Recipients of the Japan Academy Medal elected
Six scholars were elected as recipients of the 21st Japan Academy Medal at the 1185th General Meeting held on January 14th, 2025. They are:
ITO Koichiro

- Position
- Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, The University of Chicago
- Research Subject
- Economic Research on Global Environmental Problems
INOUE Asuka

- Position
- Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University; Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
- Research Subject
- Integrated Understanding of Diverse Signaling of G-protein-coupled Receptors
OMATA RAPPO Hitomi

- Position
- Program-Specific Associate Professor, Hakubi Center / Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University
- Research Subject
- Analyzing the Historical Process Behind the Formation and Dissemination of Representations of the Japanese (Particularly Martyrs) in the Catholic Cultural Sphere from the Early Modern to Modern Period
KOGA Hirotaka

- Position
- Associate Professor, SANKEN, Osaka University
- Research Subject
- Interdisciplinary Functional Development Research on Biomass Materials for Green Materials Innovation
SAKAI Takamasa

- Position
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Research Subject
- Study on the Structure-Function Relationship of Gels and Their Medical Applications
SAKAI Nami

- Position
- Chief Scientist, Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN
- Research Subject
- Chemical Diversity in Star and Planet Forming Regions and Its Evolution