The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has announced the recipients of its FY2016 Ministerial Awards for Science and Technology, including three researchers from Nagoya University who will be granted awards for their valuable achievements (one for the Science and Technology Prize, and two for the Young Scientist Prize).
These prizes are awarded to researchers who have achieved significant advances in research, development, and promotion of public understanding for science and technology, with the aim of strengthening the motivation of researchers in the field and contributing to improvements in Japan's level of science and technology.
Awards are bestowed for the categories of Science and Technology (further categorized to "Development," "Research," "Promotion of Science and Technology," "Technology," and "Public Understanding"), Young Scientist, Creativity, and Nurturing Creativity in Schools.
The award ceremony will be held at MEXT on April 20 (Wed), 2016.
Recipient of the Prize for Science and Technology
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Category |
Name |
Position |
Achievement |
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Research |
Yoshinobu Baba |
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
Research on the creation of nano-bio devices and application to genomic medicine |
Recipients of the Young Scientists' Prize
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Name |
Position |
Achievement |
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Yoko Kitayama |
Lecturer, Graduate School of Science |
Research on the molecular basis of stabilizing biological rhythms |
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Daisuke Maruyama |
Assistant Professor, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University (Former Designated Professor, Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, until March 2016) ＊Nominated by Nagoya University |
Research on cell fusion-based pollen tube attraction stopping mechanisms in angiosperms |
Related Link: MEXT Website (in Japanese)