Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has awarded the researchers who gained remarkable achievements for the field of Science and Technology, in order to encourage people who engage in , and to level up the standard of Japanese Science and Technology.
In 2018, Prof. Kazuya Kikuchi (IFReC & Graduate School of Engineering) was awarded by MEXT. Kikuchi is commended for his outstanding achievement in "Developments of chemical probes to visualize the functions of the cells and the molecules in living animals".
Dr. Miwa Sasai (IFReC & RIMD) was given the Young Scientists' Prize of The Commendation for Science and Technology by MEXT. Sasai was awarded for her study on "Pathogen elimination mechanism via intracellular endoplasmic reticulum transport".
The award ceremony is held on April 17 at MEXT.