| IQB Institute for Quantitative Biosciences36開催日程新型コロナウイルス感染症防止のため、2020年度外部評価委員会（アドバイザリーカウンシル）はZOOMによるオンライン開催となった。2021.2.8 (Day1)評価方針の検討研究所の活動報告事務部によるプレゼンテーション2021.2.10 (Day2)研究分野評価2021.2.12 (Day3)研究分野評価2021.3.5 (Day4)研究分野評価2021.3.8研究分野評価2021.3.11総括評価結果The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) of the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (IQB) at the University of Tokyo met via zoom for six sessions between 8 February and 11 March 2021. Overall, the SAC was impressed with the resilience shown by the IQB and itsresearchers during a very difficult year that was shaped by Covid-19 restrictions. The innovations introduced into the institute’s organization and the efforts made to improvecommunication, mentoring and ethical training, are all highly laudable.Covid-19 impact on junior scientists and junior facultyThe Covid-19 restrictions will be most severely felt by the IQB junior scientists and faculty who work on fixed-term contracts, or who work towards evaluation milestones. The option for incorporating flexibility to fixed-term contracts and to the ten-year rule should beexplored, both within IQB and in consultation with the University and the government.Flexibility should likewise be favourably looked at when a junior scientist or faculty is taking parental leave.Gender balanceThe SAC notes that the gender balance among researchers and students at IQB is better as compared to the University of Tokyo average, which is commendable. This said, the percentage of female researchers and students is still approximately only 30% and shows a downward trend since 2018. We therefore recommend that IQB continues to survey and act to improve gender balance at the institute.How can we reduce the distance between administration and researchers?The IQB administration team gave an excellent presenta-tion about their role in the institute and their aspiration to reduce the distance between administration and research-ers. Their visit to the Crick Institute showed a serious commitment to learn from other successful institutes. Small logistical changes could promote more personal interactions between researchers and administrators, thereby providing a more valuable and ultimately more efficient provision of administrative services. An ‘open-door’ office, with a dedicated researcher contact point, could encourage personal interactions as opposed to remote electronic exchanges. Setting up an administrative outpost in each of the IQB locations might additionally enhance chances of personal interactions. Encouragement to communicate the scientific goals of each team with the administrative staff and vice versa, might make use of a Advisory Council外部評価����年度委員荒木 弘之 （国立遺伝学研究所・副所長/教授）（委員長）井ノ口 馨 （富山大学・教授）仲野 徹 （大阪大学・教授）平野 達也 （理化学研究所・主任研究員）松藤 千弥 （東京慈恵会医科大学・学長）米田 悦啓 （医薬基盤・健康・栄養研究所・理事長）Camilla Björkegren （カロリンスカ研究所・教授）Susan Gasser （Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research・所長/グループリーダー）Rodney Rothstein （コロンビア大学・教授）Frank Uhlmann（フランシスクリック研究所・グループリーダー）Joshua Patrick Johansen （理化学研究所・チームリーダー）
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