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Yuichi Sugiyama, Honorary Advisor
University of Tokyo, Japan
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Yuichi Sugiyama is the Head of the Sugiyama Laboratory at the Research Cluster for Innovation’s RIKEN Innovation Center in Yokohama, Japan since 2011. In his previous position, he served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular Pharmacokinetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, at the University of Tokyo.
He is a coauthor of more than 630 publications in international journals as well as 300 book chapters and review articles. His research focuses on two areas: 1) Physiologically based pharmacokinetics: 2) Molecular pharmacokinetics of drug transport in liver, kidney, intestine and brain.
His work is internationally recognized by prestigious awards, including the 1994 Pharmaceutical Scientist of the Year Award of International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP); Scientific Achievement Award 1995 from the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan (APSTJ); Scientific Achievement Award 2001 from the "Japanese Society for Xenobiotic Metabolism and Disposition"; AAPS Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award, 2003, Scientific Achievement Award 2004 from the "Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (PSJ)”, John G. Wagner Pfizer Lectureship Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2006 and the PSWC (Pharmaceutical Sciences World Conference) Research Achievement Award in 2007, ISSX Asian Pacific Scientific Achievement Award in 2008, FIP Hoest Madsen Gold Medal in 2009, "Medal with Purple Ribbon" given by Government in 2010, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Bernard B. Brodie Award in 2012 and ISSX R.T.Williams Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, in 2013. According to a recent report of ISI Essential Science Indicators, Professor Sugiyama has been ranked as the top (#1) cited scientist in the field of Pharmacology & Toxicology. His original articles published in the past 10 years, between January 1997 and February 2007, have received the highest number of citations in this field
He served as the chairman of Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences in FIP (2000-2004). He chaired the “Pharmaceutical Sciences World Conference (PSWC)”, Kyoto, Japan, in 2004. (organized by FIP Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences). He was the President of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan (APSTJ) (2002-2003). He was also the president of both “International society for the study of xenobiotics (ISSX)” and “Japanese Society for Xenobiotic Metabolism and Disposition (JSSX)” (2006-2007).
E-mail: ychi.sugiyama@riken.jp