Associate Professor Kei Hiruma of the University of Tokyo, who contributes to Output 2 of the SATREPS VaryAla Project, has been awarded the 22nd JSPS Prize and attended the award ceremony held at the Japan Academy in Ueno, Tokyo.

The JSPS Prize honors outstanding young researchers who have achieved distinguished results in academic research and are expected to make further significant contributions in the future.

Associate Professor Hiruma received the prize in recognition of his excellent research accomplishments on "Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Fungal Strategies for Plant Colonization along the Parasitism-Mutualism Continuum."

We extend our sincere congratulations to Associate Professor Hiruma on this well-deserved honor.