On Wednesday, November 20, the 29th Keio Medical Science Prize Award Ceremony was held at the Kitasato Hall on Shinanomachi Campus.

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The award ceremony and commemorative lectures are scheduled as below.

[Date & Time]
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 (Japan Time (UTC+9))
　14:00-14:40 Ceremony
　15:00-17:30 Commemorative Lecture

[Language]
English

Event Poster

The Karolinska Institutet in Sweden announced on November 7, 2024 that this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be awarded to Dr. Victor Ambros of UMass Chan Medical School, USA (jointly with Dr. Gary Rabkan of Harvard University, USA), winner of the 18th Keio Medical Science Prize. Dr. Ambros is the 11th past recipient of the Keio Medical Science Prize to subsequently receives the Nobel Prize, and this marks the third consecutive year in which a Keio Medical Science Prize Laureate has been honored with the Nobel Prize. He follows Dr. Katalin Karikó , who won in 2023, and Dr. Svante Pääbo, who won in 2022.　　

The award ceremony and commemorative lectures are scheduled as below.

[Date & Time]
Thursday, November 9th, 2023 (Japan Time (UTC+9))
　14:00-14:50 Ceremony
　15:00-17:45 Commemorative Lecture
15:15 - 16:25 Prof. Ferrara
16:35 - 17:45 Prof. Mori

[Abstract]
Abstract_Prof. Ferrara.pdf

Abstract_Prof. Mori.pdf

[Admission/ Registration]
Open to the public and streaming online.
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[Language]
English

Event Poster

Details of Laureates

A Special Symposium will be held to commemorate Dr. Napoleone Ferrara of the University of California, San Diego, who has received the Keio Medical Science Prize. The symposium will be a hybrid of on-site and online. The theme is "Progression of vascular biology and its impact on clinical medicine".
We look forward to your participation.

[Date]
Fri. November 10, 2023

[Venue]
Lounge on the 1st floor of Center for Integrated Medical Research, Keio University Shinanomachi Campus

[Online Registration (For participation via Zoom)]
Click here

[Organizer]
Toshihide Kurihara, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine)

[Schedule]

9:00 - 9:30
　Opening remarks
　　Toshihide Kurihara, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine)

　Talk 1: Basic and clinical ophthalmology completely changed by the discovery of VEGF
　　Toshihide Kurihara, MD,PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine)

　Talk 2: Vascular endothelial growth factor from retinal pigment epithelium is essential in choriocapillaris and axial length maintenance
　　Heonuk Jeong, PhD (Project Instructor, Keio University Hospital)

9:30 -10:00
　Talk 3: Spatial heterogeneity of bone marrow endothelial cells unveils a distinct subtype in the epiphysis
　　Takahito Iga, MD (Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Anatomy / Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine)

10:00 -10:30
　Talk 4: Basic cardiovascular research targeting endothelial cells using machine learning technology
　　Dai Kusumoto, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology /Center for Preventive Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine)

　Talk 5: Geminin in proliferative endothelial cells regulates inflammatory response during heart failure development
　　Yohei Akiba, MD (PhD student, Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine)

10:30 -11:00
　Talk 6: Vascular optogenetics
　　Kenji F. Tanaka, MD, PhD (Professor, Devision of Brain Sciences, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine)

　 Talk 7: Pericyte-specific manipulation with optical actuators
　　Chisato Iba (Medical Student, Keio University School of Medicine)

11:00 -11:30
　Panel discussion With Napoleone Ferrara, MD
　　(Professor, Department of Pathology / Department of Ophthalmology / Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego)

　Closing remarks
　　Kenji F. Tanaka, MD, PhD (Professor, Devision of Brain Sciences, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine)

Dr. Katalin Karikó, the laureate of The Keio Medical Science Prize 2021, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
This updated the number of the past Keio Medical Science Prize laureates who won the Nobel Prize to 10.

Article: Dr. Katalin Karikó Meets with President Itoh

Conversation between Dr. Katalin Karikó, Keio University President and Ambassador of Hungary in Japan

Webinar by Dr. Katalin Karikó

The 28th Keio Medical Science Prize is awarded to:

Napoleone Ferrara, M.D.

Distinguished Professor of Pathology
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology and Pharmacology
University of California San Diego

Kazutoshi Mori, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Biophysics
Graduate School of Science
Kyoto University

Press Release

- 2023 Prize Laureates

[Award Ceremony and Commemorative Lectures]
Date & Time: Thursday, November 9, 2023, 2pm-5:30pm (Japan Time)
Language: English
Admission: Open to the public and streaming online.
Registration: click here

The award ceremony and commemorative lectures are scheduled as below.

[Date & Time]
Monday, November 28th, 2022 (Japan Time (UTC+9))
　14:00-14:50 Ceremony
　15:00-17:30 Commemorative Lecture

[Admission/ Registration]
Open to the public and streaming online.
- Event Registration -

[Language]
English

Event Poster

Details of Laureates

Dr. Svante Pääbo, the laureate of The Keio Medical Science Prize 2016, won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
This updated the number of the past Keio Medical Science Prize laureates who won the Nobel Prize to 9.

For the article on receiving the Keio Medical Science Prize in 2016, click here.

An exhibition organized by the Embassy of Hungary has been held at Keio University's Shinanomachi Campus to highlight the achievements of Hungarian-American biochemist Dr. Katalin Karikó, who was awarded the 26th Keio Medical Science Prize last year. Dr. Katalin Karikó is highly regarded for her basic research leading to the development of messenger RNA vaccines, and we hope you will enjoy the exhibition introducing her life and achievements using cartoons depicting her.

<Overview>
Date: Wednesday, September 21 to Friday, October 21, 2022
*Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
Venue: Collaboration Hub, Center for Integrated Medical Research (1F), Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi Campus, Tokyo
Directions: 1-minute walk from Shinanomachi Station (JR Sobu Line)
　　　　　5-minute walk from Kokuritsu-kyogijo Station Exit A1 (Toei Oedo Line)
Open Time: Mon. to Fri. 9:00 - 16:30
Admission: Free
Organizer: Embassy of Hungary
Cooperation: Keio University School of Medicine
Click here to see the press release.

<About the Exhibition>
This exhibition aims to promote the achievements of Hungarian bioscientist Dr. Katalin Kari-kó .The Embassy of Hungary and Keio University have collaborated on this project as Dr. Karikó was a recipient of last year's Keio Medical Science Prize. The exhibition will use photographs, var-ious exhibits, and videos to introduce her life and achievements as well as the country of Hungary.

Katalin Karikó, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE
Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Dr Karikó was born in Hungary in 1955 and received her PhD in Biochemistry from the Univer-sity of Szeged, Hungary. In 1985, she and moved to the United States before continuing her re-search on mRNA at BioNTech SE, headquartered in Mainz, Germany, where her technology was used to develop the new coronavirus vaccine introduced by BioNTech/Pfizer. She was awarded The Keio Medical Science Prize in 2021, and the Japan Prize in 2022.

The 27th Keio Medical Science Prize is awarded to:

Carl H. June, M.D.

Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy
Director, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies
Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Yoshihiro Kawaoka, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Director, Research Center for Global Viral Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Research Institute
Project Professor, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

Press Release

- 2022 Prize Laureates

[Award Ceremony and Commemorative Lectures]
Date & Time: Monday, November 28, 2022, 2pm-5:30pm (Japan Time)
Language: English
Admission: Open to the public and streaming online.
Registration: click here

Conversation between the 26th Keio Medical Science Prize laureate, Keio University President, and Ambassador of Hungary in Japan was held on October 26th, 2021(Japan Time).

[Participants]

--Katalin Karikó, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE
26th Keio Medical Science Prize Laureate

-Kohei Itoh, Ph.D.
President, Keio University
Chairman, Board of Directors, Keio University Medical Science Fund

-His Excellency Dr. Norbert Palanovics
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary in Japan

Webinar Video

Lecturer: Osamu Nureki, Ph.D. (Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)

Lecture Title: "Molecular Mechanisms of Non-coding RNA•protein Complexes and Membrane Proteins"

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, lectures will be streamed online.

Katalin Karikó, Ph.D.　

Senior Vice President, BioNTech SE

Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Lecture Title: "Development of mRNA for Therapy"

Tue, Feb. 15, 2022 10:30 - 12:00 JST (UTC+9)

(2:30-4:00 CET/ Mon, Feb 14 20:30-22:00 EST)

-Webinar Registration

Osamu Nureki, Ph.D.　

Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

Lecture Title: "Molecular Mechanisms of Non-coding RNA•protein Complexes and Membrane Proteins"

Mon, Dec. 6 , 2021 17:30 - 19:00 JST (UTC+9)

( 9:30-11:00 CET/ 3:30-5:00 EST )

-Webinar Registration

The 26th Keio Medical Science Prize is awarded to:

Katalin Karikó, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President, BioNTech SE, Mainz, Germany
Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

Osamu Nureki, Ph.D.

Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Press Release

- 2021 Prize Laureates

- For details
- The Keio Medical Science Prize 26th Nominations Form

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With the outbreak of the new coronavirus infection, the first online events since the establishment of the prize will be held.

Aviv Regev, Ph.D. -Webinar Registration

Atsushi Miyawaki, M.D., Ph.D.-Webinar Registration

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Date Time: Dec 8, 2020 6:00 PM PST(Pacific Standard Time)

Date Time: Dec 9, 2020 11:00 AM JST (Japan Standard Time)

Aviv Regev, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Genentech Research and Early Development

Lecture Title: "Cell Atlases as Roadmaps in Health and Disease"

Webinar Registration

Date Time: Dec 16, 2020 1:00 AM PST （Pacific Standard Time)

Date Time: Dec 16, 2020 6:00 PM JST (Japan Standard Time)

Atsushi Miyawaki, M.D., Ph.D.

Laboratory Head, RIKEN Center for Brain Science and RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics

Lecture Title:　"Casting Light on Life"

Webinar Registration

The 25th Keio Medical Science Prize is awarded to Dr. Aviv Regev from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Dr. Atsushi Miyawaki from RIKEN, Japan's largest comprehensive research institution.

Message from Laureates

Aviv Regev, Ph.D.

Atsushi Miyawaki, M.D., Ph.D.

-Press Release

- 2020 Prize Laureates

- For details
- The Keio Medical Science Prize 25th nominations Form

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Award Ceremony and Events
The award ceremony and commemorative lectures will be held on December 19, 2019 at Keio University Shinanomachi Campus.

【Award Ceremony and Commemorative Lectures】

Laureates：

Hans C. Clevers, M.D., Ph.D.　

・Professor in Molecular Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht

・Principal Investigator at Hubrecht Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy and at Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

Tadamitsu Kishimoto, M.D., Ph.D.

・Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University

Date & Time: December19, 2019, 14:00-17:30

Venue: ２F Kitasato Memorial Medical Library, Keio University Shinanomachi Campus, Tokyo, Japan

Access: https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/maps/shinanomachi.html

Language: English and Japanese　Simultaneous translation available (English-Japanese/Japanese-English)

Admission: Open to the public

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- Press Release
- 2019 Prize Laureates