Awards(2026)
Awardees' laboratory and position are of the awarded day.
| Date of award | Awardee | Outline | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul. 31, 2026 | Yoshihiro Yoshihara Laboratory for Systems Molecular Ethology Team Director |
28th Toshihiko Tokizane Memorial Award, Toshihiko Tokizane Memorial Fund for Brain Research Neural Circuit Genetics of the Olfactory System and the Claustrum |
Announcement of the 28th Recipient of the Tokizane Prize in 2026 |
| Jul. 31, 2026 | Eichi Toyoizumi Laboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology Research Associate |
Neuroscience Research Excellent Paper Award 2026, Japan Neuroscience Society A novel probe for precise and symmetric bilateral in utero electroporation in the mouse |
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| May. 31, 2026 | Atsushi Miyawaki Laboratory for Cell Function Dynamics Team Director |
3rd Kobe Prize Grand Prix, Nakatani Foundation 光と生命との相互作用の探究から革新するバイオイメージング |
Kobe Prize, Nakatani Foundation |
| May. 31, 2026 | Aya Takeoka Laboratory for Motor Circuit Plasticity Team Director |
3rd Kobe Young Investigator Prize, Nakatani Foundation Elucidating spinal circuit basis of sensorimotor transformation and motor memory formation |
Kobe Prize, Nakatani Foundation |
| May 1, 2026 | Takuya Isomura Brain Intelligence Theory Unit Unit Leader |
Young Investigator Award 2026, Japan Neuroscience Society Construction and validation of a unified theory based on the reverse engineering of generative models |
The Japan Neuroscience Society |
| May 1, 2026 | Ayako Ouchi Laboratory for Systems Neurophysiology Special Postdoctoral Researcher |
Young Investigator Award 2026, Japan Neuroscience Society Discovery of predictive grid cells encoding future spatial coordinates |
The Japan Neuroscience Society |
| Apr. 15, 2026 | Kenji Itao Computational Group Dynamics Collaboration Unit Visiting Researcher |
Young Scientists' Prize, Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (FY2026) Study on the Generative Principles of Human Social Structure through Mathematical Modeling |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
| Apr. 15, 2026 | Ayako Ouchi Laboratory for Systems Neurophysiology Special Postdoctoral Researcher |
Young Scientists' Prize, Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (FY2026) Study on Predictive Grid Cells Representing the Spatial Coordinates of Future Locations |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
| Mar. 11, 2026 | Ukyo Tazawa Brain Intelligence Theory Unit Junior Research Associate |
Excellent Poster Award, Mechanism of Brain and Mind Workshop | Mechanism of Brain and Mind Workshop |
| Mar. 5, 2026 | Masanori Murayama Laboratory for Haptic Perception and Cognitive Physiology Team Director |
Nakaaki Tsukahara Memorial Award, Brain Science Foundation Research on the Mechanisms of Perceptual Information Processing in the Neocortex |