The Asian Scientist 100
Shigeru Kuratani
Institution
RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Country
Japan
Field
Life Sciences
Kuratani received the 2025 Japan Academy Prize for pioneering research in evolutionary developmental biology, elucidating how vertebrate body structures evolved through developmental mechanisms linking embryology, morphology and evolution.
AWARDS
- 2025 Japan Academy Prize
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