Reason for the award

Award Winner: Kiyokazu Agata (Center for Developmental Biology)
Research topic: Molecular and cellular biological study on brain evolution and regeneration using planarians
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Winner: Keiichi Takahashi / Chikako Shingyoji (Graduate School of the University of Tokyo)
Research Topic: Study on the regulatory mechanism of flagellar and ciliary movement
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Winner: Shunsuke Mawatari (Hokkaido University Graduate School)
Research Topic: Taxonomic studies of invertebrates
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