News Releases & Research Results 1st Japan Medical Research and Development Awards - Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development President’s Award
News Releases & Research Results
Today, the Cabinet Secretariat announced the recipients of the 1st Japan Medical Research and Development Awards.The recipients of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) President’s Award are given below.
The 1st Japan Medical Research and Development Awards - AMED President’s Award Recipients
| Name of recipient | Title | Basis of award |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Nishimasu, Assistant Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
Elucidation of genome-editing mechanism by CRISPR-Cas9, and development of innovative editing tools for practical application | Contribution to the field of genome editing. Expectation to structure-based development of innovative genome-editing tool towards medical applications. |
| Kenjiro Kimura, Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University |
Development of microwave scattering field tomographic imaging system for next generation breast cancer screening | Development of high accuracy breast cancer detection technology. Expectations as global standard cancer screening technology. |
| Takanori Takebe, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University |
Development of innovative method for creating mini human organs | Development of innovative methods to be used in regenerative medicine. Expected development for mini organ transplantation in organ failure patients. |
| Takao Hashiguchi, Associate Professor Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University |
Elucidation of structures of virus, receptor and antibody leading to development of antiviral drugs and vaccines | Contribution to advances in antiviral agent development. Expected to aid elucidation of viral pathology and development of therapeutic modalities. |
Commemorative Lecture Meeting to be Held for the 1st Japan Medical Research and Development Awards
The “Commemorative Lecture Meeting for the 1st Japan Medical Research & Development Awards” will be held at the Tokyo International Exchange Center on Saturday November 25, 2017. (Cosponsored by Cabinet Secretariat, Office of Healthcare Policy and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development). At the meeting, to commemorate the 1st Japan Medical Research and Development Awards a lecture will be given by Keiji Tanaka, Chairperson of Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, who received the Headquarters for Health and Medical Strategy Promotion Director General (Prime Minister)’s award, and there will be special lectures by Shinya Yamanaka, Director of Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University and Makoto Suematsu, President of AMED. For those wishing to attend, please click on the link below.
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Last updated 11/17/17