Principal Investigator: Shimon Sakaguchi
Education history
1970-1972 Kyoto University Premedical Course
1972-1976 Kyoto University Medical School
Research and career history
1999- Professor and Chair, Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
2007- Director, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
Prize
Mochida Science Award (2003)
Cancer Research Institute’s William B. Coley Award for Basic Immunology and Tumor Immunology (2004)
Takeda Medical Award (2005)
Takamine Memorial Sankyo Award (2005)
The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2007)
Uehara Memorial Award (2008)
The Keio Medical Science Prize (2008)
The Emperor’s Purple Ribbon Medal (2009)
Asahi Prize (2012)
Japan Academy Award (2012)
Election to Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences USA (2012)
Maharshi Sushruta Award (2015)
Chunichi Culture Award (2015)
Canada Gairdner International Award (2015)
Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates (2015)
Suita City Mayer’s Award (2015)
Crafoord Prize (2017)
Person of Cultural Merits (2017)
Momofuku Ando Prize (2017)
Honorary Doctorate in Medicine (“Doctor of Medicine honoris causa”) from University of Birmingham, UK (2019)
German Immunology Prize (Avery-Landsteiner Award) (2019)
Yamada Kazuhiko Prize (2019)
Bunkakunsho (Order of Culture) (2019)
Paul Elrich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2020)
Scientific Achievement Award (World Allergy Organization) (2020)
Robert Koch Award (2020)
Japan Endocrine Society Meister Award (2020)
Editorial Board
Science (Reviewing Editor), Journal of Experimental Medicine (Advisory Editor), Immunity (Editorial Board), Immunological Reviews (Editorial Board), International Immunology (Advisory Editor), Journal of Experimental Pathology (Advisory Editor), Cancer Immunity (Associate Editor), eLife (Editorial Board)
