Japan Consortium for Glycobiology & Glycotechnology (JCGG) presents the Tamio Yamakawa Award to a researcher who has made significant contributions to the advancement of glycoscience. This award is presented biennially.
Following deliberations by the Selection Committee and JCGG Executive Board, it has been decided that the 2024 Award will be presented to Dr. Richard D. Cummings (S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Surgical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School). The award ceremony and Dr. Cummings' Tamio Yamakawa Award Lecture are scheduled to take place at the 22nd JCGG Symposium (planned for September 19, 2025, at the Main Hall of Hoshi University Main Building).
2025
Shoko Nishihara
President
Japan Consortium for Glycobiology and Glycotechnology (JCGG)
• The 1st Tamio Yamakawa Award (2016)
Dr. Markus Aebi (Professor, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich)
• The 2nd Tamio Yamakawa Award (2018)
Dr. Gerald W. Hart (Professor, CCRC, The University of Georgia)
• The 3rd Tamio Yamakawa Award (2021)
Dr. Kevin P. Campbell (Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics,
University of Iowa)
• The 4th Tamio Yamakawa Award (2023)
Dr. James C. Paulson (Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps
Research Institute)