◆We held the award ceremony for the 2024 Kochi University Research Recognition Program (Outstanding Research Award for Early-Career Faculty and Graduate Student Research Encouragement Award)

Release Date:March 24, 2025

　We recently held the award ceremony for the 2024 Kochi University Research Recognition Program (Outstanding Research Award for Young Faculty Members and Research Encouragement Award for Graduate Students).

　The purpose of this research recognition program is to encourage faculty members and graduate students to pursue research by having the President recognize individuals who have conducted outstanding research, thereby aiming to invigorate and further advance research at this university.

　In fiscal year 2024, one recipient was awarded the Young Faculty Research Excellence Award and five recipients were awarded the Graduate Student Research Encouragement Award, recognizing researchers with promising potential for future achievements.

■ Award Recipients (Affiliations as of fiscal year 2024)

≪Outstanding Research Award for Young Faculty≫

Yuichi Kato (Lecturer, Division of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Sciences)

≪Graduate Student Research Encouragement Award≫

Yuki Gyobu (4th-year doctoral student in the Department of Medicine)

Zandvakili Zahra (3rd-year Ph.D. student, Department of Integrated Sciences of the Kuroshio Region)

Pepino Ma Marivic Capitle (3rd-year doctoral student, Department of Integrated Sciences of the Kuroshio Region)

Jessica Managa Legaspi (3rd-year Ph.D. student, Department of Integrated Sciences of the Kuroshio Region)

Yuki Egawa (2nd-year Master’s student, Department of Medical Science)

■　Winners

　For information about the winners, Click here .