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Renowned Japanese Scholar Takashi Gojobori Receives Honorary Doctorate from NCKU
TAINAN, Taiwan --(Business Wire)--
Dr. Takashi Gojobori, a world-renowned expert on molecular evolution and
comparative genomics, received an honorary doctoral degree from National
Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, on November 12.
The honorary degree was conferred on Dr. Gojobori in recognition of his
contributions to evolutionary genomics, molecular evolution, educational
achievements as well as his excellent personality.
Upon receiving the honorary doctorate degree from NCKU President
Hwung-Hweng Hwung, Dr. Gojobori expressed his appreciation and praised
the university's efforts at advocating genomics research.
"It's a great pleasure to accept such a wonderful honorary degree from
NCKU particularly under the presence of my colleagues from KAUST," said
Dr. Gojobori who is currently a distinguished professor of bioscienc in
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
He also said, "With our KAUST delegation, we'd like to start
collaborating with NCKU in doing research and student and faculty
visiting."
Dr. James A. Calvin, KAUST's vice president for academic affairs, led a
nine-member delegation to NCKU participating in the conferring ceremony
for Dr. Gojobori.
"Dr. Gojobori is a tremendous colleague in KAUST and not only he is a
brilliant scientist to which we are all well aware but he's a truly
gentleman and colleague who represents the essence of what it means to
be a professor and a scholar," Dr. Calvin said.
He added, "we are thrilled that Dr. Gojobori receive this recognition as
one of the many tokens as this quality both as individual and as a
scientist."
Before joining KAUST, Dr. Takashi Gojobori was a professor at the Center
of Information Biology and DNA Data Bank of Japan.
He was also Vice-Director of the National Institute of Genetics in Japan.
During his tenure at the National Institute of Genetics, he held a
number of highly prestigious international visiting, advisory, honorary
and editorial appointments.
Dr. Gojobori's research interests range from comparative genomics and
gene expression of neural cells in sensory organs of various organisms
to marine metagenomics of a diversity of microorganisms.
He aims at elucidating the evolutionary origin of the neural network and
its application to synthetic biology for developments of bio-energy.
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