Dear Members of the Zoological Society of Japan
At the Board of Directors meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan held on Friday, June 5 at 2:00 PM, the Selection Committee for Awards and Prizes presented the Zoological Society of Japan Award, the Young Scientist Award,Narimane Prize for Animal Science Promotion,Candidates for the Education Award have been nominated. As a result of deliberations, the Zoological Society of Japan Council has decided on the award recipients as follows.
The reason for the award is as follows:
Reasons for the 2020 Zoological Society of Japan Awards
Zoological Society of Japan Award
Yuichi Iino (Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
Research Theme: Elucidation of the molecular and neural circuit mechanisms controlling behavioral responses to chemical substances in nematodes
Zoological Society Award, Yuichi Iino, Abstract
Minoru Tanaka (Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University)
Research topic: "Study on Germ Cells and Sex Determination Using Medaka"
Zoological Society Award, Minoru Tanaka, Abstract
Young Investigator Award of the Zoological Society of Japan
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
Encouragement Award: Asano Ishikawa - Abstract
Takeshi Onuma (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University)
Research topic: "Advancement of embryology utilizing the chordate sea squirt"
Encouragement Award: Ken Onuma - Abstract
Narimote Science Award for Animal Science
Daichi Suzuki (Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences / JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow PD)
Research Topic: "Study on the Development and Neural Function of the Lamprey Visual System"
Narishige Promotion Award, Daichi Suzuki, Abstract
Zoological Society of Japan Education Award
Tatsuo Murakami (Honorary Director, Tsuruoka City Kamo Aquarium)
Live exhibition, breeding, and educational outreach activities for cnidarians and ctenophore jellyfish
That's all.
Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Zoological Society of Japan
