Dr. Chisa Shiraishi, who obtained her Ph.D. in Medicine from the Graduate School of Medical Sciences at Kyushu University, has been awarded the 2024 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Japan Fellowship Award in the Life Sciences category.

The L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Japan Fellowship Award aims to support young female scientists in Japan to continue their research activities. It is awarded to female scientists in the fields of material sciences and life sciences who are enrolled in or planning to enter a doctoral program. Past recipients have led diverse careers, with many of them continuing their research both domestically and internationally.

After graduating from the School of Medicine’s Department of Life Sciences, Dr. Shiraishi entered the Graduate School of Medical Sciences at Kyushu University. She conducted her research with Professor Keiichi Nakayama at the Department of Molecular and  Cellular Biology, in the Medical Institute of Bioregulation, and obtained her Ph.D. This award recognizes her research on elucidating the tissue-specific translation control mechanisms of proteins. Dr. Shiraishi is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Group of Gene Expression and Regulation in the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University.

• Awarded Research: Elucidation of tissue-specific translation control mechanisms
• Achievement: Recognized for her groundbreaking approach in elucidating the mechanisms leading to cardiac dysfunction through research on protein translation and the resulting tissue-specific abnormalities.