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Zoological Society of Japan Award Winners

AD	Japanese era name	Winner	University name	Award details	Reason for winning
1939	Showa 14 years	Haruo Kinoshita	Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tokyo Imperial University	On the Excitation Conduction System of the Purple Sea Urchin	Winner Summary
1939	Showa 14 years	Nobuyuki Takeda	Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto Imperial University	Environmental influences on the sex of the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus Mori	Winner Summary
1940	15 years	Gunji Tomita	Biology Department of the Shanghai Science Institute	Various Responses of Melanophores to Nerve Transection in Angel Fish	Winner Summary
1940	15 years	Mutsuo Kato	Tohoku Imperial University Faculty of Science Department of Biology	Strawberry Weevil, Anthonomus bisignifer Schenkling: General Considerations on Daily and Weekly Activity, Especially Concerning Environmental Conditions and Body Temperature	Winner Summary
1941	16 years	Soichi Fukuda	Kakura Sericultural Experiment Station	The determination of univoltine/multivoltine strains and the pigmentation of the serosa in the silkworm	Winner Summary
1941	16 years	Onoru Tokuda	Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto Imperial University	Taxonomy of Japanese and Manchurian Muridae (Summary): Examination of Variations Found in Muridae	Winner Summary
1942	17 years	Hiroshi Takaya		Experimental study on limb-asymmetry
1942	17 years	Tomojiro Kawamura	Hiroshima University of Literature and Science, Department of Zoology	Regarding the sex of triploid Daruma pond frogs
1943	18 years	Osamu Nakamura
1943	18 years	Fumikazu Hazama
1950	25 years	Katsumaro Dan		Studies on the Fertilization Activation of Fish Eggs
1950	25 years	Tokio Yamamoto		Studies on the division mechanism of egg cells
1953	28 years	Takao Shiino		On the phylogeny of the family Bopyridae
1953	28 years	Tsuneo Yamada		Gradient and Specificity in Development
1954	29 years	Sajiro Makino		Stemline-cell theory in tumors	Winner Summary
1954	29 years	Haruo Kinoshita		Mechanism of chromatophore activity	Winner Summary
1955	30 years	Isao Motomura		Sea urchin egg polarity and fertilization	Winner Summary
1956	31 years	Shojiro Asahina	National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Department of Entomology	Morphological study of Epiophlebia superstes - Comparative morphology and phylogeny -	Winner Summary
1957	32 years	Masao Sugiyama	Nagadai Rinkai	Research on the cortical reaction of sea urchin eggs	Winner Summary
1958	33 years	Dan Gene	Ochanomizu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology	Research on sperm acrosome reaction	Winner Summary
1959	34 years	Chiyoko Tokunaga	Kobe College	genetic research on scuttle flies	Winner Summary
1960	35 years	Masutaro Kuwahara	Kyushu University, School of Science, Biology	Physiological studies of insect sense organs	Winner Summary
1961	36 years	Okada Setsuro	Kyoto University, Faculty of Science, Biology	segmental gastrointestinal tract	Winner Summary
1961	36 years	Toyohi Okada	Tokyo Metropolitan University, Science, Biology	Classification of the genus Drosophila based on somatic substance compensation	Winner Summary
1962	37 years	Hidemichi Oka	Tokyo University of Education, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology	Formation of a new individual from blood cells: Research on ascidians	Winner Summary
1963	38 years	Nobuo Egami	NIRS Biology	Experimental Study on the Mechanism of Secondary Sexual Character Development in Teleost Fish	Winner Summary
1964	39 years	Masaaki Morishita	Kyushu University, School of Science, Biology	Analysis of the distribution structure of animal populations	Winner Summary
1964	39 years	Yukio Hiramoto	University of Tokyo / Faculty of Science / Department of Biological Sciences (Marine Biological Station)	Experimental embryological and physiological studies of sea urchin eggs	Winner Summary
1965	40 years	Hiroshi Ando	Tokyo University of Education, Science, Sugadaira Biological Laboratory	Comparative Embryological Studies on Odonata, with Special Reference to Epiophlebia superstes	Winner Summary
1966	41 years	Fujio Utsumi	Kyoto University - Science - Rinkai (Marine Biological Station)	Morphotaxonomic studies of Thoracica	Winner Summary
1967	42 years	Hikazu Sakai	The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry	SH/SS exchange reaction between egg envelope and cleavage apparatus protein	Winner Summary
1967	42 years	Shoichi Sakagami	Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology	Comparative sociological study of bees	Winner Summary
1968	43 years	Goro Eguchi	Nagoya University, School of Science, Department of Biological Science	Analysis of lens regeneration phenomenon	Winner Summary
1968	43 years	Haruo Chino	University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate student	Insect lipid transport	Winner Summary
1969	44 years	Hiromichi Morita	Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University	Research on chemical reception in insects	Winner Summary
1970	45 years	Toru Yoshizawa	Osaka University, School of Science, Department of Biology	Research on photoreceptor mechanisms in vision	Winner Summary
1971	46 years	Haruo Kanaya	Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo	Studies on the mechanisms of spawning and egg maturation induction in starfish	Winner Summary
1971	46 years	Maruyama Kosaku	Department of Basic Science, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo	Physiological and Chemical Studies on Muscle Proteins: With Special Reference to $\beta$-Actinin	Winner Summary
1972	47 years	Masao Yoshida	Okayama University Faculty of Science Marine Biological Laboratory	Research on poorly differentiated photoreceptor systems	Winner Summary
1972	47 years	Eiji Kobayashi	Marine Biological Station, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo	Structure and function of the hypothalamic median eminence	Winner Summary
1973	48 years	Kayo Okazaki	Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University	Studies on spicule morphogenesis in sea urchin larvae	Winner Summary
1973	48 years	Yutaka Naito	Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles	Research on membrane electrical phenomena and motility mechanisms in ciliates	Winner Summary
1974	1949	Hideo Mohri	Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo	Biochemical studies on flagellar motility	Winner Summary
1974	1949	Tomiyuki Hara, Reiko Hara	Osaka University, School of Science, Biology / Nara Medical University, Medicine	Research on photosensitive pigments in cephalopod retina	Winner Summary
1975	50 years	Akino Miki	Tokyo Metropolitan University Faculty of Science Biology	Study on the metabolism of pteridines, focusing on sepiapterin	Winner Summary
1975	50 years	Hiroshi Watanabe	Tokyo University of Education, Faculty of Science, Shimoda Marine Research Center	Self/non-self recognition mechanism in ascidians	Winner Summary
1976	51 years	Takasugi Susumu	Okayama University, Faculty of Science, Biology	A study on the sustained effects of peripartum hormones	Winner Summary
1976	51 years	Koichi Hiwatashi	Tohoku University, Faculty of Science, Biology	Research on Paramecium conjugation	Winner Summary
1977	52 years	Ikuo Yasu_masu	Waseda University Faculty of Education - Biology	Biochemical studies on the early development of sea urchins - Focusing on carbohydrate metabolism -	Winner Summary
1977	52 years	Ryuzo Yanagimachi	University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine Anatomy Reproductive Biology	mammalian fertilization	Winner Summary
1978	53 years	Seiichiro Uchida, Hiroshi Oude, Tetsuya Hirano	Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University / Institute of Endocrinology, Gunma University / Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo	Physiological studies on the osmoregulatory mechanisms of fishes	Winner Summary
1979	54 years	Yoshiaki Suzuki	National Institute for Basic Biology, Developmental Biology	Research on the selective expression mechanism of silk fibroin genes	Winner Summary
1979	54 years	Koichi Sekiguchi	University of Tsukuba Biology	Research on horseshoe crab phylogeny	Winner Summary
1980	55 years	Eiji Onishi	School of Science, Department of Biological Science, Nagoya University	Study of ecdysteroids in insect eggs and ovaries	Winner Summary
1980	55 years	Haruo Sugi	Teikyo University School of Medicine Physiology	physiological studies on the mechanism of muscle contraction	Winner Summary
1981	56 years	Kiyotaka Yamana Koichiro Shiokawa	Kyushu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology	Study on ribosomal RNA synthesis and its regulatory mechanism in frog embryos	Winner Summary
1981	56 years	Akio Miyake	University of Münster Animals	Research on conjugation-inducing substances in ciliates	Winner Summary
1982	57 years	Yoshio Watanabe	University of Tsukuba Biological Sciences	Research on the cell division mechanism of Tetrahymena	Winner Summary
1982	57 years	Kazuro Moriwaki	National Institute of Genetics, Cell Genetics	Genetic studies on house mouse subspecies differentiation	Winner Summary
1983	58 years	Hironori Ishizaki
		Akinori Suzuki
		Susumu Ishii
1984	59 years	Yasumasa Arai	Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anatomy	Functional sex differences in the brain and sexual differentiation of neural circuits	Selection results and winner abstracts
1984	59 years	Obinata Takashi	Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Chiba University	Isoform transition and assembly of proteins during myogenesis	Selection results and winner abstracts
1985	60 years	Shunichi Ueno	National Museum of Nature and Science, Department of Zoology	Research on the origin of terrestrial cave animals	Selection results and winner abstracts
1985	60 years	Chiaki Katagiri	Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology	Research on the reproduction of anurans	Selection results and winner abstracts
1986	61 years	Koguro Chizuru	University of Toyama, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology	Comparative study on the regulation of serum calcium concentration	Selection results and winner abstracts
1986	61 years	Ryozo Fujii	Toho University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology	Research on the movement control mechanism of fish chromatophores	Selection results and winner abstracts
1987	62 years	Yoshihiko Chiba	Yamaguchi University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology	Ecological and physiological studies of circadian activity	Selection results and winner abstracts
1987	62 years	Motoki Hoshi	Tokyo Institute of Technology, School of Science, Department of Biology	Biochemical Studies on the Fertilization Mechanism (Working Title)	Selection results and winner abstracts
1988	63 years	Mitsuhiko Hisada	Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science	Study on the structure and function of non-spiking neurons	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Toru Ishikawa	The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science	Research on insect intracellular symbiotic microorganisms as genetic factors
		Masuyoshi Okada	University of Tsukuba, College of Biological Sciences	Research on cytoplasmic factors determining the Drosophila germline
1989	Heisei First year	Yoshitaka Nagahama	Okazaki National Research Institutes	Studies on the control mechanism of gamete maturation in fish	Selection results and winner abstracts
1989	Heisei First year	Seiichiro Kawashima	The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science	Research on endocrine aging	Selection results and winner abstracts
1990	2 years	Makoto Asashima	Yokohama City University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences	research on amphibian embryonic induction and cell differentiation	Selection results and winner abstracts
1990	2 years	Issei Mabuchi	College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo	Research on the molecular mechanisms of cytokinesis	Selection results and winner abstracts
1991	3 years	Sakae Kikuyama	Waseda University, Faculty of Education	Endocrinological study on amphibian metamorphosis	Selection results and winner abstracts
1991	3 years	Noriyuki Sato	Kyoto University, Faculty of Science	Research on cell differentiation in ascidians	Selection results and winner abstracts
1992	4 years	Takuji Takeuchi	Tohoku University Faculty of Science	Gene expression in mouse melanocyte differentiation	Selection results and winner abstracts
1992	4 years	Kenjiro Yamagami	Sophia University Life Science Institute	Research on medaka hatching enzyme and its substrate, the egg envelope	Selection results and winner abstracts
1993	5 years	Shinichi Abe	Faculty of Science, Kumamoto University	amphibiansin vitroResearch on the mechanism of sperm differentiation using culture systems	Selection results and winner abstracts
1993	5 years	Takeo Kishimoto	School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Research on cell replication mechanisms using egg cells	Selection results and winner abstracts
1994	6 years	Hiroyuki Ide	Tohoku University, Faculty of Science	Research on pattern formation mechanisms in limb buds and pigment cells	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Norio Suzuki	Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science	Study on sperm-activating peptides in sea urchin egg jelly
		Katsutoshi Giri	Hiroshima University, Faculty of Science	Research on the mechanisms of cell death and tissue death in the remodeling of animal bodies
1995	7 years	Hitoshi Michibata	Hiroshima University, Faculty of Science, Tamano Marine Biological Laboratory	Research on the concentration mechanism of metallic elements, especially vanadium, by ascidians	Selection results and winner abstracts
1995	7 years	Masaaki Morisawa	University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science, Marine Biological Station	Study on the regulation mechanism of sperm motility by cellular signal transduction	Selection results and winner abstracts
1996	8 years	Masaaki Ashida	Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University	Research on the insect phenoloxidase system	Selection results and winner abstracts
1996	8 years	Taku Shimada Koji Akasaka	Hiroshima University, Faculty of Science, Department of Genetics	Study on gene expression regulatory mechanisms in early sea urchin development	Selection results and winner abstracts
1997	9 years	Fumio Tokunaga	Graduate School of Science, Osaka University	Molecular and evolutionary studies in photobiology	Selection results and winner abstracts
1997	9 years	Tsuneo Yamaguchi	Professor Emeritus, Okayama University	Research on the processing and integration of sensory information in the central nervous system of arthropods	Selection results and winner abstracts
1998	10 years	Junichi Aoki	Environmental Science Research Center, Yokohama National University	Taxonomy of Oribatid Mites, Soil Zoology, and Environmental Biology	Selection results and winner abstracts
1999	11 years	Kiyoaki Kuwasawa	Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Science	Comparative neurobiological studies of the autonomic nervous system in invertebrates	Selection results and winner abstracts
1999	11 years	Sadao Yasugi	Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Science	Molecular studies of tissue interactions in digestive organ differentiation	Selection results and winner abstracts
2000	12 years	Yoshinori Shichida	Kyoto University Graduate School of Science	Molecular physiological and molecular evolutionary studies of visual pigments	Selection results and winner abstracts
2000	12 years	Yojiro Muneoka	Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima University	Comparative neurobiology of bioactive peptides	Selection results and winner abstracts
2001	13 years	Susumu Ikegami	Hiroshima University Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences	Cellular and physiological chemical studies on the reproduction and embryonic development of starfish	Selection results and winner abstracts
2001	13 years	Kazuyoshi Tsutsui	Hiroshima University, School of Integrated Arts and Sciences	Research on the synthesis and action of neurosteroids in the brain	Selection results and winner abstracts
2002	14 years	Kiyokazu Agata	Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research	Molecular and cellular biological studies on brain evolution and regeneration using planarians	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Keiichi Takahashi Shingoji Chikako	Graduate School of the University of Tokyo	Research on the regulatory mechanism of flagellar and ciliary movement
		Shunsuke Mawatari	Hokkaido University Graduate School	Taxonomic studies of invertebrates
2003	15 years	Hiroki Nishida	Osaka University Graduate School of Science	Analysis of the developmental fate determination mechanism during early ascidian embryogenesis	Selection results and winner abstracts
2004	16 years	Kentaro Arikawa	Yokohama City University Graduate School of Comprehensive Science	Research on the light perception of butterflies	Selection results and winner abstracts
2004	16 years	Toshitaka Fujisawa	Department of Developmental Genetics, National Institute of Genetics / Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies	Histological analysis of peptidergic signal molecules in Hydra	Selection results and winner abstracts
2005	17 years	Shigeru Kuratani	RIKEN	Evolutionary developmental biological studies on vertebrates, mainly concerning head formation	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Satoru Kobayashi	National Institute for Basic Biology	Elucidation of the germ cell formation mechanism in Drosophila
		Masafumi Matsui	Kyoto University Graduate School	Research on amphibian diversity, natural history, and conservation
2006	18 years	Yoshitaka Fukada	Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Research on the molecular mechanisms of animal photoreception and circadian clocks	Winner Summary
2006	18 years	Nemoto Shiniti	Ochanomizu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology	Mechanism of centrosome inheritance in starfish eggs	Winner Summary
2007	19 years	Jiuquan Man Masaru Matsuda	Niigata University, Faculty of Science (Natural Science and Technology) Utsunomiya University Gene Research Center	Genetic and molecular biological research on sex determination in medaka	Selection results and winner abstracts
2008	20 years	Takei Yoshiro	Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo	Search for novel hormones involved in osmotic adaptation to the marine environment	Selection results and winner abstracts
2008	20 years	Hiroyuki Takeda	Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Elucidation of universal mechanisms of vertebrate developmental processes using small fish	Selection results and winner abstracts
2009	2021	Akihisa Terakita	Osaka City University, Graduate School of Science	Molecular physiological studies on the diversity and evolution of rhodopsins and phototransduction systems	Selection results and winner abstracts
2010	22 years	Takuma Fukatsu	Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) / Genomic Factory Research Group (Note: Commonly translated as: Genomic Factory Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)	Elucidation of novel functions conferred by symbiotic microorganisms on host insects	Selection results Winner Summary
2010	22 years	Takayuki Takahashi	Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University	Elucidation of the ovulation mechanism in medaka	Selection results Winner Summary
2011	2023	Makoto Mizunami	Professor, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University	Research on the functional design of the insect microbrain	Selection results Winner Summary
2011	2023	Taisen Iguchi	Professor, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institutes of Natural Sciences	Research on the biological effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals	Selection results Winner Summary
2012	2024	Ritsu Kamiya	Former Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Study on Dynein Function and its Regulatory Mechanism in Flagellar Movement	Selection results Winner Summary
2012	2024	Eiji Numata	Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University	Study of environmental factors and biological clocks regulating animal life histories	Selection results Winner Summary
2013	25 years	Yoshitaka Oka	Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Study on peptidergic neuronal systems involved in the central control of reproduction	Selection results Winner Summary
2013	25 years	Kenji Tomioka	Professor, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University	Neurobiological study on the circadian clock mechanism of insects	Selection results Winner Summary
2014	26 years	Hitoshi Sawada	Professor, Marine Biological Station, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University	Study on the fertilization mechanism of sea squirts	Selection results Winner Summary
2015	27 years	Teruaki Nishikawa	Former Professor at Toho University, Professor Emeritus at Nagoya University	Phylogenetic taxonomy of marine invertebrates	Selection results and winner abstracts
2015	27 years	Masakane Yamashita	Professor, Hokkaido University	Elucidation of the mechanism ultimately inducing oocyte maturation: Universality and diversity in the formation/activation mechanism of Maturation-Promoting Factor (MPF)	Selection results and winner abstracts
2016	28 years	Masahisa Nakamura	Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University	Research on Gonadal Differentiation in Amphibians	Selection results and winner abstracts
2017	29 years	Etsuro Ito	Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University	Elucidation of learning and memory mechanisms in molluscan gastropods	Selection results and winner abstracts
2018	30 years	Koji Tamura	Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University	Research on the development, regeneration, and evolution of vertebrate appendages	Selection results and winner abstracts
2018	30 years	Yutaka Sato	Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University	Study on Genome-Based Gene Regulatory Networks in Ascidian Embryonic Development	Selection results and winner abstracts
2019	Reiwa First year	Ryuichi Masuda	Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University	Elucidation of the Genetic Diversity and Zoogeographical History of Large Mammals and Birds in Northern Eurasia	Selection results and winner abstracts
2019	Reiwa First year	Hidetaka Furuya	Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University	Biology of Dicyemids	Selection results and winner abstracts
2020	2 years	Yuichi Iino	Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Elucidation of molecular and neural circuit mechanisms controlling behavioral responses to chemical substances in nematodes	Selection results and winner abstracts
2020	2 years	Minoru Tanaka	Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University	Research on germ cells and sex determination using medaka fish	Selection results and winner abstracts
2021	3 years	Toru Miura	Professor, Marine Biological Station, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Molecular and developmental basis of phenotypic plasticity in insects and its evolution	Selection results and winner abstracts
2021	3 years	Wada Hiroshi	Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba	Research on the evolution and development of marine invertebrates	Selection results and winner abstracts
2022	4 years	Takehiro Kusakabe	Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University	Research on the development, physiology, and evolution of chordates focusing on sensory organs and the nervous system	Selection results and winner abstracts
2022	4 years	Kazuyoshi Fukaana	Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University	Research on the Identification and Physiological Functions of Novel Neuropeptides	Selection results and winner abstracts
2023	5 years	Kazuo Inaba	Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba	Research on the structure, motility regulation, and evolution of cilia	Selection results and winner abstracts
2023	5 years	Michio Hori	Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University	Laterality of aquatic animals, mainly fish, and their dynamics in communities	Selection results and winner abstracts
2024	6 years	Takeo Kubo	Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Research on the Molecular Basis of Social Behavior in Honeybees and Organ Regeneration in Clawed Frogs	Selection results and winner abstracts
2024	6 years	Mikiko Tanaka	Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Research on the development and evolution of paired fins and limbs in vertebrates	Selection results and winner abstracts
2025	7 years	Kiyoshi Naruse	Project Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences	Development of medaka bioresources and advancement of new medaka biology	Selection results and winner abstracts
2025	7 years	Hyodo Susumu	Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo	Physiological studies throughout the lifecycle of cartilaginous fishes	Selection results and winner abstracts
2026	8 years	Satake Homura	Principal Investigator, Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences	Elucidation of the reproductive cell development control mechanism in urochordates and study of its evolutionary aspects	Selection results and winner abstracts
2026	8 years	Ryusuke Niwa	Professor, Tsukuba Life Science Innovation Center, University of Tsukuba	Study on the regulation mechanisms of insect development and physiology by humoral factors	Selection results and winner abstracts

Young Investigator Award of the Zoological Society of Japan Winners

AD	Japanese era name	Winner	University name	Award details	Reason for winning
1995	Heisei 7 years	Hiroki Nishida		Analysis of the mechanism determining developmental fate in ascidian embryogenesis
1996	8 years	Satoru Kobayashi		Study on the mechanism of germ cell formation in Drosophila
1996	8 years	Makoto Mizunami		Study on light and dark information processing mechanisms in insect ocellar systems
1997	9 years	Kaoru Azumi		Study on the foreign body recognition mechanism of blood cells in the protochordate Halocynthia roretzi
1998	10 years	Kazuo Inaba		Research on the molecular mechanism of sperm flagellar motility
1998	10 years	Makito Kobayashi		A study on the sexual plasticity of behavioral and hormonal secretion patterns in fish
1999	11 years	Fumiyo Toyota		Research on the Reproductive Behavior of Caudates
1999	11 years	Etsuro Ito		Study on learning and memory in gastropod mollusks
2000	12 years	Hidetoshi Ota		Reptilian diversity and biogeography in tropical and subtropical islands of East Asia and Western Oceania
2000	12 years	Koichi Ozaki		Research on the synthesis and transport of visual pigments in photoreceptor cells
2001	13 years	Wada Hiroshi		Research on the genetic-level evolution behind vertebrate evolution
		Tomoki Tani		Study of cell dynamics using the Paramecium contractile vacuole as a model
		Koji Tamura		Molecular mechanisms and evolution of limb morphogenesis
2002	14 years	Michio Ogasawara		Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates: Analysis Using Endostyle- and Gill Slit-Specific Gene Groups
2002	14 years	Hidetaka Furuya		Biology of the Mesozoan Dicyemida
2003	15 years	Tatsuya Sakamoto		Molecular and cellular physiological studies on environmental adaptation mechanisms in teleost fish
2003	15 years	Manabu Yoshida		Research on the mechanism of sperm activation and attraction by eggs
2004	16 years	Kazuyoshi Chiba		Research on meiosis and fertilization using starfish eggs
2004	16 years	Takuma Fukatsu		Research on the functions, origins, and evolution of symbiotic microorganisms in insects
2005	17 years	Mikiko Tanaka		An approach to the body plan that enabled vertebrates to acquire limbs
2005	17 years	Takehiro Kusakabe		Research on gene expression regulation and gene evolution in ascidians
2006	18 years	Yasunori Sasakura		Development of Molecular Genetics in the Marine Invertebrate Ciona intestinalis
2006	18 years	Kenichi Sato		Molecular mechanisms of fertilization in vertebrate eggs
2007	19 years	Kinya Ota		Embryology of hagfish
		Hiroshi Kajihara		Systematics and taxonomy of Nemertea
		Ryusaku Deguchi		Comparative analysis of the mechanisms of animal egg maturation and the initiation of development
2008	20 years	Yoshito Harada		Genetic and developmental studies on the self-incompatibility mechanism in protochordates	Selection results Winner Summary
2008	20 years	Masaharu Motokawa		Taxonomy and Zoogeography of East Asian Mammals	Selection results Winner Summary
2009	2021	Kazuyoshi Fukaana	Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University	Identification and physiological functional analysis of neuropeptides from a phylogenetic perspective	Selection results Winner Summary
2010	22 years	Kazuko Koshiba	Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo	Elucidation of the Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Cardiac Ventricular Septum Acquisition	Selection results Winner Summary
		Jun Kitano	Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University	Genetic mechanisms of adaptation and speciation in sticklebacks
		Akiko Sato	Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University	Elucidation of the mechanisms of structural formation and functional maintenance in Drosophila photoreceptor cells
2011	2023	Yuki Kodama	Assistant Professor, Department of Science, Faculty of Education and Science, Kochi University	Elucidation of the mechanism for establishing intracellular symbiosis between the ciliate Euglena and symbiotic Chlorella	Selection results Winner Summary
		Toru Miura	Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School	Evolutionary developmental studies on sociality and phenotypic plasticity in insects
		Takashi Yazawa	University of Fukui, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Internal Lecturer	Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of steroid hormone production
2012	2024	Ryo Futahashi	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) - Researcher	Research on the formation and evolution of insect body coloration and pattern morphology	Selection results Winner Summary
2012	2024	Hirotaka Sakamoto	Associate Professor, Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University	Neuroendocrinological studies on the mechanism of action controlling instinctive behavior	Selection results Winner Summary
2013	25 years	Mayako Katsukake	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) - Researcher	Research on the establishment, maintenance mechanisms, and evolution of insect societies	Selection results Winner Summary
2013	25 years	Mitsumasa Koyanagi	Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University	Study on the molecular basis of photoreception in animals using molecular evolutionary and molecular physiological approaches	Selection results Winner Summary
2014	26 years	Shunsuke Taniguchi	Associate Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba	Analysis of neurogenesis and body axis formation mechanisms in sea urchin embryos	Selection results Winner Summary
2015	27 years	Shin Sato	Okayama University, Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Associate Professor	Research on neural factors in limb regeneration	Selection results and winner abstracts
2015	27 years	Hiroaki Nakano	Associate Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba	Evolutionary developmental studies on the life history of non-model marine animals	Selection results and winner abstracts
2016	28 years	Tsuyoshi Kiriya	Associate Professor, Division of Biology, Department of Natural System, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University	Elucidation of the neural basis of innate insect behavior using activity-dependent gene expression	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Jun Sato	Fukuyama University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Associate Professor	Elucidation of mammalian molecular phylogeny and the origin of Japanese mammals
		Masato Nikaido	Associate Professor, Department of Life Science and Technology, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Elucidation of molecular mechanisms involved in the acquisition of vertebrate diversity
2017	29 years	Minoru Moriyama	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Biomedical Research Institute, Postdoctoral Researcher	Ecological, physiological, and biochemical studies on environmental adaptation in insects	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Ochi Yoki	Associate Professor, Institute for Promotion of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University	Study on the mechanisms of gene expression regulation and their evolution in vertebrate tissue and organogenesis
		Shigeru Saito	Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular Physiology, Division of Biosensing, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience	Elucidation of Interspecific Diversity in Temperature Sensation and Its Molecular Basis
2018	30 years	Shiba Kogiku	Assistant Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba	Research on elucidating the mechanism of high-speed flagellar and ciliary motility through the development of visualization and imaging technologies	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Yuichi Takeuchi	Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences), University of Toyama	Ecological roles and neural basis of laterality in fish
		Kazushi Miyagawa	Associate Professor, Bioscience Education and Research Center, Utsunomiya University	Elucidation of the endocrine mechanisms controlling phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia
2019	Reiwa First year	Tateo Horie	Assistant Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba	Studies on the sensory organs, development and structure of brain/neural circuits, and physiological functions of ascidian larvae	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Shigehiro Namiki	Project Lecturer, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo	Analysis of the neural circuits responsible for insect behavioral commands
		Masanori Okanishi	Project Assistant Professor, Marine Biological Station, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Phylogenetic and taxonomic study of the class Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) based on morphology and molecules
2020	2 years	Asano Ishikawa	Assistant Professor, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems	Elucidation of the genetic basis driving the adaptive evolution of life history	Selection results and winner abstracts
2020	2 years	Ken Konuma	Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University	Advancement of embryology utilizing the chordate appendicularian Oikopleura dioica	Selection results and winner abstracts
2021	3 years	Toshiya Ando	National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Division of Theoretical Biology, Assistant Professor / National Institute for Basic Biology, Assistant Professor	Study on the formation mechanism of functional morphology in insects from macroscale to microscale	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Ryutaro Goto	Assistant Professor, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University	Evolutionary biology and phylogenetics of marine invertebrates (especially mollusks and annelids)
		Shinya Sato	Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University	Multifaceted research on photoreceptor cells in carp, zebrafish, salamanders, mice, and other animals
2022	4 years	Hiroki Goto	Shizuoka University, Faculty of Science, Assistant Professor	Molecular and Developmental Studies on Extreme Sexual Dimorphism Expression in Coleoptera	Selection results and winner abstracts
2022	4 years	Yuri Yasuoka	Researcher, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences	Research on Gene Regulatory Networks and Their Evolution in Early Animal Embryonic Development	Selection results and winner abstracts
2023	5 years	Akane Ota	Konan University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Specially Appointed Research Lecturer	Neurohormone-mediated regulation of intestinal metabolism in the cold tolerance of nematodes	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Hasebe Masamasa	Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University	Research on the neuroendocrine mechanism of photoperiodic control of reproduction using seasonally breeding animals
		Masaaki Yoshida	Associate Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University	Study on the evolutionary novelties of marine invertebrates, particularly cephalopods, based on genomic information
2024	6 years	Kenji Toyota	Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University	Physiological and Ecological Studies Aimed at Elucidating Sex Differentiation and Reproductive Mechanisms in Crustaceans	Selection results and winner abstracts
2024	6 years	Tomoya Nakayama	Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University	Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms governing seasonal changes in vertebrate physiological functions and behaviors	Selection results and winner abstracts
2025	7 years	Kei Shirokura	National Institute for Basic Biology, Special Researcher for Young Researcher Employment	Cellular biological and physiological studies using ctenophores	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Ryosuke Yamamoto	Lecturer, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University	Research on the Composition, Activity Regulation, and Assembly Mechanism of Ciliary Dynein
		Saori Yokoi	Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University	Analysis of the molecular neural basis controlling medaka behavior
2026	8 years	Naoto Jimi	Nagoya University, Graduate School of Science, Marine Biological Station, Lecturer	Phylogenetic taxonomy of marine invertebrates (especially annelids)	Selection results and winner abstracts
		Ryoya Tanaka	Lecturer, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University	The diversity of behaviors exhibited by insects and the neural mechanisms underlying them
		Seiji Wada	Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Life Science, College of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University	Molecular physiological study of pineal color vision mediated by the photoreceptive protein parapinopsin

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Zoological Society of Japan Award Winners

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