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Prof. Keiko Torii receives the 2015 Saruhashi Award
Professor Keiko Torii (ITbM PI, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Professor at the University of Washington, Torii Lab) has been selected to receive the 35th (2015) Saruhashi Award for her research on the "Mechanism of Cell-Cell Communication and Stomatal Development in Plants." The Saruhashi Award has been set up in 1980 by "The Association for the Bright Future of Women Scientists", which was established by the geochemist, Dr. Katsuko Saruhashi. This award is granted each year to female scientists under 50 years old in recognition for their distinguished research in natural sciences.
Professor Keiko Torii: http://www.itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en_backup/members/k-torii/
Links:
- Saruhashi Award: About the Saruhashi Award (in Japanese)
- Nagoya University "Prof. Keiko Torii Selected to Receive Saruhashi Prize for Eminent Female Scientist"
- ITbM Press Prof. Keiko Torii receives the award at the 2015 Saruhashi Award Ceremony
List of winners of the Saruhashi Award
| 1st (1981) | Tomoko Ota |
| 2nd (1982) | Haruka Yamada |
| 3rd (1983) | Masako Osumi |
| 4th (1984) | Tomiko Yonezawa |
| 5th (1985) | Mariko Yasugi |
| 6th (1986) | Yoshie Souma |
| 7th (1987) | Izumi Oono |
| 8th (1988) | Chikako Sato |
| 9th (1989) | Mizuho Ishida |
| 10th (1990) | Mihoko Takahashi |
| 11th (1991) | Miwako Mori |
| 12th (1992) | Takako Kato |
| 13th (1993) | Reiko Kuroda |
| 14th (1994) | Hiroko Shirai |
| 15th (1995) | Shihoko Ishii |
| 16th (1996) | Maki Kawai |
| 17th (1997) | Tetsuko Takabe |
| 18th (1998) | Keiko Nishikawa |
| 19th (1999) | Sumiko Mochida |
| 20th (2000) | Tomoko Nakanishi |
| 21st (2001) | Hiroko Nagahara |
| 22nd (2002) | Chikako Shingyoji |
| 23rd (2003) | Kiyoko Fukami |
| 24th (2004) | Haruyo Koiso |
| 25th (2005) | Motoko Kotani |
| 26th (2006) | Ikue Mori |
| 27th (2007) | Yukari Takayabu |
| 28th (2008) | Kyoko Nozaki |
| 29th (2009) | Mikiko Shiomi |
| 30th (2010) | Yoshiko Takahashi |
| 31st (2011) | Noriko Mizoguchi |
| 32nd (2012) | Ayako Abe |
| 33rd (2013) | Emiko Hiyama |
| 34th (2014) | Emi Hifumi |
| 35th (2015) | Keiko Torii |
Related Links and Media Coverage:
- Kyodo News Biologist Torii wins 2015 Saruhashi Prize
- Japan News In the News / Keiko Torii / Saruhashi Prize-winning botanist unravels secret of plant pores (May 18, 2015)
2015-04-21