Laureates of the Japan Prize
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Dr. Erkki Ruoslahti
- Nationality:
USA
- Date of Birth:
16 February 1940
Outline of Achievements
The 2005 Japan Prize
Major Awards Received
| 1986-93 |
Outstanding Investigator Award National Cancer Institute |
| 1990 |
G.H.A. Clowes Award American |
| 1991 |
Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award |
| 1991 |
Honorary Doctor of Medicine, University of Lund |
| 1993 |
Leila Gruber Cancer Research Award |
| 1995 |
Abbott Award (International Society for Oncodevelopmentl Biology and Medicine) |
| 1997 |
Gairdner Foundation International Award |
| 1998 |
Jacobaeus International Prize |
| 2003 |
The Jubilee Award, The British Biomedical Society |
Major Honors
| 1989 |
Member, Societas Scientiarum Fennica (Finnish Academy of Sciences) |
| 1993 |
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 1994 |
Knight, Order of the White Rose of Finland |
| 1995 |
Nobel Fellow, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm |
| 1999 |
Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences |
| 2001 |
Member, European Molecular Biology Organization |
| 2002 |
Member, Institute of Medicine of the U.S. National Academies |
Academic Degrees
| 1961 |
B.M. in Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland |
| 1965 |
M.D. in Medicine, University of Helsinki |
| 1967 |
Ph.D. in Immunology, University of Helsinki |
Professional Career
| 1970-75 |
Assistant Professor and Acting Associate Professor Department of Serology and Bacteriology, University of Helsinki, Finland |
| 1975-76 |
Professor, Bacteriology and Serology, University of Turku, Finland |
| 1976 |
Senior Research Scientist, Dept. Immunology, City of Hope, National Medical Center, USA |
| 1976-79 |
Director, Immunology, Div. Immunology, City of Hope |
| 1979-80 |
Associate Scientific Director, The Burnham Institute |
| 1980-95 |
Scientific Director, The Burnham Institute |
| 1982-89 |
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The Burnham Institute |
| 1989-2001 |
President and CEO, The Burnham Institute Director, NCI Cancer Center, The Burnham Institute |
| 1980-2004 |
Adjunct Professor, Pathology Department, University of California, San Diego |
| 2002-present |
Distinguished Professor, The Burnham Institute |
| 2003-present |
Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego |
Title
- Distinguished Professor, The Burnham Institute
Major Publications
- Pierschbacher, M.D .and Ruoslahti, E. (1984) Cell attachment activity of fibronectin can be duplicated by small synthetic fragments of the molecule. Nature 309, 30-33.
- Pytela, R., Pierschbacher, M.D. and Ruoslahti, E. (1985) Identification and isolation of a 140 kd cell surface glycoprotein with properties expected of a fibronectin receptor. Cell 40, 191-198.
- Suzuki, S., Argraves, W.S., Pytela, R., Arai, H., Krusius, T., Pierschbacher, M.D. and Ruoslahti, E. (1986) cDNA and amino acid sequences of the cell adhesion protein receptor recognizing vitronectin reveal a transmembrane domain and homologies with other adhesion protein receptors. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83, 8614-8618.
- Argraves, W.S., Suzuki, S., Arai, H., Thompson, K., Pierschbacher, M.D. and Ruoslahti, E. (1987) Amino acid sequence of the human fibronectin receptor. J. Cell Biol. 105, 1183-190.
- Suzuki, S., Argraves, W.S., Arai, H., Languino, L.R., Pierschbacher, M.D. and Ruoslahti, E. (1987) Amino acid sequence of the vitronectin receptor alpha subunit and comparative expression of adhesion receptor mRNAs. J. Biol. Chem. 262, 14080-14085.
- Ruoslahti, E. and Pierschbacher, M.D. (1987) New perspectives in cell adhesion: RGD and integrins. Science 238, 491-497.
