2000
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March
- The Kitasato Institute and Kitasato Gakuen (Kitasato University) established the "council for setting up a research institute attached to Kitasato University and the graduate school".
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July
- The council was reorganized and renamed the "office for setting up the Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences and graduate school".
2001
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April
- The Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences was opened as a research institute attached to Kitasato University.
(The first director of the institute: Satoshi Omura)
- Some researchers and laboratory devices from the Center for Basic Research, the Research Center for Biological Function, and the Oriental Medicine Research Center of The Kitasato Institute were transferred to the Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences.
- The "office for setting up the Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences" opened.
2002
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July
- The Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences began offering its Master's Program.
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September
- Construction of the building for the Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences (Building I) was completed.
- The 21st Century COE Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan was selected.
"Discovery of Anti-infectious Drugs from Natural Resources, and its Basic Studies"(Field: Life Science; pursued from fiscal 2002 to fiscal 2006)
2004
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April
- The Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences began offering its Doctoral Program.
2007
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September
- Kitasato University's Research Organization for Infection Control Sciences was established.
2008
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April
- The present Kitasato Institute was established by integrating the former Kitasato Institute and Kitasato Gakuen.
2009
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April
- The Center for Basic Research was merged into the Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences.
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August
- The MEXT Support Program for Improving Graduate School Education, "Project to Develop a Global Institute for Infection Control Research and Education Center" was selected.
