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The Journal of Biochemistry Award Papers
The JB Award is an annual prize which recognizes the best papers published in The Journal of Biochemistry. The award is presented by the Japanese Biochemical Society at the society's annual meeting with the winner receiving a certificate and 100,000 yen. Articles are chosen from the previous year.
Explore the full list of prize winning papers below.
2024 JB AWARD
Riko Irikura and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 174, Issue 3, September 2023, Pages 239–252, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad036
Wataru Okumura and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 173, Issue 5, May 2023, Pages 383–392, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad004
Shu-Ya Cao and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 174, Issue 2, August 2023, Pages 109–123, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad041
Cooperative DNA-binding activities of Chp2 are critical for its function in heterochromatin assembly
Anisa Fitri Rahayu and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 174, Issue 4, October 2023, Pages 371–382, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad050
Fumiya Kasai and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 174, Issue 3, September 2023, Pages 279–289, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad042
Carlos Ichiro Kasano-Camones and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 173, Issue 5, May 2023, Pages 393–411, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad005
Yasuhiro Hirano and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 174, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 33–46, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad017
Taro Yanai and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 174, Issue 4, October 2023, Pages 335–344, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad048
Atsuki Yoshida and others
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 174, Issue 5, November 2023, Pages 451–459, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad060
2023 JB AWARD
Ryo Aoyama and other
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 171, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 227-237, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvab121
Benedikt Rauscher and other
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 171, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 187-199, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvab131
Keisuke Kimura and other
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 171, Issue 4, April 2022, Pages 429-441, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvab154
Naoki Ito and other
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 171, Issue 5, May 2022, Pages 529-541, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvab153
Yutaro Fukushima and other
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 172, Issue 2, August 2022, Pages 79-88, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvac043
2022 JB Award
Kazuya Murata, Asuka Mimura, Hayate Suzuki, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 170, Issue 4, October 2021, Pages 453–461, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvab059
Natsumi Sakata, Ryutaro Shirakawa, Kota Goto, Duc Anh Trinh, Hisanori Horiuchi
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 169, Issue 3, March 2021, Pages 363–370, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvaa111
Junki Uchiyama, Yasushi Ishihama, Koshi Imami
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 169, Issue 2, February 2021, Pages 227–236, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvaa104
Rieko Imae, Hiroshi Manya, Hiroki Tsumoto, Yuri Miura, Tamao Endo
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 170, Issue 2, August 2021, Pages 183–194, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvab069
Yuanhao Gong, Shaniya Abudureyimu, Kenji Kadomatsu, Kazuma Sakamoto
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 169, Issue 2, February 2021, Pages 187–194, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvaa141
2021 JB Award
Koji Nagata, Akitoshi Okada, Jun Ohtsuka, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 167, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 1–14, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvz087
Hiroki Fujiyama, Takahiro Tsuji, Kensuke Hironaka, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 167, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 15–24, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvz075
Masahiro Nishimura, Yasuhiro Arimura, Kayo Nozawa, and Hitoshi Kurumizaka
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 168, Issue 6, December 2020, Pages 669–675, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvaa081
Tetsuo Cai, Aki Hatano, Kunihiko Kanatsu, and Taisuke Tomita
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 167, Issue 5, May 2020, Pages 463–471, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvz110
Asami Hishiki, Mamoru Sato, and Hiroshi Hashimoto
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 167, Issue 6, June 2020, Pages 597–602, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvaa008
2020 JB Award
Katsumasa Nagano, Chulwon Kwon, Junji Ishida, Tatsuo Hashimoto, Jun-Dal Kim, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 166, Issue 5, November 2019, Pages 383–392, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvz071
Akihiro Murashima, Keiko Shinjo, Keisuke Katsushima, Tetsuo Onuki, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 166, Issue 1, July 2019, Pages 41–50, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvz007
Gohei Nishibuchi, Shinichi Machida, Reiko Nakagawa, Yuriko Yoshimura, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 165, Issue 5, May 2019, Pages 433–446, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvy117
Jan M Klenk, Max-Philipp Fischer, Paulina Dubiel, Mahima Sharma, Benjamin Rowlinson, Gideon Grogan, Bernhard Hauer
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 166, Issue 1, July 2019, Pages 51–66, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvz010
Shinya Takemasu, Kiyomi Nigorikawa, Miho Yamada, Go Tsurumi, Satoshi Kofuji, Shunsuke Takasuga, Kaoru Hazeki
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 166, Issue 2, August 2019, Pages 175–185, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvz026
2019 JB Award
Kazuhiro Miyanabe, Hiroki Akiba, Daisuke Kuroda, Makoto Nakakido, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 164, Issue 1, July 2018, Pages 65–76, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvy032
Wataru Yokoyama, Keiko Hirota, Huahua Wan, Naoaki Sumi, Mai Miyata, Sho Araoi, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 163, Issue 6, June 2018, Pages 465–474, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvy018
Hajime Niwa, Yasuhiro Miyauchi-Nanri, Kanji Okumoto, Satoru Mukai, Kentaro Noi, Teru Ogura, Yukio Fujiki
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 164, Issue 6, December 2018, Pages 437–447, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvy073
Jung-Wei Chang, Yusuke Sato, Tetsuhiro Ogawa, Takatoshi Arakawa, Shuya Fukai, Shinya Fushinobu, Haruhiko Masaki
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 164, Issue 5, November 2018, Pages 329–339, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvy056
Shikshya Timalsina, Kyoko Arimoto-Matsuzaki, Masami Kitamura, Xiaoyin Xu, et al.
The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 164, Issue 5, November 2018, Pages 381–391, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvy062
