The Asian Scientist 100
Yasuka Toda
Institution
Meiji University
Country
Japan
Field
Biomedical Sciences
Toda won the 2022 Japan Science and Technology (JST) Prize for excellence in science by female researchers. She received the award for her research on the evolution in taste receptors of birds and primates.
(Photo: Meiji University)
AWARDS
- Japan Science and Technology Prize
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