Prize of the minister of MEXT in the science and technology field in 2020 was awarded

In 2000, we started the activity of Protein Data Bank Japan (PDBj) at Institute for Protein Research of Osaka University, and have managed the international Protein Data Bank collaborated with Europe and America. On 7th April 2020, the prize of the minister of MEXT (ministry of education, culture, sports, science, and technology) in the science and technology field (promotion part) in 2020 was awarded for Haruki Nakamura (Prof. Emer., IPR, Osaka Univ., the ex-head of PDBj) and Genji Kurisu (Prof., IPR, Osaka Univ., the current head of PDBj), as the work "Contributing for constraction and promoting for integrative usage of the international Protein Data Bank".

Reference: The award winners of the minister of MEXT (ministry of education, culture, sports, science, and technology) prize in the science and technology field in 2020 were decided (Japanese only)