Kenya Honda

Institution
Keio University

Country
Japan

Field
Life Sciences

Honda was awarded the Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology for his research on the impact of microbiota on the immune system.

(Photo: Keio University)

AWARDS
  • Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology

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