Yoshiyuki Sakaki
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
molecular biologist
. He is the sixth president of Toyohashi University of Technology
and an emeritus professor of the University of Tokyo.
Yoshiyuki Sakaki was born in Nagoya. He received bachelor's degree
in biochemistry
from the University of Tokyo, and received Ph.D.
in biochemistry from the University of Tokyo in 1971.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
molecular biologist
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
. He is the sixth president of Toyohashi University of Technology
Toyohashi University of Technology
Toyohashi University of Technology , often abbreviated to TUT, is a national engineering university located in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan...
and an emeritus professor of the University of Tokyo.
Yoshiyuki Sakaki was born in Nagoya. He received bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
from the University of Tokyo, and received Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in biochemistry from the University of Tokyo in 1971.
Awards
- 1999: Platinum Technology 21st Century Pioneer Partnership Award, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian InstitutionThe Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
- 2001: ChevalierKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
dans l'ordre des Palmes Academiques, France - 2001: Moosa Award, Biochemical Society of the Republic of Korea
- 2001: Award of Japanese Society of Human Genetics
- 2003: The Chunichi Cultural Prize, Chu-nichi Culture FoundationChunichi ShimbunThe is a Japanese daily "broadsheet" newspaper published in mostly Aichi Prefecture and neighboring regions by . It is the owner of the Chunichi Dragons baseball team, and is also known as the main organizer of a famous international gymnastics event, the Chunichi Cup...
- 2003: Medal with Purple Ribbon, Japanese Government