The Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences has a steering committee (an executive organization equivalent to a faculty meeting) that leads the research committee, evaluation committees, which manage self-monitoring, teacher evaluation, external evaluation, and other matters, and committees for managing issues such as recombinant DNA experiments. The institute is comprised of the Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Department of Drug Discovery Sciences, Research Promotion Centers, Department of Research Project Studies, and an administrative office.