Toshio Hirano
Japanese immunologist and academic (born 1947)
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Born | (1947-04-17) April 17, 1947 (age 77) Osaka |
Nationality | Japan |
Alma mater | Osaka University |
Known for | Discovery of interleukin-6 and its application in treating diseases |
Awards | Crafoord Prize (2009) Japan Prize (2011) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bioscience and Medical Science |
Toshio Hirano (平野 俊夫, Hirano Toshio, born April 17, 1947 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese immunologist and academic, best known for his discovery of interleukin-6.[1][2] Since August 2011, he has served as the 17th President of Osaka University.
Chronology
- 1972—graduated from Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University[2]
- 1980—assistant professor in the School of Medicine, Kumamoto University[2]
- 1984—assistant professor at Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University[2]
- 1989—professor at the same university[2]
- 2004—Dean of Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University[2]
- 2008—Dean of Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University[2]
- August 2011—the 17th president of Osaka University[3]
Honors and awards
- Erwin von Balz prize (Japan), 1986
- CIBA-GEIGY Rheumatism Prize (Japan), 1990
- Sandoz Prize for Immunology, 1992
- Osaka Science Prize [ja] (Japan), 1997
- Mochida Memorial Prize (Japan), 1998
- ISI Citation Laureate Award (Japan), 1981–98, 2000
- The Fujihara Award [ja], 2004 The Fujiwara Foundation of Science
- Medical Award of The Japan Medical Association, 2005, The Japan Medical Association
- Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, April, 2006
- The Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009
- The Japan Prize for the discovery of interleukin-6, 2011
- Clarivate Citation Laureates, 2021
References
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- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". University of Osaka. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g http://www.japanprize.jp/en/prize_prof_2011_hirano.html, the Japan Prize Foundation
- ^ "President's Profile—Osaka University". Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-11-25., Osaka University president profile
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Presidents of Osaka University (総長)
- 1st Hantaro Nagaoka (長岡半太郎) 1931-1934
- 2nd Chozaburo Kusumoto (楠本長三郎) 1934-1943
- 3rd Riko Majima (真島利行) 1943-1946
- 4th Hidetsugu Yagi (八木秀次) 1946
- 5th Arao Imamura (今村荒男) 1946-1954
- 6th Kenjiro Shoda (正田建次郎) 1954-1960
- 7th Akahori Shiro (赤堀四郎) 1960-1966
- 8th Minoru Okada (岡田實) 1966-1969
- 9th Juntaro Kamahora (釜洞醇太郎) 1969-1975
- 10th Tetsuo Wakatsuki (若槻哲雄) 1975-1979
- 11th Yuichi Yamamura (山村雄一) 1979-1985
- 12th Nomuaki Kumagai (熊谷信昭) 1985-1991
- 13th Junjiro Kanemori (金森順次郎) 1991-1997
- 14th Tadamitsu Kishimoto (岸本忠三) 1997-2003
- 15th Hideo Miyahara (宮原秀夫) 2003-2007
- 16th Kiyokazu Washida (鷲田清一) 2007-2011
- 17th Toshio Hirano (平野俊夫) 2011-2015
- 18th Shojiro Nishio (西尾章治郎) 2015-
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