Toshio Hirano
Toshio Hirano is a Japanese immunologist and academic, best known for his discovery of interleukin-6. Since August 2011, he has served as the 17th President of Osaka University.Chronology
- 1972 - graduated from Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
- 1980 - assistant professor in the School of Medicine, Kumamoto University
- 1984 - assistant professor at Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University
- 1989 - professor at the same university
- 2004 - Dean of Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University
- 2008 - Dean of Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
- August 2011 - the 17th president of Osaka University
Honors and awards
- Erwin von Balz prize, 1986
- CIBA-GEIGY Rheumatism Prize, 1990
- Sandoz Prize for Immunology, 1992
- , 1997
- Mochida Memorial Prize, 1998
- ISI Citation Laureate Award, 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
