The 23rd Japan IBM Science Prize in Computer Science was presented to Dr. Hiroki R. Ueda for his work in systems biology based on large-scale biological information analysis. Dr. Ueda is a Project Leader in the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB). There were four projects and four prize recipients announced this year. The recipients gave presentations on their individual research at the award ceremony held on November 27 at IBM Japan headquarters.

Brief Resume

Education

2004

Ph. D., Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo

2000

M. D., Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo

Research Experience

April 2003-Present

Laboratory for Systems Biology, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN. Laboratory Head

October 2004-Present

Functional Genomics Unit, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN. Unit Leader

April 2005-Present

Tokushima University, Visiting Professor

April 2006-Present

Osaka University, Invited Professor

April 2005-March 2006

Tohoku University, Visiting Professor

April 2002-March 2004

Systems Biology Group, NEDO project, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Group Leader

April 2001-March 2002

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: Postdoctoral Fellow

June 2001-July 2002

2001 Complex Systems Summer Schools at Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico, USA.

April 2000-March 2001

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: Researcher

April 1999-March 2000

ERATO Kitano Symbiotic Project: Research Assistant

April 1999-March 2000

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: Technical Staff

April 1998-March 1999

Sony Computer Science Laboratories: Research Assistant

April 1997-March 1998

Lab. of Developmental Biology (Masami Horikoshi Lab), Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo: Student Trainee

Awards

2007

5th Young Investigator Promotion Awards (Japanese Society for Chronobiology)

2006

Young Scientist' Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

2006

Genome Technology "Tomorrow's PI Award"

2005

Tokyo Techno-Forum 21, Gold medal

2004

Japan Innovator Award, (Nikkei Business Publications Inc.,)

2002

Sleep Research Society / SRBR Joint Meeting Travel Award

2001

Japanese Drosophila Research Conference / Moriwaki-Daigoro, Atamasukkiri Award