The 2015 Academic Society Award
Dr. Mikihisa Takano (Graduate School of Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima University)
Title of Award “Studies on Drug Transport and Toxicity and Their Regulation in the Kidney and Lung
Encouragement Award
Dr. Makiko Shimizu (Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University)
Title: “Studies on the Polymorphism of Non-P450 Drug Metabolizing Enzyme, Flavin-containing Oxygenase, and the Basis for the Individual Differences in Function including the Interaction”.
Dr. Yoshiyuki Shirasaka (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)
Title: “Studies on the Control Mechanisms of Drug Absorption Kinetics via Transporters and Metabolizing Enzymes
Dr. Tomomi Furuhata (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University)
Title: “In vitro Pharmacokinetic Studies to Elucidate the Mechanisms of Human Drug Efficacy and Toxicity and to Improve the Evaluation of Their Effects” (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University)
Drug Discovery Contribution and Encouragement Award
Dr. Naoki Ishiguro (Drug Transporter Group, Pharmacokinetics and Safety Research Department, Kobe Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co.)
Title of Award “Enterprise Research for Prediction of Drug Interactions Based on In Vitro Transporter Data
Dr. Kazuhiro Tezuka (Astellas Pharma Inc., Pharmacokinetics Laboratory)
Dr. Kazuhiro Tezuka (Astellas Pharma Inc.) “Development of an in vitro assay system to evaluate hepatic metabolism and subsequent bile duct/vascular excretion of drugs and its application to drug discovery