Keio Medical Science Prize
Introduction The '''Keio Medical Science Prize''' (Japanese: 慶應医学賞) is a Japanese prize in medical sciences.
Introduction The prize is awarded to scientists who made significant contributions to the field of medical sciences or life sciences. And these contributions can further promote the peace and prosperity of mankind and human society.The prize award is 20 million Japanese Yen (approximately 180,000 US$). A medal is also awarded to the winner. Every year maximum two winners are awarded. A prize ceremony is held every year normally at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Awardees Source:  Keio University* 1996 – Stanley B. Prusiner and Shigetada Nakanishi* 1997 – Robert A. Weinberg and Tadatsugu Taniguchi* 1998 – Moses Judah Folkman and * 1999 – Elizabeth Helen Blackburn and Shinya Yoshikawa* 2000 – Arnold J. Levine and Yusuke Nakamura* 2001 – Tony Hunter and Masatoshi Takeichi* 2002 – Barry Marshall and Koichi Tanaka* 2003 – Ronald M. Evans and * 2004 – Roger Y. Tsien* 2005 – * 2006 – Thomas A. Steitz* 2007 – Brian J. Druker and Hiroaki Mitsuya* 2008 – Fred H. Gage and Shimon Sakaguchi* 2009 – Jeffrey M. Friedman and * 2010 – Jules A. Hoffmann and Shizuo Akira * 2011 – Philip A. Beachy and * 2012 – Steven Rosenberg and * 2013 – Victor Ambros and Shigekazu Nagata * 2014 – Karl Deisseroth and * 2015 – Jeffrey I. Gordon and Yoshinori Ohsumi* 2016 – Svante Pääbo and Tasuku Honjo* 2017 – John Edgar Dick and Seiji Ogawa* 2018 – Feng Zhang and Masashi Yanagisawa* 2019 – Hans C. Clevers and Tadamitsu Kishimoto* 2020 – Aviv Regev, Atsushi Miyawaki* 2021 – Katalin Karikó, Osamu Nureki* 2022 - Carl H. June, Yoshihiro Kawaoka* 2023 - Kazutoshi Mori, Napoleone Ferrara
See also * Keio University* Lasker Awards* Gairdner Foundation Wightman Award* Wolf Prize in Medicine* List of medicine awards
References
External links *  The Keio Medical Science Prize Homepage