​Call for nominations: 2024 Japan Prize

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Japan Prize.

The Japan Prize honours scientists and researchers worldwide who are recognized for having contributed significantly to the peace and prosperity of humankind through their original and outstanding achievements that have greatly advanced the progress of science and technology.

The 2024 prize will be awarded in the field of Medical Science and Pharmaceutical Science, which recognizes the development of innovative technologies and novel discoveries that promise seminal scientific and technical advances pertaining to the mechanisms of disease; to disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; and to medical follow-up and monitoring — technologies and discoveries that confer substantial benefits to society by enhancing human health and wellbeing.

We invite you to consider colleagues who could be eligible for this distinction. Email fom.recognition@ubc.ca for the next steps in the nomination process, or with any questions.

The internal submission deadline of the full nomination package is Friday, January 13, 2023.