Yoshiyuki Sakaki

Japanese molecular biologist

Yoshiyuki Sakaki (榊佳之, Sakaki Yoshiyuki) is a Japanese molecular biologist. He was the sixth president of Toyohashi University of Technology^[1] and an emeritus professor of the University of Tokyo.

Sakaki was born in Nagoya. He received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Tokyo, and received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Tokyo in 1971.

Awards

1999: Platinum Technology 21st Century Pioneer Partnership Award, Smithsonian Institution^[2]
2001: Chevalier dans l'ordre des Palmes Academiques, France^[2]^[3]
2001: Moosa Award, Biochemical Society of the Republic of Korea^[2]
2001: Award of Japanese Society of Human Genetics^[2]^[3]
2003: The Chunichi Cultural Prize, Chu-nichi Culture Foundation^[2]^[3]
2003: Medal with Purple Ribbon, Japanese Government^[2]^[3]

References

^ "University's History".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "SAKAKI Yoshiyuki". Directory Database of Research and Development Activities. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Scientific Advisory Board – Archon X PRIZE for Genomics". X PRIZE Foundation. Retrieved 2008-06-21.