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The Prize was established to commemorate Emperor Showa’s sixtieth year of reign and his long devotion to biological research. The Prize is awarded to recognize researchers who have attained records of world-class achievements in a selected field of biological research and have made landmark contributions to the advancement of science. Awarded each year is one prize consisting of a certificate of merit, a medal, and a purse of ¥10 million.

Held at the Japan Academy in the fall of each year, the award ceremony is attended by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress. His Majesty presents an Imperial gift (a silver vase inscribed with the Imperial crest) to the Prize recipient and offers remarks.

Websitehttp://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol/main.html

International Prize for Biology

Awards of Recognition

The presentation Ceremony for the 2005 Prize (Dec. 5, 2005)

Recent Winners of the Prize12th (1996) Biology of Reproduction Ryuzo Yanagimachi (Japan)13th (1997) Plant Science Elliot M. Meyerowitz (U.S.A.)14th (1998) Biology of Biodiversity Otto T. Solbrig (U.S.A.)15th (1999) Animal Physiology Setsuro Ebashi (Japan)16th (2000) Developmental Biology Seymour Benzer (U.S.A.)17th (2001) Paleontology Harry B. Whittington (UK)18th (2002) Biology of Evolution Masatoshi Nei (U.S.A.)19th (2003) Cell Biology Shinya Inoue (U.S.A.)20th (2004) Systematic Biology and Taxonomy Thomas Cavalier-Smith (UK)21st (2005) Structural Biology in Fine Structure, Nam Hai Chua (Singapore) Morphology and Morphogenesis

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This Prize was established in FY 2004 to identify young researchers conducting superlative work and recognize their efforts at an early stage in their careers. In doing so, it is meant to sustain the award-ees’ motivation and encourage them in their endeav-ors, thereby cultivating Japanese researchers capable of making scientific break-throughs.

Each year, the Prize is awarded to researchers under age 45 in all fields of research including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The Prize consists of a certificate of merit, a medal, and a purse of ¥1.1 million. Some of the recipients are also awarded the Japan Acad-emy Medal.

The ceremony is held at the Japan Academy in the presence of His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino.

Websitehttp://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-jsps-prize/index.html

JSPS Prize

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Akira Akiyama

Masaki Tomonaga

Shin’ ya Nishida

Izumi Hoshi(Hamada) *

Akihiko Matsui *

Mikihiro Moriyama

Yoichi Ando

Hiroshi Imahori

Akira Kageyama

Seiichi Koshizuka

Ryosuke Kodama

Tahei Tahara

Hiraku Nakajima

Toshihiko Baba

Satoshi Matsuoka

Makoto Yokoo *

Masayuki Amagai

Kazuhiko Igarashi

Shigenobu Takeda

Hirofumi Tachibana

Hiroyuki Noji

Jian Feng Ma *

Kenji Yamazaki

Yoshinori Watanabe *

Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Tokyo Gakugei University

Associate Professor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University

Senior Research Scientist, Supervisor, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationAssociate Professor, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Professor, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo

Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Nanzan University

Senior Research Scientist, Materials Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

Group Leader, Earth Simulator Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

Chief Scientist, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)

Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National UniversityProfessor, The Global Scientific Information and Computing Center, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyProfessor, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University

Professor, School of Medicine, Keio University

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University

Professor, Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityProfessor, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo

Studies on German Art in the Age of Dürer

Comparative Studies on Primate Foundation of Human Cognition and DevelopmentPsychophysical Study on the Mechanism of Information Processing in Human Visual Perception

Descriptive Linguistics of Modern Tibetan (Lhasa Dialect)

Game Theoretic Approach to Interpret General Social Phenomena

The Formation of the Modern Sundanese Literature: A Cultural HistoryResearch on Competing Electronic Phases and Hidden Order in High-Temperature Superconductors

Applications of Carbon Nanostructures for Artificial Photosynthesis

Pioneering Research on Geomagnetic Field by Computer Simulation

Development of a Particle Method for Multi-physics Simulations

Study on an Advanced Concept of Laser Fusion Ignition using Plasma Photonic DevicesStudies of Molecular Dynamics in the Condensed Phase by Ultrafast Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

Revolutionary Development of Geometric Representation Theory

Nanostructure Optoelectronics based on Photonic Crystals and Silicon PhotonicsModeling and Evaluating Massively-Scaled Parallel Scientific Application on GridsResearch on Distributed Constraint Satisfaction Problem in Multi-Agent SystemElucidation of Pathophysiological Mechanism of Autoimmune Skin Disease, Pemphigus, and Development of a New Mouse ModelDiscovery of the Bach Transcription Factors and Elucidation of Their Function in Cell Differentiation and Body DefensesStudies on the Role of Iron as a Key Nutrient Regulating Primary Production of Phytoplankton in the OceanStudies on Molecular Mechanisms for the Physiological Function of Tea SubstancesFrontier Biochemistry of ATP Synthase by Manipulating Single MoleculesStudies on Tolerance Mechanisms of Mineral Stresses in Higher PlantsDevelopment of an Implantable Centrifugal Blood Pump for Long-term Circulatory Support in Heart FailureMechanisms that Lead to the Difference in Equational and Reductional Chromosome Segregation

FY 2005 PRIZE recipients