is a Japanese immunologist and academic, best known for his discovery of

interleukin-6 Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is an interleukin that acts as both a pro-inflammatory cytokine and an anti-inflammatory myokine. In humans, it is encoded by the ''IL6'' gene. In addition, osteoblasts secrete IL-6 to stimulate osteoclast formation. Smoo ...

. Since August 2011, he has served as the 17th President of Osaka University.

Chronology

*1972 - graduated from Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Universityhttp://www.japanprize.jp/en/prize_prof_2011_hirano.html, the Japan Prize Foundation *1980 - assistant professor in the School of Medicine,

Kumamoto University , abbreviated to ''Kumadai'' (熊大), is a Japanese national university located in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture in the Kyushu region of Japan. It was established on May 31, 1949, at which time the following institutions were subsumed into it; ...

*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, Osaka University president profile

Honors and awards

*Erwin von Balz prize (Japan), 1986 *CIBA-GEIGY Rheumatism Prize (Japan), 1990 * Sandoz Prize for Immunology, 1992 * (Japan), 1997 *Mochida Memorial Prize (Japan), 1998 *ISI Citation Laureate Award (Japan), 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 The Crafoord Prize is an annual science prize established in 1980 by Holger Crafoord, a Swedish industrialist, and his wife Anna-Greta Crafoord. The Prize is awarded in partnership between the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Crafoord Foun ...

Polyarthritis Polyarthritis is any type of arthritis that involves 5 or more joints simultaneously. It is usually associated with autoimmune conditions and may be experienced at any age and is not sex specific. Causes Polyarthritis is most often caused by an au ...

2009 *The Japan Prize for the discovery of

, 2011 *

Clarivate Citation Laureates Clarivate Citation Laureates formerly Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates is a list of candidates considered likely to win the Nobel Prize in their respective field. The candidates are so named based on the citation impact of their published resear ...

, 2021

References

Japanese immunologists 1947 births Living people People from Osaka Prefecture Osaka University alumni Academic staff of Osaka University {{Japan-scientist-stub