Kazato Research Foundation
16th (FY 2022) Award Ceremony for
Kazato Prize and Kazato Research Encouragement Prize
The Kazato Research Foundation (Chairman: Nobutaka Hirokawa) held the 16th (fiscal year2022) award ceremony for the Kazato Prize and the Kazato Research Encouragement Prize on
March 4, 2023 at the Keidanren Kaikan Hall. Prizes were presented to the following six prizewinners.
Kazato Prize
Yuki Ohsaki

Professor
Department of Anatomy I, School of Medicine,
Sapporo Medical University[Biogenesis and physiological functions of nuclear lipid droplets]

Ryo Ishikawa

Project Associate Professor
Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo[Three-dimensional imaging of atomic defects in crystal
by using atomic resolution STEM]

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize
Hirotaka Nagai

Assistant Professor
Division of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine,
Kobe University[Elucidation of mechanisms of stress-induced brain function changes
by three-dimensional electron microscopy]

Kazuki Kato

Project Lecturer
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo[Visualizing the molecular evolution of CRISPR-Cas9]

Ryotaro Aso

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University[Analysis of nanoscale electric fieldby high sensitivity electron holography]

Takafumi Ishida

Assistant Professor
Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability,
Nagoya University[Development of a high-speed direct electron detector
using SOI technology]

The award ceremony was held under measures to prevent infection. And the ceremony wasattended President of the Japanese Society of Microscopy (JSM), Chairman of JEOL Ltd. andPresident of JEOL Ltd.

Award Ceremony
Chairman’s Address

Nobutaka Hirokawa
Professor, University of Tokyo

Prize Winners
Kazato Prize

Yuki Ohsaki
Professor
Department of Anatomy I, School of Medicine,
Sapporo Medical University
Study theme:[Biogenesis and physiological functions ofnuclear lipid droplets]

Kazato Prize

Ryo Ishikawa
Project Associate Professor
Institute of Engineering Innovation,
The University of Tokyo
Study theme:[Three-dimensional imaging of atomic defects
in crystal by using atomic resolution STEM]

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

Hirotaka Nagai
Assistant Professor
Division of Pharmacology, Graduate School ofMedicine, Kobe University
Study theme:[Elucidation of mechanisms of stress-induced brain
function changes by three-dimensional electron
microscopy]

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

Kazuki Kato
Project Lecturer
Research Center for Advanced
Technology, The University of TokyoScienceandStudy theme:[Visualizing the molecular evolution of CRISPR-Cas9]

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

Ryotaro Aso
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
Study theme:[Analysis of nanoscale electric fieldby high sensitivity electron holography]

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize

Takafumi Ishida
Assistant Professor
Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability,
Nagoya University
Study theme:[Development of a high-speed direct electron detector
using SOI technology]

Commemorative PhotographAward Party
Greeting from the Foundation

Nobuo Tanaka
Auditors of Kazato Research Foundation(Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University)

Congratulatory Address

Yuichi Ikuhara
President of the Japanese Society of MicroscopyToastIzumi Oi
President & CEO of JEOL Ltd

Social Time
Attendees enjoyed discussion and talking.

Closing Remarks

Hitoshi Ozawa
Selection Members of Kazato Research Foundation（Professor, Bukkyo University）（Professor Emeritus, Nippon Medical School）