Osaka University Distinguished Professors
The title of Osaka University Distinguished Professor is awarded to Osaka University professors and those who have previously held the title of Osaka University Distinguished Professor, have received prestigious awards such as the Nobel Prize, Order of Cultural Merit, Fields Medal, Person of Cultural Merit, The Japan Academy Prize, The Japan Academy Duke of Edinburgh Prize, Japan Art Academy Prize, The Japan Prize, Medal with Purple Ribbon, the Kyoto Prize, and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Award, among others, and serve a pioneering role in the promotion of education, research, and social contribution at the university.
Year awarded: 2017
AKIRA Shizuo
Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time), Center for Advanced Modalities and DDS (CAMaD)
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Akira, click here.
The website for Distinguished Professor Akira's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
IKAWA Masahito
Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Ikawa, click here.
The website for the Department of Experimental Genome Research can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2022
IKEDA Fumiyo
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Ikeda, click here.
The website for Professor Ikeda's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
ISHII Masaru
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Ishii, click here.
The website for the Department of Immunology and Cell Biology can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
ISHIGURO Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Ishiguro, click here.
The website for the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2020
ICHI Hiroki
Professor, Graduate School of Letters
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Ichi, click here.
Year awarded: 2024
INOUE Daichi
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Ohta, click here.
Distinguished Professor Ohta's webpage can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
OHTA Shin-ichi
Professor, Graduate School of Science
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Distinguished Professor Ohta's webpage can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
OHTAKE Fumio
Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time), Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research
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Distinguished Professor Ohtake's webpage can be found here.
Year awarded: 2020
OKADA Yukinori
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
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The website for Distinguished Professor Okada's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
OGI Hirotsugu
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Ogi, click here.
The website for the Quantum Measurement & Instrumentation Lab can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2017
KIKUCHI Kazuya
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Kikuchi, click here.
The website for Distinguished Professor Kikuchi's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
KUMANOGOH Atsushi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
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The website for the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2020
KUWAKINO Koji
Professor, Graduate School of Letters
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The website for Distinguished Professor Kuwakino's course can be found here.
Year awarded: 2019
KOSHINO Mikito
Professor, Graduate School of Science
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The website for Distinguished Professor Koshino's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
KODAMA Ryousuke
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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The website for Distinguished Professor Kodama's laboratory can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2017
SAKAGUCHI Shimon
Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time), IARI Immunology Frontier Research Center
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Sakaguchi, click here.
The website for Experimental Immunology can be found here.
Year awarded: 2021
SUENAGA Kazutomo
Professor, SANKEN
For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Suenaga, click here.
The website for Suenaga Lab. can be found here.
Year awarded: 2023
SEKIGUCHI Kiyotoshi
Endowed Research Chair Professor, Institute for Protein Research
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The website for Distinguished Professor Sekiguchi's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
SEKITANI Tsuyoshi
Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
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The website for Distinguished Professor Sekitani's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
TAKEDA Kiyoshi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
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The website for Distinguished Professor Takeda's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2023
TAKEBE Takanori
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
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The website for Distinguished Professor Takebe's laboratory can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2024
TADAKUMA Kenjiro
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science
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The website for Distinguished Professor Tadakuma's laboratory can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2019
CHIBA Daichi
Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
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The website for Distinguished Professor Chiba's laboratory can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2017
TSUTSUMI Yasuo
Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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The website for the Department of Toxicology and Safety Sciences can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2019
DOME Takuo
Professor, Graduate School of Economics (Director, Social Solution Initiative)
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The website for the Social Solution Initiative can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
NAGAI Takeharu
Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
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The website for Distinguished Professor Nagai's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2019
NAGASAWA Takashi
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
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The website for the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Immunology can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
NAGATA Shigekazu
Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time), Immunology Frontier Research Center
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The website for Distinguished Professor Nagata's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
NAKANO Takayoshi
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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The website for Distinguished Professor Nakano's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
NAMBA Keiichi
Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time), Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
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The website for Distinguished Professor Namba's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2020
NISHINO Kunihiko
Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
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The website for Distinguished Professor Nishino's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2023
NISHIMOTO Shinji
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
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The website for Distinguished Professor Nishimoto's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
HARA Takahiro
Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
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The website for Distinguished Professor Hara's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2022
FUJII Keisuke
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science
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The website for Distinguished Professor Fujii's laboratory can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2017
FURUKAWA Takahisa
Professor, Institute for Protein Research
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The website for Distinguished Professor Furukawa's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2024
MAEKAWA Takuya
Professor, Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor Furukawa, please click here.
The website for Distinguished Professor Furukawa's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2019
MASAOKA Shigeyuki
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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The website for Distinguished Professor Masaoka's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
MATSUSHIMA Noriaki
Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy
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Distinguished Professor Matsushima's website can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2020
MATSUBAYASHI Tetsuya
Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy
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Distinguished Professor Matsubayashi's website can be found here.
Year awarded: 2024
MARUYAMA Mihoko
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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The website for Distinguished Professor Maruyama's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2024
MIYAJI Atsuko
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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The website for Distinguished Professor Miyaji's laboratory can be found here.
Photo by: IZUMI Kakeru
Year awarded: 2017
MURAKAMI Yasuhiko
Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences
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The website for Distinguished Professor Murakami's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2024
MUROOKA Takeshi
Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research
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Distinguished Professor Murooka's website can be found here.
Year awarded: 2019
MORO Kazuyo
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
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The website for Distinguished Professor Moro's laboratory can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2021
YASUDA Takehiko
Professor, Graduate School of Science
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The website for Yasuda Lab. can be found here.
Year awarded: 2023
YAMAUCHI Kazuto
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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The website for Distinguished Professor Yamauchi's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
YAMASAKI Sho
Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
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The website for Yamasaki Lab, Department of Molecular Immunology can be found here.
Year awarded: 2023
YAMASHITA Takuro
Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy
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The website for Distinguished Professor Yamashita's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2017
YAMASHITA Toshihide
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
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The website for the Department of Molecular Neuroscience can be found here.
Year awarded 2024
YAMAMURA Kazuya
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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The website for Distinguished Professor Yamashita's laboratory can be found here.
Year awarded: 2018
YAMAMOTO Masahiro
Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
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The website for Distinguished Professor Yamamoto's laboratory can be found here. (link in Japanese)
Year awarded: 2017
WATANABE Heiji