About the Ebashi Setsuro Award
Established by the JPS in 2007, the Ebashi Setsuro Award is the Society's highest honor. Since fiscal year 2020, recruitment has been conducted biennially across two distinct categories:
Basic Research Area (Odd-numbered fiscal years):
Welcomes researchers engaged in foundational pharmacology and life science research that influences a wide range of fields, yields results driving future drug discovery, and shows exceptional promise for further development.
Translational & Applied Research Area (Even-numbered fiscal years):
Welcomes researchers with a proven track record in developing novel therapies based on pharmacological science, or those highly expected to advance the future of drug discovery research.
Past Ebashi Setsuro Award Winners
The 19th Prize (2025):
"Biological basis of stress-related brain pathology: Inflammation-driven neural circuit remodeling"
Professor Tomoyuki Furuyashiki
The 18th Prize (2024):
No recipient selected for FY2024
The 17th Prize (2023):
"System-level understanding of mammalian sleep-wake rhythms"
Professor Hiroki Ueda (The University of Tokyo)
The 16th Prize (2022):
"Elucidation of the mechanism(s) of the host life system response to virus and its application to precision medicine"
Yumiko Imai (National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition)
The 15th Prize (2021):
"Molecular mechanism of hippocampal synaptic plasticity"
Professor Yasunori Hayashi (Kyoto University)
The 14th Prize (2020):
"Translational research targeting inflammatory responses and development of novel drugs"
Professor Masahiro Nishibori (Okayama University)
The 13th Prize (2019):
"Elucidation and application of activity-dependent neural plasticity mechanisms linking the synapses and the nucleus"
Professor Haruhiko Bito (The University of Tokyo)
The 12th Prize (2018):
"Immunopharmacology from Japan – based on intravital imaging analyses on cellular dynamics in living systems"
Professor Masaru Ishii (Osaka University)
The 11th Prize (2017):
"The Impossible Dream Comes True: Magic Bullets Targeting Incurable Diseases"
Professor Masatoshi Hagiwara (Kyoto University)
The 10th Prize (2016):
"Studies on Function and Pathology of Brain Circuits"
Professor Yuji Ikegaya (The University of Tokyo)
The 9th Prize (2015):
"Pharmacological and physiological studies of Ca2+ channels on the basis of their molecular entities"
Professor Yasuo Mori (Kyoto University)
The 8th Prize (2014):
"Exploring mechanism of cell contraction, movement and polarity toward understanding molecular pathology of various diseases"
Professor Kozo Kaibuchi (Nagoya University)
The 7th Prize (2013):
"Molecular identification of transporters and their application to molecular target drug discovery"
Professor Yoshikatsu Kanai (Osaka University)
The 6th Prize (2012):
"Regulation of cell functions by spatiotemporal dynamics of Ca2+ signaling"
Professor Masamitsu Iino (The University of Tokyo)
The 5th Prize (2011):
"Pharmacological adventures in prostanoid receptors and the small GTPase Rho"
Professor Shuh Narumiya (Kyoto University)
The 4th Prize (2010):
"Glutamate receptors and brain function"
Professor Masayoshi Mishina (The University of Tokyo)
The 3rd Prize (2009):
"A neuropharmacological research on the functions of ATP receptors"
Professor Kazuhide Inoue (Kyushu University)
The 2nd Prize (2008):
"Induction of pluripotency by defined factors"
Professor Shinya Yamanaka* (Kyoto University) *2012 Nobel Prize Laureate
The 1st Prize (2007):
"Endothelin and endothelial dysfunction"
Professor Tomoh Masaki (Tokyo Women's Medical University)
