Three Us, Uk Scientists Declared 2024 Japan Prize Laureates

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Three scientists from the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) have been announced the 2024 Japan Prize winners by the Japan Prize Foundation on Jan 23.

According to the Japan Prize Foundation in a statement, the award ceremony will take place in Tokyo on April 16.

Prof Sir Brian J. Hoskins (UK) and Prof John Michael Wallace (US), co-winners of the Japan Prize in the fields of Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social Infrastructure, are being recognised for their distinguished contributions to Establishment of a scientific foundation for understanding and predicting extreme weather events.

Meanwhile, Prof Ronald M. Evans (US) has been awarded the Japan Prize in the fields of Medical Science and Pharmaceutical Science, for his Discovery of the nuclear hormone receptor family and its application to drug development.

For the 2024 Japan Prize, the foundation asked approximately 15,500 prominent scientists and engineers from around the world to nominate researchers working in this year’s fields.

It has received 130 nominations for the fields of Resources, Energy, Environment, and Social Infrastructure, and 198 nominations for the fields of Medical Science and Pharmaceutical Science, in which winners were selected from that total of 328 candidates.

The Japan Prize is awarded to global scientists and engineers who have made creative and dramatic achievements that help progress their fields and contribute significantly to realising peace and prosperity for all humanity.

-- BERNAMA