THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF
TOXICOLOGY

Awards / The JSOT Young Scientist Award

Winners

19th 2025

Title:

Development of toxicity evaluation systems using reporter mice and their application to chemical risk assessment

Winner:

ISHIDA Keishi

Affiliation:

Laboratory of Hygienic Chemistry and Molecular Toxicology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University

Title:

Analysis of placental toxicity to clarify the mechanism of nanoparticle-induced reproductive and developmental toxicity

Winner:

HIGASHISAKA Kazuma

Affiliation:

Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University

Title:

Advancing Toxicological Research Through Language Model-Based Frameworks

Winner:

MIZUNO Tadahaya

Affiliation:

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo


18th 2024

Title:

Induction of oxidative stress by various mechanisms: toxicity by Maillard reaction products and suppression of cytochrome P450 through protein-protein interaction

Winner:

MIYAUCHI Yuu

Affiliation:

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University

Title:

Involvement of microRNA against medicine-induced cleft palate

Winner:

YOSHIOKA Hiroki

Affiliation:

Department of Pharmacy, Gifu University of Medical Science

Title:

Sensitivity differences in drug-induced IgE-independent pseudo-allergic reactions via Mas-related G-protein coupled receptor X2

Winner:

HAMAMURA-YASUNO Eri

Affiliation:

Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.


17th 2023

Title:

Studies on cytokine release syndrome (CRS) caused by antibody pharmaceuticals

Winner:

IWATA Yoshika

Affiliation:

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

16th 2022

Title:

Physiological actions of fatty acid metabolites produced by drug-metabolizing enzymes on the reduction of neurotoxicity

Winner:

OGURO Ami

Affiliation:

Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

Title:

Understanding mechanisms for nuclear receptor-mediated hepatocyte proliferation

Winner:

SHIZU Ryota

Affiliation:

Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka

Title:

Evaluation of post-mortem changes between blood proteins and drugs

Winner:

YAMAGISHI Yoshikazu

Affiliation:

Center for Education and Research in Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University

15th 2021

Title:

Analysis of mechanisms, exploration of biomarkers, and development of a cell-based assay for drug-induced liver injury

Winner:

ODA Shingo

Affiliation:

Safety Research Laboratories, Discovery and Research, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

14th 2020

Title:

Evaluation of the removal capability of toxic substances from the water environment and the prevention of disease

Winner:

OGATA Fumihiko

Affiliation:

Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University

Title:

Study on the mechanisms of toxicity in the next generation due to fetal exposure to chemicals

Winner:

KURITA Hisaka

Affiliation:

Laboratory of Medical Therapeutics and Molecular Therapeutics, Gifu Pharmaceutical University

Title:

Endocrine-disrupting effects of bisphenol A (BPA) and its related compounds: Studies focusing on the interactions between bisphenols and estrogen receptor β (ERβ)

Winner:

HIRAO-SUZUKI Masayo

Affiliation:

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima International University(HIU)

13th 2019

Title:

Developmental Neurotoxicity Research by Integrated Approaches to Molecules, Morphology, and Behavior

Winner:

KIMURA Eiki

Affiliation:

Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies

Title:

Investigation on the mechanism of attenuated thioacetamide-induced hepatic necrosis in diet-induced obese mice

Winner:

SHIRAI Makoto

Affiliation:

Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Title:

Toxicology of S-mercuration by methylmercury

Winner:

TOYAMA Takashi

Affiliation:

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University

12th 2018

Title:

Study on the molecular mechanism of apoptosis induced by cadmium

Winner:

TOKUMOTO Maki

Affiliation:

School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University

Title:

Establishment of Testicular Toxicity Model and Investigation of miRNAs Related to Testicular Toxicity in Cynomolgus Monkeys

Winner:

SAKURAI Ken

Affiliation:

Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

11th 2017

Title:

Contribution of the transcription factor Nrf2 to toxicology

Winner:

TAGUCHI Keiko

Affiliation:

Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University

Title:

Mechanism underlying effects of maternal exposure to endocrine disruptors on the next generation and its application to risk assessments

Winner:

TAKEDA Tomoki

Affiliation:

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University