2024.11.19
Drs Tsuboguchi and Osaka win NU President's Award for young investigators

BRI Assistant Professor Dr Shintaro Tsuboguchi (Dept of Neurology) and Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Dr Jiro Osaka (Dept of Neuroscience of Disease - Sugie Lab) have been awarded the Niigata University President's Award for young investigators.
Established in 2014, this prestigious award recognizes the efforts of young researchers at Niigata University who have made significant contributions through papers published in highly acclaimed international journals or by receiving accolades for their research. The award aims to encourage and support these researchers in their future endeavors.
This year marked the 11th edition of the award, with seven recipients honored during a ceremony held on November 5, 2024.
Dr Shintaro Tsuboguchi
Assistant Professor, Dept of Neurology
Awarding Paper
「TDP-43 differentially propagates to induce antero- and retrograde degeneration in the corticospinal circuits in mouse focal ALS models」
Dr Jiro Osaka
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Dept of Neuroscience of Disease - Sugie Lab
Awarding Paper
「Complex formation of immunoglobulin superfamily molecules Side-IV and Beat-IIb regulates synaptic specificity」