Profile of Professor Mori: "Kazutoshi Mori, Professor of the Graduate School of Science, receives Lasker Award (9 September 2014)"

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As of 9 September 2014

Profile

Name: Kazutoshi Mori
Title at the time of the award: Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Field of study: Molecular biology

Academic background

Born in Okayama Prefecture in July 1958

March 1981 Graduated from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
March 1983 Completed the Master's Program at the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
March 1985 Withdrew from the Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
September 1987 Received a Doctoral Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Kyoto University

Career

April 1985 Assistant Professor, Gifu Pharmaceutical University
April 1989 Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas
October 1993 Deputy Research Manager, HSP Research Institute
April 1996 Research Manager, HSP Research Institute
April 1999 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
November 2003 Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

Awards and honors

1997 Young Investigator Award, Japanese Biochemical Society
2005 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
2006 Samuro Kakiuchi Memorial Award, Japanese Biochemical Society
2008 Osaka Science Prize
2009 Canada Gairdner International Award
2010 Shiju Hosho (Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon)
2012 Uehara Prize
2014

The Asahi Prize
Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine