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Gojobori TakashiProfessor
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Highest Education
PhD Theoretical Population Genetics, Kyushu University, Japan
Master’s Theoretical Population Genetics, Kyushu University, Japan
Bachelor’s Biology, Kyushu University, Japan
Master’s Theoretical Population Genetics, Kyushu University, Japan
Bachelor’s Biology, Kyushu University, Japan
Brief Biography
2024/11~ Honorary Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2023/08~ Yushan Scholar, Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University
2013/10~2024/10 Distinguished Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2013/10~2024/10 Acting Director, Computational Biosciences Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2013/10~ Director, Institute for Open Innovation in Marine Science, Shizuoka, Japan
2013/10~ Honorary Professor, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
2013/10~ Honorary Professor, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Japan
2013/10~ Visiting Scholar, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
2013/10~ Project Professor, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
2013/10~ Honorary Doctor, National Cheng Kung University
2013/10~ Member of the Executive Board, International Genetics Federation (IGF)
2013/10~ Chair, Japan DNA Typing Association
2012/01~ Member of the Executive Board, Japanese Society for Virology
2023/08~ Yushan Scholar, Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University
2013/10~2024/10 Distinguished Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2013/10~2024/10 Acting Director, Computational Biosciences Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2013/10~ Director, Institute for Open Innovation in Marine Science, Shizuoka, Japan
2013/10~ Honorary Professor, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
2013/10~ Honorary Professor, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Japan
2013/10~ Visiting Scholar, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
2013/10~ Project Professor, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
2013/10~ Honorary Doctor, National Cheng Kung University
2013/10~ Member of the Executive Board, International Genetics Federation (IGF)
2013/10~ Chair, Japan DNA Typing Association
2012/01~ Member of the Executive Board, Japanese Society for Virology
Research Areas
Professor Takashi Gojobori is currently a Yushan Scholar in the Department of Life Sciences at National Cheng Kung University and a Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He previously served as Deputy Director of the National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan, and is internationally renowned for his research in molecular evolution and population genetics. He became a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006, and has been a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences since 2007. He has also been awarded honorary professorships by several internationally well-known universities. In 2014, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from National Cheng Kung University and has served as an editor for several important journals.
Professor Gojobori was the Ph.D. supervisor of His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Fumihito of Japan in 1996, and has collaborated with former Emperor Akihito of Japan for more than 25 years on fish DNA evolution research, and they have jointly published three international academic papers. He has published more than 580 peer-reviewed international journal articles. His research interests include comparative genomics and gene expression.
Professor Gojobori’s outstanding achievements include receiving the Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award in 1995, and being awarded the Order of the Rising Sun and the Japanese Medal of Honor in 2009 for his pioneering contributions to “molecular evolution of genomic information.” He is an Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), a member of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), and a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). In August this year, he received an award for promoting scientific and technological cooperation between Japan and Saudi Arabia, and was invited to attend the 2024 fiscal year award ceremony of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Professor Gojobori was the Ph.D. supervisor of His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Fumihito of Japan in 1996, and has collaborated with former Emperor Akihito of Japan for more than 25 years on fish DNA evolution research, and they have jointly published three international academic papers. He has published more than 580 peer-reviewed international journal articles. His research interests include comparative genomics and gene expression.
Professor Gojobori’s outstanding achievements include receiving the Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award in 1995, and being awarded the Order of the Rising Sun and the Japanese Medal of Honor in 2009 for his pioneering contributions to “molecular evolution of genomic information.” He is an Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), a member of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), and a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). In August this year, he received an award for promoting scientific and technological cooperation between Japan and Saudi Arabia, and was invited to attend the 2024 fiscal year award ceremony of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Awards
2022 Fellow, International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
2019 Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation
2015 Associate Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
2014 Honorary Professor, National Cheng Kung University
2013 Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
2012 Member, Academia Europaea
2009 Order of the Rising Sun, Purple Ribbon, Government of Japan
2007 Member, Pontifical Academy of Sciences
2006 Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2005 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2005 Kihara Award, Genetics Society of Japan
2004 Kimura Motoo Award, Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
2004 Gaetano Salvatore Gold Medal, Anton Dohrn Zoological Station, Italy
1997 Science Award, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
1995 Kihara Memorial Foundation Science Award, Japan
1987 Encouragement Award, Genetics Society of Japan
2019 Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation
2015 Associate Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
2014 Honorary Professor, National Cheng Kung University
2013 Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
2012 Member, Academia Europaea
2009 Order of the Rising Sun, Purple Ribbon, Government of Japan
2007 Member, Pontifical Academy of Sciences
2006 Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2005 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2005 Kihara Award, Genetics Society of Japan
2004 Kimura Motoo Award, Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
2004 Gaetano Salvatore Gold Medal, Anton Dohrn Zoological Station, Italy
1997 Science Award, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
1995 Kihara Memorial Foundation Science Award, Japan
1987 Encouragement Award, Genetics Society of Japan
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