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Junki Miyamoto, Associate Professor of GIR, received “Young Investigator Award” from Japan Society for the Study of Obesity (JASSO)

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2022.5.26

Junki Miyamoto, Associate Professor of GIR received “Young Investigator Award” from Japan Society for the Study of Obesity (JASSO) on March 27, 2022.

-Name of the award

Young Investigator Award of Japan Society for the Study of Obesity (JASSO)

-Outline of the award

Award Achievement: Regulation of Energy Metabolism via Fatty Acid Receptors of dietary gut microbial metabolites.

Reasons for the award: The award recognizes that diet plays an important role in maintaining homeostasis not only as a source of nutrients and energy, but also as a signal molecule via nutrient-recognition receptors. It is expected to help the development of preventive and therapeutic agents against energy-metabolic disorders by interconnection of Food – Intestinal Environment – Nutrient-Sensing Receptors.

Summary of the award: An outstanding abstract will be selected from the members of  Japan Society for the Study of Obesity (JASSO) who are under 35 years of age or within 10 years of university graduation, who gives an excellent presentation at the Annual Meeting.

-Links

Japan Society for the Study of Obesity (JASSO)

http://www.jasso.or.jp/contents/english/index.html

Junki Miyamoto

https://kenkyu-web.tuat.ac.jp/Profiles/79/0007862/profile.html?lang=en