March 26, 2013
Kohei Tamao
Chair, ASI, RNC, RSC Tenured Research Personnel Liaison Committee
FY 2012 Significant Achievement Award
For FY 2012, RIKEN recognized the following scientists with the Significant Achievement Award.
Yoshitsugu Shiro, Chief Scientist, Photon Science Research Division Biometal Science Laboratory
Achievement: Molecular Science of Biological NO Reducing System
From left : Dr. Shiro,ASI Director Tamao
Naoko Imamotoa, Chief Scientist, Cellular Dynamics Laboratory, ASI
Shingo Kose, Senior Research Scientist
Achievement: Identification of Hikeshi, a novel nuclear transport receptor required for attenuation of heat-stress damages of human cells
From left : Dr. Kose,Dr. Imamoto ,ASI Director Tamao
Tahei Tahara, Chief Scientist, Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, ASI
Shoichi Yamaguchi, Senior Research Scientist
Satoshi Nihonyanagi, ASI Research Scientist
Achievement: Development of New Interface-Selective Nonlinear Spectroscopy
From left : Dr. Yamaguchi,Dr. Tahara ,ASI Director Tamao
Dr. Nihonyanagi
Yoshihiro Ito, Chief Scientist, Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, ASI
Achievement: Contribution to biomaterial science utilizing biological molecules
From left : Dr. Ito,ASI Director Tamao
The awards were decided as follows: recommendations based on achievements were carefully evaluated by the Award Assessment Committee (chair: Reizo Kato), decided by the ASI, RNC, RSC Tenured Research Personnel Liaison Committee (chair: Kohei Tamao), and presented to the Indefinite Term Research Personnel Council (chair: Maki Kawai) for approval.