The is an award for biological sciences in Japan. It is awarded annually by the Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation for the Achievement of Life Sciences, to commemorate Hitoshi Kihara, Japan's pioneer geneticist. Award information The Kihara Memorial Foundation Award is presented to young researchers who have conducted outstanding original research in life sciences. At the annual award presentation held at the Kihara Institute for Biological Research, winners receive 2 million yen, a diploma, and a silver statuette of Benthamidia japonica (Japanese flowering dogwood). Award winners Notable award winners are: 1993: Taisei Nomura, Osaka University 1994: Makoto Asashima, University of Tokyo 1995: Takashi Gojobori, National Institute of Genetics 1999: Takao Kondo, Nagoya University 2001: Kunihiro Matsumoto, Nagoya University 2002: Shigeo Ohno, Yokohama City University 2006: Nobuki Matsuoka, Nagoya University 2009: Takashi Araki, Kyoto University 2011: Ken Shirasu, RIKEN 2014: Yukiko Goto, University of Tokyo See also List of biology awards References External links Awards established in 1993 Biology awards Early career awards Foundations based in Japan Japanese science and technology awards