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.


Name Affiliation / Title
Year Awarded

AKITA Shigeru

Professor, Graduate School of Humanities

For a brief personal history of Professor AKITA, click here .

The website for Professor AKITA's laboratory can be found here .

2022

審良静男教授

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 .

2017

伊川正人教授

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)

2017

伊川正人教授

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 .

2022

石井優教授

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 .

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 .

2017

ICHI Hiroki

Professor, Graduate School of Letters

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor ICHI, click here .

2020

OHTA Shin-ichi

Professor, Graduate School of Science

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor OHTA, click here .

Distinguished Professor OHTA's webpage can be found here .

2017

大竹文雄教授

OHTAKE Fumio

Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time), Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor OHTAKE, click here .

Distinguished Professor OHTAKE's webpage can be found here .

2017

岡田随象教授

OKADA Yukinori

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor OKADA, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor OKADA's laboratory can be found here .

2020

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)

2017

菊地和也教授

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 .

2017

KINOSHITA Taroh

Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Disease

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor KINOSHITA, click here .

The website for the Yabumoto Department of Intractable Disease Research can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2018

熊ノ郷淳教授

KUMANOGOH Atsushi

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor KUMANOGOH, click here .

The website for the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2017

KUWAKINO Koji

Professor, Graduate School of Letters

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor KUWAKINO, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor KUWAKINO's course can be found here .

2020
越野先生 KOSHINO Mikito

Professor, Graduate School of Science

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor KOSHINO, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor KOSHINO's laboratory can be found here .

2019

児玉了祐教授

KODAMA Ryousuke

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor KODAMA, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor KODAMA's laboratory can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2017

坂口志文教授

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 .

2017

suenaga

SUENAGA Kazutomo

Professor, SANKEN

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor SUENAGA, click here .

The website for Suenaga Lab. can be found here .

2021

関谷毅教授

SEKITANI Tsuyoshi

Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor SEKITANI, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor SEKITANI's laboratory can be found here .

2017

竹田 潔教授

TAKEDA Kiyoshi

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor TAKEDA, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor TAKEDA's laboratory can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2017

TAKEBE Takanori

TAKEBE Takanori

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor TAKEBE, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor TAKEBE's laboratory can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2023

千葉先生

CHIBA Daichi

Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor CHIBA, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor CHIBA's laboratory can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2019

堤康央教授

TSUTSUMI Yasuo

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor TSUTSUMI, click here .

The website for the Department of Toxicology and Safety Science can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2017

DOME Takuo

Professor, Graduate School of Economics

(Director, Social Solution Initiative)

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor DOME, click here .

The website for the Social Solution Initiative can be found here .

2019

NAGAI Takeharu

Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor NAGAI, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor NAGAI's laboratory can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2017

長澤先生

NAGASAWA Takashi

Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor NAGASAWA, click here .

The website for the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Immunology can be found here .

2019

長田重一教授

NAGATA Shigekazu

Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time), Biochemistry and Immunology, IARI Immunology Frontier Research Center

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor NAGATA, please click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor NAGATA's laboratory can be found here .

2017

中野貴由教授

NAKANO Takayoshi

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor NAKANO, please click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor NAKANO's laboratory can be found here .

2017

西野邦彦教授

NISHINO Kunihiko

Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor NISHINO, click here.

The website for Distinguished Professor NISHINO's laboratory can be found here .

2020

原隆浩教授

HARA Takahiro

Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor HARA, please click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor HARA's laboratory can be found here .

2017

原田 明教授

HARADA Akira

Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time), Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor HARADA, please click here .

The website for the HARADA Group can be found here .

2017

FUJII Keisuke

FUJII Keisuke

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor FUJII, click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor FUJII's laboratory can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2022

古川貴久教授

FURUKAWA Takahisa

Professor, Institute for Protein Research

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor FURUKAWA, please click here .

The website for Professor FURUKAWA's laboratory can be found here .

2017

正岡教授

MASAOKA Shigeyuki

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor MASAOKA, please click here . (link in Japanese)

The website for Distinguished Professor MASAOKA's laboratory is currently under construction.

2019

松島法明教授

MATSUSHIMA Noriaki

Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor MATSUSHIMA, please click here .

Distinguished Professor MATSUSHIMA's website can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2017

MATSUBAYASHI Tetsuya

Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor MATSUBAYASHI, please click here .

Distinguished Professor MATSUBAYASHI's website can be found here .

2020

村上靖彦教授

Photo by: IZUMI Kakeru

MURAKAMI Yasuhiko

Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor MURAKAMI, please click here .

2017

茂呂先生 MORO Kazuyo

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor MORO, please click here . (link in Japanese)

The website for Distinguished Professor MORO's laboratory is currently under construction.

2019

yasuda

YASUDA Takehiko

Professor, Graduate School of Science

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor YASUDA, click here .

The website for Yasuda Lab. can be found here .

2021

YAMASAKI Sho

Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor YAMASAKI, please click here .

The website for Yamasaki Lab, Department of Molecular Immunology can be found here .

2017

山下俊英教授

YAMASHITA Toshihide

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor YAMASHITA, please click here .

The website for the Department of Molecular Neuroscience can be found here .

2017

YAMAMOTO Masahiro

Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor YAMAMOTO, please click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor YAMAMOTO's laboratory can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2018

吉森保教授

YOSHIMORI Tamotsu

Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor YOSHIMORI, please click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor YOSHIMORI's laboratory can be found here . (link in Japanese)

2017

渡部平司教授

WATANABE Heiji

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering

For a brief personal history of Distinguished Professor WATANABE, please click here .

The website for Distinguished Professor WATANABE's laboratory can be found here .

2017

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