Toshio Hirano Explained

Toshio Hirano
Birth Date:	17 April 1947
Birth Place:	Osaka
Nationality:	Japan
Alma Mater:	Osaka University
Field:	Bioscience and Medical Science
Known For:	Discovery of interleukin-6 and its application in treating diseases

is a Japanese immunologist and academic, best known for his discovery of interleukin-6.^[1] Since August 2011, he has served as the 17th President of Osaka University.

Chronology

• 1972—graduated from Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University^[2]
• 1980—assistant professor in the School of Medicine, Kumamoto University^[2]
• 1984—assistant professor at Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University^[2]
• 1989—professor at the same university^[2]
• 2004—Dean of Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University^[2]
• 2008—Dean of Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University^[2]
• August 2011—the 17th president of Osaka University^[3]

Honors and awards

• Erwin von Balz prize (Japan), 1986
• CIBA-GEIGY Rheumatism Prize (Japan), 1990
• Sandoz Prize for Immunology, 1992
• (Japan), 1997
• Mochida Memorial Prize (Japan), 1998
• ISI Citation Laureate Award (Japan), 1981 - 98, 2000
• The, 2004 The Fujiwara Foundation of Science
• Medical Award of The Japan Medical Association, 2005, The Japan Medical Association
• Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, April, 2006
• The Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009
• The Japan Prize for the discovery of interleukin-6, 2011
• Clarivate Citation Laureates, 2021

Notes and References

1. Web site: Curriculum Vitae. 2009-07-09. University of Osaka.
2. http://www.japanprize.jp/en/prize_prof_2011_hirano.html, the Japan Prize Foundation
3. Web site: President's Profile—Osaka University . 2011-11-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404140916/http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/guide/president/profile.html . 2012-04-04 ., Osaka University president profile