ] Lab. of Stem Cell and Molecular Medicine (Iwama)
[ ] Lab. of Regenerative Medicine (Taniguchi) [ ] Lab. of Canter Call Biology (Nakanishi, Nishiyama)
[ ] Lab. of Vaccine Science (Ishii) [ ] Lab. of Animal Genetics (Mashimo)
[ ] Lab. of RNA Function (Tomari) [ ] Lab. of Immunology and Infection Control (Shinkura)
Inter-institute cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Biomedical Sciences (Masai) [ ] Lab. of Functional Biomolecules Engineering (Miyazaki)
[ ] Lab. of Biomedical Sciences (Itokawa) [ ] Lab. of Functional Biomolecules Engineering (Oishi）
[ ] Lab. of Biomedical Sciences (Saeki) [ ] Lab. of Functional Biomolecules Engineering (Noda)
[ ] Lab. of RNA System Biology (Iwasaki S.) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer (Seimiya)
[ ] Lab. of Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer (Tomida) [ ] Lab. of Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer (Katayama)
Computational Biology Group
Core Laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Omics (Morishita) [ ] Lab. of Genome Informatics (Asai)
[ ] Lab. of Systems Genomics (Suzuki Y) [ ] Lab. of Large-scale Knowledge Discovery (Tsuda)
[ ] Lab. of Large-Scale Bioinformatics (Frith) [ ] Lab. of Biological Network Analysis (Kiryu)
[ ] Lab. of High-Performance Analysis System (Kasahara)
Intra-university cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (Tsunoda) [ ] Lab. of Bioinformatics and System Biology (Kuroda)
[ ] Lab. of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (Sugimura) [ ] Lab. of Informatics of Biological Functions (Nakato)
Inter-institute cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Informatics of Molecular Functions (Tomii) [ ] Lab. of Informatics of Molecular Functions (Saito)
[ ] Lab. of Life Science Databases (Goto) [ ] Lab. of Cancer Medical Information (Yamashita)
Biomedical Innovation Course
Core Laboratory
[ ] Lab. of Bio Innovation Policy (Kano)
Intra-university cooperative laboratories
[ ] Lab. of Public Policy（Muto & Inoue） [ ] Lab. of Advanced Medicine Promotion（Nojima）
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