Prof. Isamu Shiina received the 31st Inoue Prize for Science FY 2014 by the Inoue Foundation of Science

The Inoue Foundation of Science announced the Inoue Prize for Science FY 2014. A professor from the Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Technology, TUS, has received the 31st Inoue Prize for Science for his outstanding achievements in the development of a chemical reaction and its application to natural products synthesis.

Professor Isamu Shiina (Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science) was awarded the Inoue Prize for Science for "Development of a Rapid and Highly Selective Dehydration Condensation Reaction and Synthetic Studies of Biologically Active Natural Products." The Inoue Prize for Science is an award given to researchers younger than 50 years who have realized particularly remarkable achievements in the basic research of natural sciences. All categories related to natural sciences are included, and the prize is awarded to up to five researchers. This time, the award was presented for research that contributed to the development of a dehydration condensation reaction useful in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, as represented by the process of Shiina macrolactonization.

Profile of Professor Isamu Shiina
http://www.tus.ac.jp/en/fac/p/index.php?19ed

TUS News Releases
http://www.tus.ac.jp/en/news/news.php?year=2015&page=0511

HP of Shiina Laboratory
http://www.rs.kagu.tus.ac.jp/shiina/indexj.html