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Seventh Takamine Memorial Sankyo Prize Announced

Tokyo, Japan(December 7, 2009) - The Sankyo Foundation of Life Science Chairman Yasuhiro Ikegami announced today that the Seventh Takamine Memorial Sankyo Prize is to be awarded to Yuichi Sugiyama, Ph.D., Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo.

The Takamine Memorial Sankyo Prize was established in November 2003 as part of the Foundation's 20th anniversary and in memory of the research work of Dr. Jokichi Takamine, who was the first president (March 1913-July 1922) of then Sankyo Co., Ltd., now present DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED.

Since November 1983, the Sankyo Foundation of Life Science has provided support for innovative research in life sciences, including two-year research grants. The foundation also sponsors international symposia and supports exchange programs that see foreign academics visit Japan while Japanese researchers complete short work terms overseas.


(Reference) Prize-winning Research Topic:
Analysis of the role of transporters in the drug dispositions: Application of quantitative prediction of pharmacokinetics to the new drug discovery and development

After graduating from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Tokyo in 1971, Dr. Sugiyama worked as a Research Associate at the University before studying abroad at UCLA.
Dr. Sugiyama's research on pharmacokinetics has led to breakthroughs in understanding the role of drug transporters and pharmacodynamics of drugs at the molecular level. Dr. Sugiyama's research achievements have helped facilitate drug development efforts and his techniques have been widely adopted clinically as a method for predicting optimal drug therapies.

Affiliated Organizations and Positions:
Professor of Department of Molecular Pharmacokinetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Profile:
April 2008      Dean of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
October 1991      Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), The University of Tokyo
October 1989      Assistant professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), The University of Tokyo
September 1979      Studied abroad at University of California, Los Angeles
May 1976      Assistant in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), The University of Tokyo
June 1971      Graduated from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo,

Major Awards Received:
2004      Scientific Achievement Award from the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2003      Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
2001      Scientific Achievement Award from the Japanese Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
1995      Scientific Achievement Award from the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan
1994      Pharmaceutical Scientist of the Year Award from the International Pharmaceutical Federation