The Society for Reproduction and Development Awards in 2009
At the 102nd annual meeting of the Society for Reproduction and Development, held in Nara, Japan in September, the 2009 SRD awards were presented to each winner.
- SRD Outstanding Research Award
- The SRD Outstanding Research Award is given
for outstanding basic and applied research in
animal reproduction. The SRD Award Committee
has selected the following member as the winner
in 2009:
Tomoyuki Tokunaga (National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences) for “The establishment of mouse embryonic stem cells and the study on their properties”. - SRD Innovative Technology Award
- The SRD Innovative Technology Award is given
for the research which contributed to a
development of innovative technology in animal
reproduction. The SRD Award Committee has
selected the following member as the winner in
2009:
Etsuko Katsumata (Kamogawa Sea World) for “Study on reproduction of captive marine mammals”. - SRD Young Investigator Award
- SRD Outstanding Presentation Award is given
for outstanding research in animal reproduction
which was performed by an exceptionally
promising young investigator who has not reached
the age of 35 before April 1st of the year when the
award is presented. The SRD Award Committee
has selected the following two members as the
winners in 2009:
Koumei Shirasuna (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine) for “Study of mechanisms for the corpus luteum regression regulated by luteal blood flow and vascular function in the cow”.
Masaki Yokoo (Tohoku University) for “Studies on the expression of hyaluronan-CD44 system and its physiological role during porcine oocyte maturation”. - SRD Outstanding Presentation Award
- The SRD Outstanding Presentation Award is
given for outstanding oral or poster presentation
at the annual fall meeting of SRD. Chair of the
102nd annual meeting of SRD selected the
following six members as the winners in 2009:
- Oral Presentation
Nozomi Takahashi (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
Yoshiaki Nakamura (Shinshu University)
- Poster presentation
Tetsuhiro Kanazawa (Nagoya University)
Yoshiaki Sato (Shizuoka University)
Satoshi Nishikawa (Kinki University)
Ken Murata (The University of Tokyo)
