Japan Prize Laureates

Laureates of the Japan Prize

Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka

Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka

  • Nationality:
    Japan
  • Date of Birth:
    3 December 1925

Outline of Achievements

Outline of Achievements

The 2000 Japan Prize

Major Awards and Honors Received

1972 Passano Foundation Award
1973 Paul Ehrich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Preis
1973 Gairdner Foundation International Award
1973 Takeda Medical Award
1974 The First Scientific Achievement Award of International Association of Allergology
1974 Asahi Cultural Award
1974 Emperor's Award, The Japan Academy Award
1974 The Order of Cultural Merit
1977 Modern Medicine Award for Distinguished Achievement
1979 Borden Award of Association of American Medical Colleges
1982 Pioneer of Modern Allergy Award from American College of Allergy
1985 American College of Physicians Award for Achievement in Medical Science
1999 The First Order of Merit, The Order of the Sacred Treasure

Membership in Academic Institutions and Societies

The American Academy of Allergy
American Association of Immunologists
Collegium Internationale Allergologicum
National Academy of Sciences, USA
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, USA
Emeritus Member Japanese Society of Allergology
Emeritus Member of Japanese Society for Immunology
The Japan Academy

Academic Degrees

1948 M.D. Ph.D .(The University of Tokyo)

Professional Career

1953-1962 Chief,Department of Serology, Division of Immunoserology, National Institute of Health, Japan
1957-1959 Research Fellow, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
1962-1965 Assistant Professor of Microbiology, University of Colorado Medical School
1962-1970 Chief, Department of Immunology, Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital
1965-1970 Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Colorado Medical School
1970-1981 O'Neill Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1970-1989 Professor of Biology, The Johns Hopkins University Faculty of Arts and Science
1974-1980 Professor, Kyoto University Research Laboratory for Immunology
1981-1988 Director, Subdepartment of Immunology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1981-1989 O'Neill Professor of Immunology and Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1989-1996 Scientific Director, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
1989-1996 Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
1990-1996 President, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
1996 to Present President Emeritus, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology

Title

  • President Emeritus, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology

Major Publications and Scientific Papers

  • Ishizaka, K. Ishizaka, T. and Hornbrook, M. M. Physicochemical properties of human reaginic antibody. IV. Presence of a unique immunoglobulin as a carrier of reaginic activity. J. Immunol. 97:75 1966
  • Ishizaka, K. Ishizaka, T. and Hornbrook, M. M. Physicochemical properties of reaginic antibody. V. Correlation of reaginic activity with γE globulin antibody. J. Immunol. 97:840 1996
  • Ishizaka, K. and Ishizaka, T. Identification of γE-antibodies as a carrier of reaginic activity. J. Immunol. 99:1187 1967
  • Ishizaka, K., Tomioka, H. and Ishizaka, T. Mechanism of passive sensitization. I.Presence of IgE and IgG molecules on human leukocytes. J. Immunol. 105:1459 1970
  • Ishizaka, K. and Ishizaka, T. Immune mechanism of reversed- type reaginic hypersensitivity. J. Immunol. 103:588 1969
  • Ishizaka, T. and Ishizaka, K. Triggering of histamine release from rat mast cells by divalent antibodies against IgE receptors. J. Immunol., 120: 800 1978
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