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Yoshinori Ohsumi Award for Fundamental Research
English name: Yoshinori Ohsumi Award for Fundamental Research
Overview
The Yoshinori Ohsumi Award for Fundamental Research Award provides research funding support to young researchers in basic research fields that require a long-term perspective.
Background of the Yoshinori Ohsumi Memorial Fund and this support
The Yoshinori Ohsumi Memorial Fund was established on the occasion of Professor Emeritus Yoshinori Ohsumi winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with the aim of expanding the base of research fields by fostering excellent human resources who will support the future of Japan, such as study support for students who need financial support to study at TUFS and support for young researchers in basic research fields that require a long-term perspective.
This support was established based on Professor Emeritus Ohsumi’s concern about the fact that the basic physical strength of Japan universities is very low, and his request to create an environment where young people can tackle challenging issues and to support the development of researchers who will lead the next generation.
List of the Past Award Winners
FY2024 Application guideline【Internal】
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※FY2024 application is closed.
FY2024 Award Winners
FY2024 was the seventh year of the award, in which two researchers were selected as award winners.
| Affilitaion | Title | Name | Research topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Physics Major in Physics, School of Science | Associate Professor | Jiang Pu | Room-temperature electrically-tunable 2D material chiral light-emitting devices with near-unity efficiency and polarization |
| Research Center for Autonomous Systems Materialogy, Institute of Integrated Research | Specially Appointed Assistant Professor | Hiroka Sugai | Structural Analysis of Quadruplex-Forming Oligonucleotides in a Biomolecular Condensate |
Award Ceremony
On February 13, 2025, the award ceremony was held at the Suzukakedai Campus. The award ceremony was attended by the two recipients, including the President and Chief Executive Officer Ohtake, Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi, Executive Vice President for Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Hatano, Professor Yuki Yamaguchi, Professor Hiroshi Kimura, Research Center for Cell Control and Engineering, Hajime Nitta, Deputy Director of Research Development Center (Head URA), and Eiji Tamai, Director of the Research Promotion Department.
Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi gave a congratulatory speech, followed by a presentation by the awardees on their respective researches, followed by questions and an exchange of opinions, and a panel discussion.
