The Call for Nominations of 2021 (37th) International Prize for Biology has been opened.

The International Prize for Biology is a commemorative prize to celebrate the sixty-year reign of Emperor Showa and his longtime devotion to biological research. It also pays tribute to the Emperor Emeritus, who has striven for many years to advance the study of gobioid fish taxonomy while contributing continuously to the developing of this prize.

Based on nominations gathered from around the world, the Prize is awarded annually to a researcher who has made an outstanding contribution to make advance in biological sciences.

The research field of this year’s Prize is “Biology of Human Evolution.” Please go to the International Prize for Biology Awards page at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science website (https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol/nomination.html), download the nomination format, type the necessary information in English in the prescribed forms and send them to the secretariat by e-nomination form.

■The research field of the 2021 Prize: Biology of Human Evolution

■Deadline: April 9, 2021

■Please find the details about the Prize on our website:
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol

■Contact:
Secretariat of the Committee on the International Prize for Biology
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Email: ip-biology@jsps.go.jp

■International Prize for Biology Pamphlet