Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award
The Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award (木原記念財団学術賞, Kihara Kinen Zaidan Gakujutsushō) is a biological award in Japan. It is awarded annually by the Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation for the Achievement of Life Sciences, to commemorate Hitoshi Kihara, Japan's pioneer geneticist.
| Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | outstanding original research in life sciences |
| Country |  Japan |
| Presented by | Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation for the Advancement of Life Sciences |
| First awarded | 1993 |
| Website | kihara |
Award information
Kihara Institute for Biological Research
The Kihara Memorial Foundation Award is presented to young researchers who have conducted outstanding original research in life sciences.[1] At the annual award presentation held at the Kihara Institute for Biological Research, winners receive 2 million yen, a diploma, and a silver statuette of Benthamidia japonica (Japanese flowering dogwood).[2]
Award winners
Notable award winners are:
- 1993: Taisei Nomura, Osaka University
- 1994: Makoto Asashima, University of Tokyo
- 1995: Takashi Gojobori, National Institute of Genetics
- 1999: Takao Kondo, Nagoya University
- 2001: Kunihiro Matsumoto, Nagoya University
- 2002: Shigeo Ohno, Yokohama City University
- 2006: Nobuki Matsuoka, Nagoya University[3]
- 2009: Takashi Araki, Kyoto University[4]
- 2014: Yukiko Goto, University of Tokyo
See also
References
- Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award
- 木原記念財団学術賞について [About the Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award]. 木原財団 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Professor Nobuki Matsuoka Wins Kihara Memorial Foundation Science Award
- Professor Takashi Araki of the Graduate School of Biostudies receives the Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award
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