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Distinguished Professor Shimon SAKAGUCHI of IFReC Selected as a Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate
On September 24, 18 individuals were selected as Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates. One of the two Japanese researchers selected was Shimon SAKAGUCHI, Vice Director at the Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University. Based on a thorough review of citations to researchers' works, Thomson Reuters announces a list of candidates considered likely to win the Nobel Prize in their respective field around this time of the year.
http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.jp/press/release/2015/nobel-laureates/
Comments from Distinguished Professor Shimon SAKAGUCHI after winning this award
I've been involved in research on regulatory T cells over the past 35 years. Many researchers have actively undertaken research on regulatory T cells in the last 15 years and regulatory T cells are being applied to the control of human immune response -- from treating immune-related diseases such as autoimmune diseases to inducing cancer immunity. As I've been chosen as a Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate, I realize the high level of interest in this field of study. This encourages me to continue my research.
Distinguished Professor Shimon SAKAGUCHI's profile
Brief Bio
1976 Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, entered Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
1977 Research Scholar, Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, Aichi Cancer Research Institute
1980 Research Scholar, School of Medicine, Kyoto University
1981 Medical Staff, Kyoto University Hospital
1983 Doctor of Medicine, Kyoto University
1983 Post-graduate researcher, Johns Hopkins University, USA
1987 Visiting Research Fellow, Stanford University
1989 Assistant Professor, Immunology and Microbial Science Department, The Scripps Research Institute
1991 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego
1992 Research Engineer, Sakigake 21 Planning, Research Development Corp. of Japan
1999 Professor, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
2007 Director, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
2007~11 Professor (concurrent), Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University
2011 Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University
2012 Vice Director, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University
2013 Distinguished Professor, Osaka University
Field of Expertise
Immunology. He verified the presence of regulatory T cells which controls autoimmune response and clarified their role in immune-related diseases such as autoimmune diseases, organ transplant, and cancer.
Awards
Nov. 2003
Academic Award of the Mochida Memorial Foundation
Jun. 2004 William B. Coley Award
Nov. 2005 Takeda Award
Dec. 2005
Takamine Memorial Daiichi Sankyo Prize
Apr. 2007 Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Mar. 2008 Uehara Prize
Nov. 2008 Keio Medical Science Prize
Nov. 2009 Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon
Jan. 2012 The Asahi Prize
Mar. 2012 Japan Academy Prize
May 2012 A foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
Jan. 2015 Maharshi Sushruta Award
Mar. 2015 Canada Gairdner International Award
May 2015
Chunichi Cultural Prize
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