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Four OU Faculty Members Awarded 21st JSPS Prize
On Thursday, December 19, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science announced the recipients of the 21st JSPS Prize, with 4 Osaka University faculty members receiving the prize.
The JSPS Prize was established with the aim of developing the level of research in Japan at the world’s highest level by discovering young researchers with outstanding, creative research ability and recognizing their achievements from the early stages of their careers in order to foster their motivation for and support the development of their research.
25 individuals were chosen to receive this award in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
The award ceremony for the JSPS Prize will take place in February 2025 at the Japan Academy (Tokyo).
NAME | AFFILIATION | RESEARCH TITLE |
|---|---|---|
INOUE Daichi | Professor, Graduate School of Medicine and Frontier Biosciences | Elucidation of the Mechanisms Underlying Cancer Development via Aberrant Post-transcriptional Regulation |
KOGA Hirotaka | Associate Professor, SANKEN | Interdisciplinary Functional Development Research on Biomass Materials for Green Materials Innovation |
FUJITA Kento | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science | Study on the K-stability of Fano Varieties |
MARUYAMA Mihoko | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering | Elucidation of the Crystal Growth Mechanism of Biominerals for the Development of Novel Technology to Control Crystallization of Organic Materials |
Professor Inoue
Associate Professor Koga
Associate Professor Fujita
Professor Maruyama