Ikue Mori

Distinguished Investigator

Prof. Ikue Mori is the Distinguished Investigator at the Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing (CIBR). She is renowned for her pioneering work in deciphering the molecular, cellular and neural circuit mechanisms of thermotaxis behavior in C. elegans. She was the Founding Director of the Neuroscience Institute and a Professor of Molecular Neurobiology at the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan. Her distinguished career has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Tokizane Award in 2013, the most prestigious neuroscience award in Japan, and the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon in 2017 from the Japanese government.

Honors, Awards and Adjunct, Research Positions:

2024 Tsuda Umeko Award

2022 Toray Science and Technology Prize

2017 Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon

2016 Chunichi Cultural Award

2013 The Kihara Prize

2013 Tokizane Award

2006 Inoue Prize for Science

2006 Saruhashi Award

1996-1999 Researcher of PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation

1996 The Genetics Society of Japan Scientific Promotion Prize  

1990-1991 Nissan Science Foundation Research fellowship, Brain Science Foundation Research fellowship

1982-1983 Scholarship for studying abroad, The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan