Reiko Kuroda
Reiko Kuroda | |
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| Hắc điền linh tử | |
| Born | October 7 1947 Akita, Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Awards | Sarahushi Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | King's College London Institute of Cancer Research University of Tokyo |
Reiko Kuroda(Hắc điền linh tử,Kuroda Reiko,born October 7, 1947)[1]is a Japanesechemistwho is a professor at the Department of Life Sciences at theUniversity of Tokyo.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Kuroda was born in Akita but grew up in Miyagi, on the island ofHonshu, Japan.[3]She obtained her MSc (1972) and PhD (1975) in Chemistry from the University of Tokyo.[4]Her doctorate focused on determining the stereochemistry of metal complexes.[3]
Career[edit]
After her PhD, Kuroda worked atKing's College Londonand theInstitute of Cancer Researchin the UK before returning to Japan in 1986.[4]In 1992 she became the first woman to be made full professor of natural sciences at the University of Tokyo.[4]
Kuroda's field of research is primarilychiralitywithin bothinorganic chemistryandorganic chemistry.[5]Part of her research has involved studying chirality in snail shells. Her work identified that the direction of the shell spiral is determined at very early stages of snail development.[6]Her team later usedCRISPRgenetic editing to show that this process is dependent on a single gene, Lsdia1.[7]
Kuroda has established the Science Interpreter Training Program at the University of Tokyo and was appointed to serve as a governor for theCambridge Crystallographic Data Centrein 2006. She has also served as Vice-President for External Relations in theInternational Science Council.
Honours and awards[edit]
in 1993, Kuroda received theSaruhashi Prizefor esteemed female scientists.[8]
On June 10, 2009, Kuroda was elected a foreign member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciencesin its class for chemistry.[5]
In 2013, Kuroda was awarded theL'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science. She has been nominated for awards by the Human Frontier Science Programme (HFSP) and by AcademiaNet.
References[edit]
- ^International Council for Science (ICSU)Archived2009-02-05 at theWayback Machine,candidate presentations, p. 22
- ^"Trend-Setting Women Scientists of Biomedical Research in Japan"(PDF).International Journal of Medical Sciences.Retrieved7 November2017.
- ^abHargittai, Magdolna (2015-03-04).Women Scientists: Reflections, Challenges, and Breaking Boundaries.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-935999-8.
- ^abcCrow, James Mitchell."The asymmetry problem".Chemistry World.Retrieved2021-02-19.
- ^abRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences: Two prominent researchers elected to the Academy's class for chemistry,press announcement, June 30, 2009
- ^Yong, Ed (2016-02-25)."The Origin of Left and Right".The Atlantic.Retrieved2021-02-19.
- ^Klein, JoAnna (2019-05-24)."It's a Lefty! Welcome to the World's First Crispr Snail Baby (Published 2019)".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2021-02-19.
- ^"U.N. science board taps chemist Kuroda".The Japan Times.2013-10-21.Retrieved2021-02-19.
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