Kazato Research Foundation
17th (FY 2023) Award Ceremony for
Kazato Prize and Kazato Research Encouragement Prize
The Kazato Research Foundation (Chairman: Nobutaka Hirokawa) held the 17th (fiscal year2023) award ceremony for the Kazato Prize and the Kazato Research Encouragement Prize on
March 2, 2024 at the Keidanren Kaikan Hall. Prizes were presented to the following six prizewinners.
Kazato Prize
Takahiro Shimojima

Senior research scientist
Center for emergent matter science, Riken[Dynamics study of the photo-induced high-speed phenomenon
by constructing a photoexcitation pump-probe electron
microscope system]

Junichi Ikenouchi

Professor
Faculty of Science, Kyushu University[Elucidation of molecular mechanisms of membrane structureformation in epithelial cells]

Kazato Research Encouragement PrizeYuki Nomura

Senior Researcher
Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center[Operando Transmission Electron Microscopy for Li-ion Batteries]

Takayuki Nakamuro

Project Associate Professor
Presidential Endowed Chair, The University of Tokyo[Quantitative analysis of molecular-level nucleation phenomena
through transmission electron microscopy]

Yuuta Imoto

Assistant professor
Department of Developemental Neurobiology,
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital[Identification of synaptic multivesicular body formation and its
molecular mechanisms by time-resolved electron microscopy
imaging]

Naotaka Tsutsumi

Assistant professor
Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama University[Structural analysis of T2R bitter taste receptors by cryo-EM]

The award ceremony was attended Chairman of JEOL Ltd. and President of JEOL Ltd.

Award Ceremony
Chairman’s Address

Nobutaka Hirokawa
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo

Prize Winners
Kazato Prize

Takahiro Shimojima
Senior research scientist
Center for emergent matter science,Riken
Study theme:[Dynamics study of the photo-induced
high-speed phenomenon by constructing
a photoexcitation pump-probe electron
microscope system]

Kazato Prize

Junichi Ikenouchi
Professor
Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Study theme:[Elucidation of molecular mechanisms ofmembrane structure formation in epithelialcells]Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

Yuki Nomura
Senior Researcher
Nanostructures Research Laboratory,
Japan Fine Ceramics Center
Study theme:[Operando Transmission Electron
Microscopy for Li-ion Batteries]

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

Takayuki Nakamuro
Project Associate Prefessor
Presidential Endowed Chair,
The University of Tokyo
Study theme:[Quantitative analysis of molecular-level
nucleation phenomena through transmission
electron microscopy]

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

Yuuta Imoto
Assistant professor
Department of Developemental Neurobiology,
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Study theme:[Identification of synaptic multivesicular bodyformation and its molecular mechanisms bytime-resolved electron microscopy imaging]Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

Naotaka Tsutsumi
Assistant professor
Graduate School of Medicine,
Okayama University
Study theme:[Structural analysis of T2R
bitter taste receptors by cryo-EM]

Commemorative PhotographAward Party
Greeting from the Foundation

Yosaburo Shibata
Trustee of Kazato Research Foundation(Director and President,Fukuoka Prefectural University)

Toast

Izumi Oi
President & CEO of JEOL Ltd

Social Time
Attendees enjoyed discussion and talking.

Closing Remarks

Kunio Takayanagi
Trustee of Kazato Research Foundation（Honorary Professor,Tokyo Institute of Technology）