Honors & Awards

Society for Clinical Trials (SCT)　Sylvan Green Travel Award（link to external site）
Kenichi Nakamura, Director - Department of International Clinical Development, Hospital
for "Innovating Oncology Clinical Trials: A Leap Towards Fully Decentralized Trials in Japan"

5th Research Front Award by Clarivate Analytics Japan（link to external site）
Kohei Shitara, Chief - Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hospital East
for "Development of immune checkpoint inhibitors for gastric cancer"

18th Kobayashi Cancer Research Award by the Kobayashi Foundation for Cancer Research (link to external site）
Takayuki Yoshino, Deputy Director - Hospital East/ Director - Department for the Promotion of Drug and Diagnostic Development, Hospital East
for "Establishment of global standard treatments for colorectal cancer drug therapy and promotion of research and development in personalized medicine for gastrointestinal cancers"

Japan Pathology Award by the Japanese Society of Pathology (link to external site)
Genichiro Ishii, Chief - Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Hospital East/
Chief -  Division of Innovative Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)
for "Elucidation of Molecular and Genetic Basis of Carcinogenesis through Advanced Genomic Approaches"

 Recipients of the 20th Japan Academy Medal by the Japan Academy (link to external site)
Keisuke Kataoka, Chief - Division of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute
for "Elucidation of Molecular and Genetic Basis of Carcinogenesis through Advanced Genomic Approaches"

20th (FY2023) JSPS Prize (link to external site)
Keisuke Kataoka, Chief - Division of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute
for "Elucidation of Molecular and Genetic Basis of Carcinogenesis through Advanced Genomic Approaches"

Uehara Prize (link to external site)
Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Chief - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/ Division of Cancer Immunology, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)
for "Elucidation of immunosuppressive mechanisms induced by genetic aberrations in cancer and the implications to therapy"

21th SGH Special Award (link to external site)
Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Chief - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/ Division of Cancer Immunology, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)
for "Establishment of immune-genomic analysis for the tumor microenvironment and its application in immune-genome precision cancer medicine"

Distinguished Award by Japan Psycho-oncology Society (link to external site)
Yosuke Uchitomi, Chief - Division of Survivorship Research

Encouragement Award by Japan Psycho-oncology Society (link to external site)
Ken Kurisu, Visiting scientist - Division of Survivorship Research

Best Presentation Award by Japan Psycho-oncology Society (link to external site)
Wataru Ishida, Project researcher - Division of Survivorship Research
for "Exploring factors associated with suicidal ideation in head and neck cancer survivors"

 Excellent Presentation Award by Japan Psycho-oncology Society (link to external site)
Kenichiro Sato, Research assistant - Division of Survivorship Research
for "A Study on disease perception of breast cancer: Focusing on image and attitude toward ambiguity about mammography screening"

Young Investigator’s Award by the Japanese Society of Public Health (link to external site)

Hirokazu Tanaka, Staff scientist - Division of Population Data Science, Institute for Cancer Control
for "Comprehensive study on health inequalities and health policy planning in Japan using the official statistics and medical big data"

Encouragement Award 2023 by The Japanese Association of Medical Sciences (link to external site)

Keisuke Kataoka, Chief - Division of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute
for "Elucidation of molecular pathogenesis and its clinical implication in peripheral T-cell lymphoma using cutting-edge genomics technology"

Japanese Cancer Association (JCA) Mataro Nagayo Prize (link to external site)

Atsushi Ohtsu, Director - Hospital East
for "Research contributing to the practical application of novel cancer drugs and the development of precision medicine"

Japanese Cancer Association (JCA) JCA-Mauvernay Award (link to external site)

Hiromichi Suzuki, Chief - Division of Brain Tumor Translational Research, Research Institute

for "Elucidation of novel mutations and mutational landscape in malignant brain tumors"

Japanese Cancer Association (JCA) Chugai Academy for Advanced Oncology Award (JCA - CHAAO Award)

Noboru Yamamoto, Chief - Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Hospital
Takashi Kohno, Chief - Division of Genome Biology, Research Institute / Chief - Division of Translational Genomics, EPOC
Hitoshi Ichikawa, Staff Scientist - Department of Clinical Genomics, Research Institute
Mamoru Kato, Chief - Division of Bioinformatics, Research Institute
Kuniko Sunami, Assistant chief – Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hospital

for "Implementation of the NCC Oncopanel to start cancer genomic medicine in Japan"

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Yusuke Matsuno, JSPS Researcher -  Laboratory of Genome Stability Maintenance, Research Institute

for "Mechanistic study of genomic destabilization and mutation induction in cancer driver genes"

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)
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Shogo Kumagai, Visiting scientist - Division of Cellular Signaling, Research Institute

for "Identification of metabolic checkpoints unique to regulatory T Cells in the tumor microenvironment"

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Yoshiaki Nakamura, Chief - International Research Promotion Office, Staff physician - Translational Research Support Office,
Staff physician - Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hospital East
for "Development of precision oncology using liquid biopsy"

AOHUPO Best Posters Award, Human Proteome Organization 2023 Congress (link to external site)

Rei Noguchi, Staff scientist - Division of Rare Cancer Research, Research Institute
for "Drug identification using genomic feature, kinase activity profiles, and drug screening with patient-derived models in giant cell tumor of bone"

Young Investigator Award, Japan Human Cell Society (link to external site)

Rei Noguchi, Staff scientist - Division of Rare Cancer Research, Research Institute
for "Therapeutic development utilizing patient-derived cell lines"

HUPO 2023 World Congress Travel Award  (link to external site)

Yuki Adachi, Trainee - Division of Rare Cancer, Research Institute
for "Comprehensive proteomic analysis of FFPE specimens in Hepatocellular Carcinoma for investigating recurrence mechanism"

The Japanese Society of Medical Imaging Technology（JAMIT）Eiichi Tanaka Award (link to external site)

Genichiro Ishii, Chief - Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Hospital East/ Chief -  Division of Innovative Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)

for "Tumor identification technique for predicting lung Adenocarcinoma recurrence using CNN"

The Japanese Society of Medical Imaging Technology（JAMIT）Eiichi Tanaka Award (link to external site)

Shingo Sakashita, Head - Division of Pathology, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)/ Staff physician - Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Hospital East

for "Tumor identification technique for predicting lung Adenocarcinoma recurrence using CNN"

Japanese Urological Association - International Session Award (Renal tumors) (link to external site)

Mariko Tabata, Visiting scientist - Division of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute

for " Influences of host and tumor factors on tumor microenvironment in inherited clear cell renal cell carcinomas"

Nucleic Acids Therapeutics Society of Japan – Encouragement Award 2023 (link to external site)

Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Staff scientist - Division of Molecular Pathology, Research Institute

for "Silent mutations reveal therapeutic vulnerability in RAS Q61 cancers"

Kiyoko and Paul Bourdarie-Goto Scientific Prize - Special Award 2022 (link to external site)

Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Staff scientist - Division of Molecular Pathology, Research Institute

for "Silent mutations reveal therapeutic vulnerability in RAS Q61 cancers"

Japanese Society for Electrophoresis - Excellent Award 2023 (link to external site)

Takuya Ono, Trainee - Division of Rare Cancer, Research Institute

for " Research using patient-derived cell lines toward the development of therapy for nodular fasciitis-like protuberant cutaneous fibrosarcoma"

Japanese Society for Electrophoresis - Excellent Award 2023 (link to external site)

Juria Osaki, Senior research staff - Division of Rare Cancer, Research Institute

for "Three approaches toward the development of therapies for CIC-Rearranged Sarcoma: comprehensive kinase activity analysis, screening of anticancer drug libraries, complex analysis of fusion gene products"

Japanese Society for Electrophoresis - Excellent Award 2023 (link to external site)

Yuki Adachi, Trainee - Division of Rare Cancer, Research Institute

for "Establishment of novel patient-derived cell lines from two cases of giant cell tumor of bone (NCC-GCTB8-C1, NCC-GCTB9-C1) and characterization using gel electrophoresis"

Japanese Occupational Health Research Network (JOHRN) (link to external site)
Young Writers' Paper Award 2022

Junko Saito, Scientist researcher - Division of Behavioral Sciences, Institute for Cancer Control

for "Barriers and facilitative factors in the implementation of workplace health promotion activities in small and medium-sized enterprises: a qualitative study"

The Japanese Respiratory Society Encouragement Award 2022 (link to external site)

Kosuke Tanaka, Senior staff scientist - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute

for "A novel combinational therapy to overcome resistance to EGFR and KRAS-G12C inhibitors for lung cancer"

The Young Scientists Award, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (link to external site)

Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Staff Scientist - Division of Molecular Pathology, Research Institute

for "Research on splicing aberrations in RAS mutant cancers and novel therapy"

President's Special Award, Nagasaki University (link to external site)

Takuya Ono, Trainee - Division of Rare Cancer, Research Institute

for"Development of novel culture systems for replicating the tumor microenvironment"

Leave a Nest research award 2023 (link to external site)

Akihide Yoshimi, Chief - Division of Cancer RNA Research, Research Institute

for "Cancer Therapy Targeting Aberrant RNA Splicing"

Best Presentation Award by Japan Epidemiological Association (link to external site)

Hirokazu Tanaka, Staff scientist - Division of Surveillance and Policy Evaluation, Institute for Cancer Control

for "Educational inequalities in cause-specific mortality in Japan: census-linked mortality analysis, 2010-2015"

Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund Prizes (link to external site)

Yosuke Uchitomi, Research Supervisor - Institute for Cancer Control

for "Development of Supportive, Palliative, and Psychosocial Care for Cancer Distress"

Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund Prizes (link to external site)

Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Chief - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/
Division of Cancer Immunology, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)

for "Development of cancer Immunotherapy based on immunosuppressive mechanisms in the cancer microenvironment"

Asahi Award by Asahi Shimbun Foundation (link to external site)

Hiroyuki Mano, Director - Research Institute / Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics

for "Discovering fusion genes in lung cancer and leading cancer genome medicine"

20th SGH Special Award (link to external site)

Takayuki Yoshino, Deputy Director of Hospital East,
Head - Department for the Promotion of Drug and Diagnostic Development, Hospital East

for "Establishment of global standard-of-care systemic treatment for colorectal cancer, and development & research of cancer precision medicine"

Mie Medical Research Foundation Award (link to external site)

Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Staff Scientist - Division of Molecular Pathology, Research Institute

for ” Drug resistance and carcinogenic mechanisms of lung cancer”

Shinoi-Kawai Award by Japan Lung Cancer Society (link to external site)

Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Staff Scientist - Division of Molecular Pathology, Research Institute

for ” A new development through the fusion of drug resistance and genome editing technology in lung cancer”

JJCO Paper of the Year and Highly Commended Paper (link to external site)

Saki Harashima, Visiting Scientist - Division of Supportive Care, Survivorship and Translational Research

for ” Suicide, other externally caused injuries and cardiovascular death following a cancer diagnosis:
study protocol for a nationwide population-based study in Japan (J-SUPPORT 1902)“ (link to external site)

Radiological Society of North America

RSNA 2022 Magna Cum Laude award (link to external site)

Takashi Hiyama, Assistant chief - Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital East

for “ Post-treatment head and neck cancer imaging: anatomical considerations based on cancer subsites”

Radiological Society of North America

RSNA 2022 Cum Laude award (link to external site)

Tomoaki Sasaki, Assistant chief - Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital East

for “ Developments in lung cancer -what radiologists should know about the who classification updates and developments in molecular biology research “

The Yasuda Medical Foundation award (link to external site)

Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Chief - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/
Division of Cancer Immunology, Exploratory

Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)

for ” Development of novel cancer immunotherapy targeting immunosuppressive mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment”

JSI Human Immunology Research Award (link to external site)

Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Chief - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/
Division of Cancer Immunology, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)

for ” Elucidation of immunosuppressive mechanisms of the tumor microenvironment and the application to novel cancer immunotherapy”

Uchiyama Award of the Japanese Society of Behavioral Medicine (link to external site)

Noriaki Takahashi, Project researcher - Division of Cancer Screening Assessment and Management

for “ Social backgrounds of Japanese municipalities associated with participation in lung cancer screening: a nationwide ecological study”

Ogimura Takashi Special Prize, Japan Leukemia Research Fund Award (link to external site)

Kenichi Yoshida, Chief - Division of Cancer Evolution, Research Institute

for “ Study of the genome instability of blood cells and the mechanism of leukemic transformation in patients with Fanconi anemia”

Japanese Cancer Association

The Yoshida Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Hiroyuki Mano, Director - Research Institute/ Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics

for ” Discovery of essential oncogenes and leading cancer genome medicine”

Japanese Cancer Association

The Nagayama Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Chief - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/ Division of Cancer Immunology, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)

Syohei Koyama, Laboratory head - Division of Cancer Immunology, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC)

Yuka Maeda, Laboratory head - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute for “ Clinical application of the analysis for the tumor microenvironment technology for immune-genome precision medicine immunotherapy”

Japanese Cancer Association

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Junji Koya, Senior staff scientist - Division of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute

for ” Single-cell analysis of the multicellular ecosystem in viral carcinogenesis by HTLV-1”

Japanese Cancer Association

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Yosuke Tanaka, Staff scientist, - Division of Cellular Signaling for “ Discovery of actionable vulnerabilities in scirrhous type gastric cancer “

Japanese Cancer Association

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Yuki Saito, Project researcher - Division of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute

for ” Landscape and significance of multiple mutations within individual oncogenes”

Japanese Cancer Association

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Hidenari Hirata, Staff physician - Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital East

for ” Translational research to identify genetic alterations involved in resistance to cancer treatment, including radiotherapy, and to overcome therapeutic resistance”

Japanese Cancer Association

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Kosuke Tanaka, Senior staff scientist - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute

for ” Targeting mitochondrial DNA to enhance cancer immunotherapy”

Japanese Cancer Association

JCA-Mauvernay Award (link to external site)

Akihide Yoshimi, Chief - Division of Cancer RNA Research, Research Institute

for “ Understanding and targeting aberrant RNA splicing in Leukemias”

American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)(link to external site)

Best of the AACR Journals 2022

Yusuke Okuma, Staff Physician - Department of Thoracic Oncology, Hospital

for ” The Gut Microbiome Associates with Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer ”

Japan Bioindustry Association(link to external site)

Bioindustry Encouraging Award

Akihide Yoshimi, Section Head, - Cancer RNA Research Unit, Research Institute

for ” Next-generation Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapeutics for Cancer ”

American Society of Hematology(link to external site)

ASH Global Research Award 2022

Akihide Yoshimi, Section Head, - Cancer RNA Research Unit, Research Institute

for ” Understanding and targeting aberrant RNA processing in hematologic malignancies ”

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging（SNMMI）(link to external site)

2022 ERF SNMMI-TS Professional Development Grant Award for the SNMMI Annual Meeting for CNMT and ARRT(N) technologists and students

Amon Ohsawa, Department of Radiological Technology, Hospital East

for “Quantitative Image Evaluation by Changing Uptake Time in the Same Patient in PET/CT Test”

Tokyo Association of Radiological Technologists (link to external site)

Ono Award, Distinguished Service Award FY2022

Kazuyuki Wakamatsu, Department of Radiological Technology, Hospital East

Japan Radiology Congress JRC2022 JSRT Awards CyPos prize (link to external site)

Yoshihisa Muramatsu, Chief - Department of Radiological Technology, Hospital East

for “Physics Performance Evaluation of Prototype Photon Counting CT: Large-phantom Evaluation”

The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Awards for Science and Technology

Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Chief - Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/ Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center (EPOC), National Cancer Center,

- Doubly appointed Professor - Department of Immunology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine.

for ” immunosuppressive mechanisms in human cancer by means of immunogenomic analyses”

2022 Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Medical Oncology (link to external site) 

Encouragement Award  

Tsuyoshi Harada, Physiotherapist -
Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation, Hospital East 

for “Prognostic impacts of loss of skeletal muscle mass during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in older esophageal cancer patients” 

Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund Prize (link to external site)

Tatsuhiro Shibata, Chief - Division of Cancer Genomics, Research Institute

for “Comprehensive genomic analyses of intractable gastrointestinal cancers towards precise diagnosis, treatment, and prevention”

Japanese Society of Pathology (JSP) Academic Research Awards (link to external site)

Akihiko Yoshida, Staff Physician - Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Hospital

for “Identification and application of specific phenotypes for round cell sarcoma diagnosis”

The 59th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Clinical Oncology (link to external site) 

Best Presentation Award  

Tsuyoshi Harada, Physiotherapist -
Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation, Hospital East 

Japanese Cancer Association (JCA) Mataro Nagayo Prize (link to external site)

Hitoshi Nakagama, President - National Cancer Center

for “Identification of human carcinogenesis and elucidation of multi-step carcinogenesis”

JCA - Chugai Academy for Advanced Oncology (CHAAO) Award (link to external site)

Ryuji Hamamoto, Chief -
Division of Medical AI Research and Development, Research Institute

Masayoshi Yamada, Staff Physician - Endoscopy Center, Hospital

Yutaka Saito, Director - Endoscopy Center, Hospital

for “Development of an endoscopic AI diagnostic support medical device for effective endoscopic treatment of colorectal cancer and realization of personalized medicine”

The Young Investigator Awards of the Japanese Cancer Association (link to external site)

Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Staff Scientist - Division of Molecular Pathology, Research Institute

for “Imaging and genetic evaluation of early-stage lung cancer and mechanisms of resistance to molecular targeted therapy in advanced lung cancer”

2021 Robert J Ginsberg Lectureship Award for Surgery(link to external site) – International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)

Shun-ichi Watanabe, Chief – Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital

Japanese Proteomics Society Award for Distinguished Achievement in Proteomics Sciences  
Tadashi Kondo, Chief - Division of Rare Cancer Research, Research Institute 

for “Cancer biomarker development by proteomics” (link to external site)

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021, Healthcare & Science (link to external site)

Hiroki Matsuzaki, Project Researcher - NEXT Medical Device Innovation Center, Hospital East

for “Its AI medical software supports surgeons performing endoscopic procedures”

Japanese Society of Pathology Encouragement Award (link to external site)

Shinji Kohsaka, Laboratory Head - Division of Cellular Signaling, Research Institute 

for “Genomic Pathological Elucidation of Carcinogenic Mechanisms”

73rd Annual Congress of Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (link to external site)

JSOG Excellent Paper Award

Sayaka Ikeda, Research Fellow - Division of Cancer Statistics Integration, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services

for “Human papillomavirus vaccine to prevent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Japan: A nationwide case‐control study”

Fondation ARC Leopold Griffuel Prize - Clinical and Translational Cancer Research

Hiroyuki Mano, Director - Research Institute / Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics

74th Annual Meeting of the Japan Esophageal Society (link to external site)

Outstanding Performance Award

Kazuhiro Kojima, Speech-language-hearing therapist - Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation, Hospital

74th Annual Meeting of the Japan Esophageal Society (link to external site)

Outstanding Performance Award

Tsuyoshi Harada, Physiotherapist -
Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation, Hospital East,

60th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society
for Lymphoreticular Tissue Research Encouragement Award  (link to external site)

Yasunori Kogure, Staff Scientist - Division of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute

for “Whole-genome landscape of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma”

11th Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Ikushi Prize (link to external site)

Yuki Saito, Trainee - Division of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute

for “Landscape and function of multiple mutations within individual oncogenes” (link to external site)