The 1st Tsuneko & Reiji Okazaki Award 2015

Dr. Feng Zhang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology , USA)

Development and applications of CRISPR/Cas9 for genome editing

The 2nd Tsuneko & Reiji Okazaki Award 2016

Dr. Yukiko Yamashita (University of Michigan, USA)

Asymmetric stem cell division and the role of satellite DNA in Drosophila

The 3rd Tsuneko & Reiji Okazaki Award 2017

Dr. Maria Barna (Stanford University, USA)

Ribosome heterogeneity in translating the genetic code