List of Prize Winners : Kazato Prize

• · FY 2024
• · FY 2023
• · FY 2022
• · FY 2021
• · FY 2020
• · FY 2019
• · FY 2018
• · FY 2017
• · FY 2016
• · FY 2015
• · FY 2014
• · FY 2013
• · FY 2012
• · FY 2011
• · FY 2010
• · FY 2009
• · FY 2008
• · FY 2007

FY 2024

	Shotaro Otsuka (Group Leader, Max Perutz Lab) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Revealing the dynamics of endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear envelope,and nuclear pores at high spatio-temporal resolution
	Tadashi Machida (Senior Scientist, Center for emergent matter science, Riken) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development of an ultra-low temperature scanning tunnelingMicroscope and its application to emergent quantum phenomena

FY 2023

	Takahiro Shimojima (Senior research scientist, Center for emergent matter science, Riken) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Dynamics study of the photo-induced high-speed phenomenon by constructing a photoexcitation pump-probe electron microscope system
	Junichi Ikenouchi (Professor, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Elucidation of molecular mechanisms of membrane structure formation in epithelial cells

FY 2022

	Yuki Ohsaki (Professor, Department of Anatomy I, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Biogenesis and physiological functions of nuclear lipid droplets
	Ryo Ishikawa (Project Associate Professor, Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Three-dimensional imaging of atomic defects in crystal by using atomic resolution STEM

FY 2021

	Makoto Kuwahara (Associate Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development of a spin-polarized pulse electron gun for time-resolved transmission electron microscopy
	Tomohiro Nishizawa (Professor, Graduate School of Medical Life Science Department of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Membrane protein dynamics revealed by cryo-EM

FY 2020

	Takeshi Noda (Professor, Institute for Frontier Life and Medicall Sciences , Kyoto University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Elucidation of virus replication mechanisms by using electron microscopy
	Yuki Kimura (Associate Professor, Instetute of Low Temperature Science , Hokkaido Univesety) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme In-situ Observation of Dynamics of Nucleation from Ionic Liquid Solution by Transmission Electron Microscopy

FY 2019

	Akihiko Hirata （Professor,Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Local structure analysis of amorphous materials using STEM electron diffraction technique
	Atsunori Oshima （Professor,Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute, Nagoya University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural analysis of intercellular communication channels by cryo electron microscopy

FY 2018

	Satoko Arakawa （Junior Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Electronics,Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Discovery of alternative autophagy using ultramorphology
	Yoshiaki Sugimoto （Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Characterrization and manipulation of single atoms and molecules by scanning probe microscopy

FY 2017

	Yoshihiko Togawa （Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Demonstration and Exploring Functionality of Macroscopic Spin Phase OrderUsing Transmission Electron Microscopy
	Kenjiro Ono （Professor, Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Elucidation of the Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis by using electron and atomic force microscopies

FY 2016

	Daiju Kitagawa （Professor, Division of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Genetics） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Elucidating the structural basis of centriole formation using electron microscopy
	Teruyasu Mizoguchi （Associate Professor, Institute of IndustrialScience, University of Tokyo） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Basics and application of first principles calculation of ELNES

FY 2015

	Shigeki Kawai （Senior Scientist, Nanolino - Meyer Group, Department of Physics, University of Basel） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Study of high-resolution atomic force microscopy and molecular
	Shigeki Watanabe （Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Cellular and molecular characterizations of synaptic vesicle cycle

FY 2014

	Shiro Suetsugu （Professor,Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology） Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme The study on membrane morphology regulated by membrane bindindg proteins
	Hidetaka Sawada （Manager Group 1,EMBU Technical division,JEOL Ltd.） Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development of spherical aberration corrector (Delta Corrector) and SRAM aberration measurement

FY 2013

	Masanori Koshino (Nanotube Research Center ,Team Leader National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Characterization of structures and electronic states based on single atom and single molecule
	Kazutoshi Tani (Associate Professor, Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute,Nagoya University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural analysis of two dimensional membrane protein crystals by cryo-electron microscopy

FY 2012

	Kiminori Toyooka (R&D Programs·Senior Research Scientist, RIKEN Plant Science Center) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Study of Novel Intracellular Transport Pathways by Electron Microscopy
	Naoya Shibata (Institute of Engineering Innovation, Associate Professor , The University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Atomic-scale characterization of material interfaces by annular bright-field and differential phase contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy

FY 2011

	Masaya Uchida (Associate Professor at Advanced Science Research Laboratory,Saitama Institute of Technology) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Achievement of Electron Beams Carrying Angular Orbital Momentum
	Terunaga Nakagawa (Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California,San Diego) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Analysis of Formation Process of Cerebellar Glutamate Receptor Complexes By Electron Microscopy

FY 2010

	Takashi Ishikawa (Senior Scientist at Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural Analysis of Flagella and Cilia by Cryo-Electron Tomography
	Shigeo Mori (Professor at Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Study of Physical Properties of Functional Materials Using Electron Microscope

FY 2009

	Eiji Abe (Associate Professor at School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Local Structural Analysis of Complex Compounds by Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
	Atsuo Miyazawa (Professor at Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural Physiology Study of Neuro-Signaling Mechanism by Electron Microscopy

FY 2008

	Masahide Kikkawa (Special Professor at Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme Structural Analysis of Microtubule-Based Motors by Cryo-Electron Microscopy
	Kentaro Terada (Associate Professor at Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme New frontier of chronology of the Solar System based on the in-situ absolute dating - Deciphering of the history of the Solar System by SIMS -
	Naotaka Tomioka (Associate Professor at Institute for Study of the Earth’s Interior, Okayama University) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Origin and Evolution of Planetary Materials Probed by Microstructural Observations by ATEM

FY 2007

	Masashi Watanabe (Chief Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Scientific Field: Materials Science Study theme Development of Methods for Evaluation and Quantitative Analysis of Materials at Atomic Scale by STEM
	Kaoru Mitsuoka (Team Leader at Biological Information Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) Scientific Field: Biological Science Study theme High-Resolution 3D Structural Analysis of Membrane Proteins Using Cryo-Electron Microscope

Last Update: April 1, 2025