Dear Members of the Zoological Society of Japan

At the Board of Directors meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan held from 14:00 on Thursday, June 13, 2024, candidates for the Zoological Society of Japan Award, the Zoological Society of Japan Promising Award, the Naritake Zoological Science Promotion Award, and the Zoological Education Award were recommended by the Society Award Selection Committee.
As a result of deliberation, the Zoological Society of Japan Board of Directors has decided on the award recipients as follows.

The reason for the award is as follows:

2024 Zoological Society of Japan Awards: Reasons for Awarding

The Zoological Society of Japan Award

Takeo Kubo (Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
Research Topic: Study on the molecular basis of social behavior in honeybees and organ regeneration in Xenopus frogs

Academic Society Award: Takeo Kubo - Abstract

Mikiko Tanaka (Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Research Theme: Study on the development and evolution of paired fins and limbs in vertebrates

Academic Award Mikiko Tanaka Abstract

Zoological Society of Japan Award for Encouragement of Young Scientists

Kenji Toyota (Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Assistant Professor)
Research Theme: Physiological and ecological studies toward elucidating sex differentiation and reproductive mechanisms in crustaceans

Encouragement Award: Kenji Toyota - Abstract

Tomoya Nakayama (Nagoya University Institute for Advanced Research / Designated Assistant Professor)
Research Topic: Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms governing seasonal changes in physiological functions and behaviors of vertebrates

Incentive Award, Tomoya Nakayama, Abstract

Narishige Zoological Science Promotion Award

Hiroyuki Kanaya (Graduate Student, Ph.D. Program, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)
Research topic: Exploring the evolutionary origins of sleep using Hydra

Narishige Encouragement Award Hiroyuki Kanaya Abstract

Zoological Education Award

Munetoshi Maruyama (Associate Professor, The Kyushu University University Museum)
Name of the activity subject to selection: Dissemination and awareness-raising regarding insect diversity through publications, exhibitions, etc.

*In alphabetical order, titles omitted

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