Kazutoshi Mori
Kazutoshi Mori ( Japanese 森 和 俊 , Mori Kazutoshi ; born July 7, 1958 in Kurashiki , Okayama Prefecture ) is a Japanese biologist and professor of biophysics at the University of Kyoto .
Live and act
Mori studied at the Department of Pharmaceutical Studies at Kyoto University (graduated in 1981) and subsequently earned a Ph.D. before becoming an assistant professor at Gifu Pharmaceutical University in 1985 . From 1989 to 1993 he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas . He then worked as a research director at the Heat Shock Protein Research Institute in Kyoto. In 1999 he received a professorship (助 教授, English Associate Professor ) at the University of Kyoto , and in 2003 a full professorship (教授) in the Department of Biophysics.
Mori made important contributions to the research of a metabolic pathway ( Unfolded Protein Response , UPR) through which cells in their cell compartments - especially the endoplasmic reticulum - regulate the production of correctly folded proteins for export.
Thomson Reuters has been one of the favorites for a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine since 2015 .
Awards (selection)
- 2005 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences (together with Peter Walter )
- 2009 Canada Gairdner International Award (together with Peter Walter).
- 2010 Medal of Honor on the Violet Ribbon
- 2014 Shaw Prize for Life Sciences and Medicine (together with Peter Walter)
- 2014 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (together with Peter Walter)
- 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Web links
- Kazutoshi Mori ( Japanese ) and Mori Lab ( Japanese , English ) at Kyōto University (kyoto-u.ac.jp); Retrieved February 19, 2011
- Kazutoshi Mori ( English ) in the Activity Database on Education and Research, Kyoto University
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mori Kazutoshi in the digital edition of Nihon jinmei daijiten, Kōdansha 2009.
- ↑ Announcing the 2015 Citation Laureates , at Thomson Reuters.
- ^ Past winners of the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences at wiley.com; Retrieved February 19, 2011.
- ↑ Kazutoshi Mori, PhD., 2009 Gairdner International Awardee at gairdner.org; Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ↑ Kazutoshi Mori at the Shaw Prize Foundation (shawprize.org); accessed on May 27, 2014.
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SURNAME | Mori, Kazutoshi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 森 和 俊 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese biologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kurashiki , Okayama Prefecture |