Affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine

Prof. Shigeo Okabe is Chairman of the Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo. He obtained PhD degree at the University of Tokyo, School of Medicine in 1992. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as a Visiting Associate in NINDS/NIH. In 1996, he came back to Japan and was appointed as a principal investigator in National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology in Tsukuba. In 1999, he moved to Department of Cell Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University as a professor. In 2007, he was appointed as a full professor in the University of Tokyo. He also serves as Dean of the Medical School from 2021. He received Young Investigator Award (Japanese Association of Anatomists) in 1996, Tsukahara Nakaakira Award (Japan Neuroscience Society) in 2004,　Seto Award (Japanese Society of Microscopy) in 2010, and The Naito Foundation Merit Award for Advancement of Science in 2020.