Ms. Ami Ito (third-year doctoral student at the Graduate School of Science) and Mr. Wataru Shihoya (third-year doctoral student at the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) at Nagoya University have been selected to receive the Seventh (FY2016) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Ikushi Prize, or the Seventh JSPS Ikushi Prize. This Prize was established in FY2010 to recognize and support outstanding doctoral students who are expected to contribute to future scientific advancement in Japan.
Out of 130 nominees, 17 students have been selected to receive the Seventh JSPS Ikushi Prize. The award ceremony will be held on March 8 (Wed), 2017.
Award Recipients from Nagoya University:
Ami Ito
- Awardee: Ami Ito (Graduate School of Science)
- Research Topic: Mechanism of mitotic spindle pole focusing
Wataru Shihoya
- Awardee: Wataru Shihoya (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Research Topic: Crystal structures of the human endothelin type B receptor in complex with endogenous agonist endothelin-1 and clinical drugs
Related Website: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
