University Professor Masatoshi Takeichi has been selected as a Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate (candidate for the Nobel Prize) for his discovery of cell adhesion molecule cadherins.
Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates are selected from the Thomson Reuters Academic Citation Database (Web of Science) based on the number of citations received by a thesis, and its impact on the academic world. University Professor Takeichi was announced as a candidate for the Nobel Prize on October 8th, 2012.