The Asian Scientist 100
Mikiko Tanaka
Institution
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Country
Japan
Field
Life Sciences
Tanaka received the 41st Saruhashi Prize for her research on the development and evolution of vertebrate limbs, with her studies on sharks shedding a light on the evolutionary origin of limb muscles.
(Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology)
AWARDS
- Saruhashi Prize
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