Kyoto Prize

Famed Scientist Lee Hood Will Co-Direct the Center for Phenomic Health at the Buck Institute

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

NOVATO, Calif., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buck Institute for Research on Aging and Phenome Health are joining forces in the quest to understand the biology of aging. Phenome Health, a Seattle-based nonprofit research organization led by CEO Lee Hood, MD, PhD, uses a data-driven approach to health and disease that integrates diverse types of biological big data. The new Center for Phenomic Health at the Buck will be co-led by Dr. Hood, who joins the Buck as Chief Innovation Officer and Distinguished Professor, and Eric Verdin, MD, Buck President and CEO.

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  • The new Center for Phenomic Health at the Buck will be co-led by Dr.
  • Hood, who joins the Buck as Chief Innovation Officer and Distinguished Professor, and Eric Verdin, MD, Buck President and CEO.
  • Hood is a world-renowned scientist whose technology (automated DNA sequencing) paved the way for the Human Genome Project.
  • The opportunity to form a Center with Lee Hood and his Phenome Health team will be transformational for the Buck," said Dr. Verdin.

Inamori Foundation Announces 2023 Kyoto Prize Laureates

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Friday, June 16, 2023

The Inamori Foundation today announced the latest laureates of its Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award for global achievement, in the categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.

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  • The Inamori Foundation today announced the latest laureates of its Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award for global achievement, in the categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.
  • Laureates will subsequently convene for the 23rd annual Kyoto Prize Symposium in San Diego, Calif. in March 2024, and the Kyoto Prize at Oxford events in Oxford, UK, in May 2024.
  • In Basic Sciences, the 2023 Kyoto Prize laureate is mathematician and physicist Elliott Lieb , Ph.D., professor of mathematics and Higgins Professor of Physics emeritus, Princeton University.
  • In Arts and Philosophy, the 2023 Kyoto Prize laureate is Nalini Malani , an international artist specializing in a broad range of visual genres including video, projection, painting and drawing installations.

Latest Kyoto Prize Laureates to Speak in San Diego at Free Public Symposium Hosted by UCSD and PLNU, March 15-17, 2023

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Monday, February 27, 2023

Click here , or visit https://kyotoprize-us.org/event-registration to reserve a seat at the Symposium’s speaking events, featuring the latest Kyoto Prize laureates:

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  • Click here , or visit https://kyotoprize-us.org/event-registration to reserve a seat at the Symposium’s speaking events, featuring the latest Kyoto Prize laureates:
    Technology: “Engineering Concepts Clarify Physical Law,” by Dr.
  • Carver Mead, Wed., March 15, 10:00-11:30 a.m.-PDT, at UC San Diego.
  • Mead serves as Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus, at California Institute of Technology.
  • Arts: “Indian Classical Music – Tradition and Beyond,” by Dr. Zakir Hussain, Fri., March 17, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.-PDT, at UC San Diego.

Synaptics’ Founder Carver Mead Honored with 2022 Kyoto Prize — Japan’s Highest Private Award for Global Achievement

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

An international award bestowed by the non-profit Inamori Foundation to honor those who have contributed significantly to humankinds scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment, the Kyoto Prize was also bestowed upon Meads fellow Synaptics founder Federico Faggin in 1997.

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  • An international award bestowed by the non-profit Inamori Foundation to honor those who have contributed significantly to humankinds scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment, the Kyoto Prize was also bestowed upon Meads fellow Synaptics founder Federico Faggin in 1997.
  • It is an honor to receive the Kyoto prize this year for my work in the field of electronics, said Mead.
  • Counting the 2022 recipients, the prize has honored 118 laureates worldwide 117 individuals and one group (the Nobel Foundation).
  • Synaptics, and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries.

Inamori Foundation Announces 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureates

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Friday, June 17, 2022

The Inamori Foundation today announced the 2022 laureates of its Kyoto Prize, Japans highest private award for global achievement, in the categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.

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  • The Inamori Foundation today announced the 2022 laureates of its Kyoto Prize, Japans highest private award for global achievement, in the categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.
  • They will convene online or in person for the 22nd annual Kyoto Prize Symposium in San Diego, Calif., in March 2023, and for the Kyoto Prize at Oxford events in Oxford, UK, in May 2023.
  • The Kyoto Prize is an international award bestowed by the non-profit Inamori Foundation to honor those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind.
  • Counting the 2022 recipients, the prize has honored 118 laureates worldwide 117 individuals and one group (the Nobel Foundation).

Inamori Foundation Announces 2021 Kyoto Prize Laureates

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Friday, June 18, 2021

The Inamori Foundation today announced the 2021 recipients of its Kyoto Prize, Japans highest private award for global achievement, in the categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.

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  • The Inamori Foundation today announced the 2021 recipients of its Kyoto Prize, Japans highest private award for global achievement, in the categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.
  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 laureates will not convene in person for traditional Kyoto Prize ceremonies in Japan, but will give commemorative lectures online.
  • They are expected to convene in March 2022 for the 21st annual Kyoto Prize Symposium in San Diego, Calif., and in May 2022 for the Kyoto Prize at Oxford events in Oxford, UK.
  • Counting the 2021 recipients, the prize has honored 115 laureates worldwide 114 individuals and one group (the Nobel Foundation).

Explore the Mapping of the Cosmos March 25 with Pioneering Astrophysicist James Gunn, Livestreamed from UC San Diego’s Kyoto Prize Symposium

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

University of California San Diego will virtually host international leader in astrophysical sciences, Professor James E. Gunn on March 25, 4-5:30 p.m.-PDT, as part of the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium.

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  • University of California San Diego will virtually host international leader in astrophysical sciences, Professor James E. Gunn on March 25, 4-5:30 p.m.-PDT, as part of the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium.
  • The event will feature Professor Gunns lecture from the latest Kyoto Prize ceremony in Japan, after which Professors Gunn and Coil will discuss current developments in astrophysics and cosmology.
  • Anyone interested in attending this free livestream is encouraged to register before March 25 at http://kyotoprizesymposium.eventbrite.com to ensure that you receive log-in instructions well before the event.
  • The Kyoto Prize Symposium, co-hosted by UC San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University, brings the latest Kyoto Prize laureates to North America each year in March, followed by Oxford Universitys annual Kyoto Prize at Oxford events in the UK in May.

Public Invited to Free Livestreamed Lectures by Latest Kyoto Prize Laureates, March 24-25 (PDT)

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Anyone interested in supporting the event with a voluntary tax-deductible contribution can become a sponsor by calling (858) 733-0323.

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  • Anyone interested in supporting the event with a voluntary tax-deductible contribution can become a sponsor by calling (858) 733-0323.
  • The Kyoto Prize Symposiums March 24-25 lectures are also free and open to the public.
  • In 2018, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and in 2019, he received the Kyoto Prize.
  • We are delighted to host these Kyoto Prize laureates, and to introduce this years Kyoto Prize scholarship recipients, whose high school achievements already foretell great promise for the next generation.

Meet World-Renowned Stage Director Ariane Mnouchkine, Livestreamed by UC San Diego for Virtual Kyoto Prize Symposium, March 24

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

University of California San Diego will virtually host world-renowned stage director Ariane Mnouchkine on March 24, 3:30-5 p.m.-PDT, during the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium, which is free and open to the public via livestreaming.

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  • University of California San Diego will virtually host world-renowned stage director Ariane Mnouchkine on March 24, 3:30-5 p.m.-PDT, during the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium, which is free and open to the public via livestreaming.
  • Marx has previously served as director of the National Endowment for the Arts Theatre Program in Washington, DC.
  • The Kyoto Prize Symposium, co-hosted by UC San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University, brings the latest Kyoto Prize laureates to North America each year in March, followed by Oxford Universitys annual Kyoto Prize at Oxford events in the UK in May.
  • Since 1984, the Kyoto Prize has been awarded to 111 extraordinary individuals from 17 nations.

Inamori Foundation Presents 2019 Kyoto Prizes

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Monday, November 11, 2019

In an elaborate ceremony before approximately 1,500 guests here yesterday, the Inamori Foundation presented its 35th Annual Kyoto Prizes, Japans highest private awards for global achievement, in the categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.

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  • In an elaborate ceremony before approximately 1,500 guests here yesterday, the Inamori Foundation presented its 35th Annual Kyoto Prizes, Japans highest private awards for global achievement, in the categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191111005411/en/
    Receiving the Inamori Foundation's Kyoto Prize on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 are (from left) Dr. Ching Tang, Dr. James Gunn, and Ms. Ariane Mnouchkine.
  • (Photo courtesy of Inamori Foundation)
    In Advanced Technology, the 2019 Kyoto Prize was presented to chemist Ching W. Tang, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Rochester, and IAS Bank of East Asia Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
  • The Kyoto Prize is an international award bestowed by the non-profit Inamori Foundation to honor those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind.