EXTRABURG, France, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) is pleased to announce that the renowned Japanese cellular biologist and international leader in research Yoshihiro Yoneda will take the burden of the president of the World Organization of Life Sciences.
“We are delighted to welcome President Yoneda, a pioneer of cellular biology and a scientific leader who has had such a positive impact on important research institutes,” he explained. Pavel Kabatsecretary general of the HFSPO.
Yoshihiro Yoneda appointed president of HFSPO
Yoneda will be the seventh president in the 35-year history of the HFSPO, succeeding Shigekazu Nagatawho led the institution from 2018 to 2024.
“We deeply appreciate President Nagata for his years of service and dedication to the HFSPO,” Kabat explained. “His wisdom and clarity are invaluable”
Established by the G7 in 1987, the HFSPO supports pioneering and interdisciplinary research in life sciences by promoting and assisting research. It is funded by 16 of my countries, including the European Commission. The research proposals of the HFSP are evaluated by peer review and only the most innovative and revolutionary researches are funded, all in international collaboration. The HFSP has awarded more than 4,500 prizes to more than 8,500 international scientists. From the beginning of the program, 29 laureates with the HFSP have received the Nobel Prize.
Yoneda was nominated by the Government of Japan, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and confirmed unanimously during the June meeting of the Patronato de la HFSPO , celebrated this year Washington, DC
He is professor emeritus of the University of Osaka y President of the Fundación de Investigación de Infermedades Microbianas de la Universidad de Osaka (Fundación BIKEN). From 2015 to 2022, he directed the National Institutes of Biomedical, Health and Nutrition Innovation. He was also director of the Centro Collaborador de la Organización Mundial de la Health for Nutrition and Physical Activity.
Yoneda maintains an extensive relationship with the HFSPO. He received two research reports from the HFSP in 1998 and 2001 which allowed him to carry out important research into the molecular mechanisms of nucleocytoplasmic transport.
“I am honored to be entrusted with this important position in a global organization of such influence. The HFSPO is one of the few organizations in the world dedicated to making significant advances in scientific knowledge. Through this research, we have the opportunity to discover great things for humanity,” explained Yoneda.
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