The Japan Women's Scientist Association received the 2022 Encouragement Award from Assistant Professor Asami Iima of the Kyoto University Hospital, Associate Professor Kaori Sakurai of the Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and Associate Professor Ayako Hoshino of the School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. I chose a person. The three will be presented with a plaque and a supplementary prize of 3 yen at the general meeting held online in May.
The Society of Japanese Women Scientists Encouragement Award was established in 1996 for the purpose of training female scientists. Among the 2022 award winners, Assistant Professor Iima of Kyoto University Hospital uses diffusion MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), which can image the random diffusion motion of water molecules, to newly extract quantitative values of various images. It was highly evaluated that it was utilized and developed a safe and new diagnostic method for cancer with less burden on the body.
Associate Professor Sakurai of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Graduate School of Engineering is researching the development and elucidation of the action of target protein search technology for natural biological active molecules, and Associate Professor Hoshino of Tokyo University of Life Science and Technology is a cancer metastasis and diagnostic bio by exosome-containing protein. The study of markers was evaluated.
The Society of Japanese Women Scientists was established in 1958 with the support of Raicho Hiratsuka, the first president of the Society of Japanese Women Scientists, and Dr. Hideki Yukawa, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics. proceeding.Currently, there are about 250 members, and men are also participating in the activity.
