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Professor Keisuke Goda and Assistant Professor Amamoto Ding received the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Tatsuya Tsukuda, Professor, Head of Department of Chemistry
(Left) Professor Keisuke Goda, (Right) Assistant Professor Tenmoto Ding
Professor Keisuke Goda and Assistant Professor Tenmoto Ding of the Department of Chemistry have received the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Prizes for Science and Technology (Science and Technology Promotion Category). This prize is awarded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to individuals or groups who have made outstanding achievements through activities that contribute to the promotion of science and technology in fields such as research on the social needs of research and development. This prize was also awarded to Professor Dino DiCarlo of the University of California, LosAngeles (UCLA) and Associate Professor Takuro Ito of Tsuruoka National College of Technology, who are key members of the group led by Professor Goda. The award was also presented to Professor Dino DiCarlo of UCLA and Associate Professor Takuro Ito of Tsuruoka National College of Technology.
Modern scientific research, especially in the fields of biology and medicine, requires interdisciplinary research that integrates cutting-edge technologies from diverse academic disciplines. In addition, the development of the next generation of researchers who will lead the development of science and technology requires a more open research environment that transcends the boundaries of conventional closed laboratories.
Professor Goda has established a new research organization, "Serendipity Lab," to expand research activities, which were previously conducted independently at individual universities and research institutes, to the Pacific Rim and the world, and to enable sustained exchange among top-class researchers in various countries. Under this organization, we have established a framework for the regular operation of not only mutual visits by researchers, but also seminars, workshops, international symposiums, and various other opportunities for exchange.
Through these activities, many network-type international joint research projects were born, and many international co-authored papers, including some of the world's top 10% papers, were published. We have also succeeded in fostering excellent young researchers who will lead the next generation in an environment that fosters diverse perspectives and promotes research with flexible ideas. These efforts have been highly evaluated as a model for a new research training system.
The Serendipity Lab has contributed greatly to the development of interdisciplinary and international biomedical engineering research. In light of these achievements, it is fitting that Professor Goda and Assistant Professor Ding should receive the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the category of Science and Technology Promotion.
We would like to congratulate Professor Goda and Assistant Professor Ding and wish them continued success in their future endeavors.