We are pleased to report the winners of the 2025 awards.
JSTM Award of Excellence
Dr. Lay-Myint Yoshida
Professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University
For his past research achievements in tropical medicine.
Masamichi Aikawa Medal
Dr. Kentaro Kato
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
<Awarded Paper>
Detection of Developmental Asexual Stage-Specific RNA Editing Events in Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 Malaria Parasite. Md Thoufic Anam Azad, Tatsuki Sugi, Umme Qulsum, Kentaro Kato (corresponding author). Microorganisms. 12:137, 2024 (IF: 4.1) doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12010137.
Young Investigator’s Award
Dr. Daisuke Kobayashi
Senior Researcher, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), National Research Institute for Health Security
<Awarded Paper>
Comparative analysis of the susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Japanese Aedes albopictus to all dengue virus serotypes. corresponding author), Izumi Kai, Astri Nur Faizah, Meng Ling Moi, Shigeru Tajima, Tomohiko Takasaki, Toshinori Sasaki, Haruhiko Isawa. Tropical Tropical Medicine and Health. 51:61, 2023 doi: 10.1186/s41182-023-00553-5.
JSTM Women’s Award
Dr. Reiko Saito
Professor, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
For achievements in infectious disease research and human resource development in tropical medicine.
