Bussey Professor of Biology Otto T. Solbrig, a member of the DRCLAS Executive Committee, has won the 1998 International Prize for Biology, presented by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. It is a great honor to be able to convene this presentation ceremony of the 2002 International Prize for Biology in the presence of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and with the attendance of many eminent persons and distinguished guests from both Japan and abroad. This year's Prize was awarded in the field of the Biology of Insects. Congratulations to Naomi Pierce recipient of the 35th International Prize for Biology! Check the winners of International Prize for Biology presented under International Prize for Biology since 1985. The International Prize for Biology was instituted in April 1985 by the Committee on the International Prize for Biology. The prize, consisting of a certificate, a medal and an award of 10-million yen (more than $90,000) is given to the recipient, along with an imperial gift, a silver vase bearing the imperial crest. The Prize, comprising a medal and a prize of ten million yen, is awarded to the selected recipient, along with an Imperial gift from His Majesty the Emperor. The Prize, although it is not always awarded to a biologist, is one of the most prestigious honours a natural scientist can receive. There are no restrictions on the nationality of the recipient. Stephen Hubbell, a distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCLA, is the 2016 laureate of the International Prize for Biology for his outstanding contributions to biology research, Japan’s Society for the Promotion of Science announced Friday. - The Prize is awarded each year to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of basic research in Peter Crane, the Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), has been awarded the 2014 International Prize for Biology administered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for his work on the evolutionary history of plants. The International Prize for Biology was established in 1985 to commemorate thesixty-year reign of Emperor Showa and his long devotion to biological research. It alsopays tribute to the present Emperor, His Majesty, Emperor Akihito, who has laboredfor many years to advance the taxonomical study of go On September 17, 2002, the Committee on the International Prize for Biology (chaired by Dr. Saburo Nagakura, President of the Japan Academy) decided, based on the recommendation of the Prize’s Selection Committee, to present the 2002 International Prize for Biology to Dr. Masatoshi Nei, Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA. The prize is given for outstanding contributions to the advancement of research in fundamental biology; the specialty for the 1998 Prize was "The Biology of Biodiversity." The International Prize for Biology was established in 1985 to commemorate the sixty-year reign of Emperor Showa and his long devotion to biological research.