The Asian Scientist 100
Emi Ito
Institution
Osaka University
Country
Japan
Field
Life Sciences
Ito was awarded the 2023 JSPS Ikushi Prize by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for her research on unraveling the role of host-derived metabolites in the development of innate-type T cells.
(Photo: Osaka University)
AWARDS
- 2023 JSPS Ikushi Prize
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