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

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, Japan's pioneer geneticist.

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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,

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* 1995:

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* 1999:

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, Nagoya University * 2001: Kunihiro Matsumoto, Nagoya University * 2002: Shigeo Ohno,

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* 2006: Nobuki Matsuoka, Nagoya University * 2009: Takashi Araki, Kyoto UniversityProfessor Takashi Araki of the Graduate School of Biostudies receives the Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award
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