Isa Tadashi
Division of Neurobiology and Physiology, Department of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University.
Brain Nerve. 2019 Dec;71(12):1385-1390. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416201458.
Professor Masao Ito passed away in December last year at the age of 90. He not only performed great scientific achievements in the studies of the cerebellar circuit functions, but also made a great contribution to promotion of the neuroscience researches both in and outside Japan. His contribution includes foundation of the Japan Neuroscience Society, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, working as the president of International Brain Research Organization, foundation of Human Frontier Science Program and foundation of federation of scientific associations in Asia such as FAONS.
伊藤正雄教授于去年12月去世,享年90岁。他不仅在小脑回路功能研究方面取得了卓越的科学成就,还为推动日本国内外的神经科学研究做出了巨大贡献。他的贡献包括创立日本神经科学学会、理化学研究所脑科学研究所,担任国际脑研究组织主席,创立人类前沿科学计划以及创立亚洲科学协会联合会等。