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Japanese immunologist and academic (born 1947)
Toshio Hirano
Hirano in 2009
Born (1947-04-17 ) April 17, 1947 (age 77) Nationality
Japan Alma mater
Osaka University Known for Discovery of interleukin-6 and its application in treating diseases Awards
Crafoord Prize (2009)
Japan Prize (2011) Scientific career Fields Bioscience and Medical Science
Toshio Hirano (平野 俊夫 , Hirano Toshio , born April 17, 1947 in
Osaka ,
Japan ) is a Japanese
immunologist and academic, best known for his discovery of
interleukin-6 .
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[2] Since August 2011, he has served as the 17th President of
Osaka University .
Chronology
1972—graduated from Graduate School of Medicine,
Osaka University
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1980—assistant professor in the School of Medicine,
Kumamoto University
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1984—assistant professor at Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University
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1989—professor at the same university
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2004—Dean of Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University
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2008—Dean of Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
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August 2011—the 17th president of Osaka University
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Honors and awards
Erwin von Balz prize (Japan), 1986
CIBA-GEIGY Rheumatism Prize (Japan), 1990
Sandoz Prize for Immunology , 1992
Osaka Science Prize [
ja ] (Japan), 1997
Mochida Memorial Prize (Japan), 1998
ISI Citation Laureate Award (Japan), 1981–98, 2000
The
Fujihara Award [
ja ] , 2004 The Fujiwara Foundation of Science
Medical Award of The Japan Medical Association, 2005, The Japan Medical Association
Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, April, 2006
The
Crafoord Prize in
Polyarthritis 2009
The
Japan Prize for the discovery of
interleukin-6 , 2011
Clarivate Citation Laureates , 2021
References
International National Academics