Dear Members of the Zoological Society of Japan
At the Board of Directors meeting held on Saturday, June 1, at the Tokyo International Forum, candidates for each award were recommended to the Board following a rigorous screening process by the Academic Awards Selection Committee. Following deliberation, the Zoological Society of Japan Board of Directors decided to confer the FY2019 Zoological Society of Japan Award, the Encouragement Award, and the Naritake Animal Science Promotion Award as follows. Please note that there were no applications for the Education Award this year.
The reasons for the award are as follows:
Reasons for the Reiwa 1st Year (2019) Japan Zoological Society Awards, etc.
Public Interest Incorporated Association Zoological Society of Japan
2019 Zoological Society of Japan Award
Ryuichi Masuda, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Award-winning research: "Elucidation of Genetic Diversity and Zoogeographic History of Large Mammals and Birds in Northern Eurasia"
Academic Award Ryuichi Masuda Abstract
Hidetaka Furuya, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
Award-winning research "Biology of Dicyemida"
Academic Award Hidetaka Furuya Abstract
FY2019 Zoological Society of Japan Award for Encouragement
Takeo Horie, Assistant Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Award-winning research: "Studies on the development, structure, and physiological functions of the sensory organs, brain, and neural circuits in ascidian larvae"
Encouraging Prize: Takeru Horie - Abstract
Shigehiro Namiki, Project Lecturer, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Award-winning research: "Analysis of neural circuits responsible for insect behavioral commands"
Encouraging Prize: Shigehiro Namiki - Abstract
Masanori Okanishi, Project Assistant Professor, Misaki Marine Biological Station, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Award-winning research: "Phylogenetic and taxonomic study of the class Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) based on morphology and molecules"
Encouragement Award: Masanori Okanishi - Abstract
2019 Narishige Animal Science Award
Yosuke Miyazaki, Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Management and Education, Ashiya University
Award-winning research "Study on the circannual rhythm mechanism of insects"
