Toshio Hirano

Toshio Hirano (平野 俊夫) is a Japanese immunologist and academic, best known for his discovery of interleukin-6. Since August 2011, he has served as the 17th President of Osaka University.

Chronology

 * 1972—graduated from Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
 * 1980—assistant professor in the School of Medicine, Kumamoto University
 * 1984—assistant professor at Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University
 * 1989—professor at the same university
 * 2004—Dean of Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University
 * 2008—Dean of Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
 * August 2011—the 17th president of Osaka University

Honors and awards

 * Erwin von Balz prize (Japan), 1986
 * CIBA-GEIGY Rheumatism Prize (Japan), 1990
 * Sandoz Prize for Immunology, 1992
 * Osaka Science Prize (Japan), 1997
 * Mochida Memorial Prize (Japan), 1998
 * ISI Citation Laureate Award (Japan), 1981–98, 2000
 * The Fujihara Award, 2004 The Fujiwara Foundation of Science
 * Medical Award of The Japan Medical Association, 2005, The Japan Medical Association
 * Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, April, 2006
 * The Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009
 * The Japan Prize for the discovery of interleukin-6, 2011
 * Clarivate Citation Laureates, 2021