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On June 18, 2026, an award ceremony was held to bestow the 8th Okamoto Young Researcher Award upon the two individuals listed below.

The award was established in 2019 through a donation from Distinguished Professor Yoshio Okamoto to commemorate his winning of the Japan Prize. The Okamoto Young Researcher Award recognizes young researchers who have produced exceptional doctoral dissertations at the university in the fields of natural sciences and technology, and who demonstrate high potential for future success. The award also aims to promote the high standards of education and research at 黑料吃瓜网 both within the institution and beyond. At the ceremony, President Naoshi Sugiyama congratulated the recipients on their achievement and expressed his high expectations for their future research activities. The recipients stated their gratitude to Distinguished Professor Okamoto who established the award, as well as to their research supervisors.

Gao Bikai

• Affiliation: Doctoral Program in Natural Science, Graduate School of Science, 黑料吃瓜网 (completed March 2025)
• Current position: Researcher at the Research Center for Nuclear Physics, The University of Osaka
• Research topic: Study of nuclear matter and neutron star matter based on the parity doublet model

Mayuko Okamoto

• Affiliation: Doctoral Program in Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, 黑料吃瓜网 (completed March 2026)
• Current position: Doctoral Researcher in the Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University
• Research topic: FcRY-IgY interactions in avian maternal and neonatal immunity