{"id":4799,"date":"2021-12-03T08:39:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T07:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leo-foundation.org\/en\/?p=4799"},"modified":"2021-12-03T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T07:39:32","slug":"award-winner-with-a-keen-focus-on-eczema-and-psoriasis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leo-foundation.org\/en\/2021\/12\/03\/award-winner-with-a-keen-focus-on-eczema-and-psoriasis\/","title":{"rendered":"Award winner with a keen focus on eczema and psoriasis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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3 December 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a keen focus on skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis, an excellent list of publications, and an original approach across a range of topics in investigative dermatology, there is no doubt that Dr. Satoshi Nakamizo from Japan is a worthy winner of the LEO Foundation Award 2021 in Region Asia-Pacific.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year, the LEO Foundation recognizes promising young talents within skin research in each of the three regions: the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. The LEO Foundation Award is a part of the Foundation\u2019s commitment to improving the lives for people living with skin diseases by supporting skin research of the highest quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe believe that it is important to recognize and support young research talents at an early stage in their careers. With our award, we aim to sustain their zeal and productivity and help strengthen the much-needed pipeline of excellent dermatology researchers,\u201d says Ida Brams, Chief Grant Officer at the LEO Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Satoshi Nakamizo is this year\u2019s winner of the LEO Foundation Award \u2013 worth USD 100,000 \u2013 in Region Asia-Pacific. Satoshi Nakamizo is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, and he is an excellent awardee in many aspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is an accomplished skin immunologist and clinician scientist with a strong list of publications and an original approach across a range of topics in investigative dermatology. Because of his originality, ingenuity, and desire to help patients, he has already contributed with successful research, and furthermore Satoshi Nakamizo has a strong personality and manages relationships favorably in the laboratory and with collaborators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roles of antigen-presenting cells in eczema and psoriasis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among his accomplishments, Dr. Satoshi Nakamizo has revealed a novel mechanism in skin immunity, especially within the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His overall research vision is to classify and characterize the so-called antigen-presenting cells (APCs) \u2013 a cell type that contributes to chronic inflammatory skin diseases \u2013 such as eczema and psoriasis – using state-of-the-art analyses like single-cell RNA sequencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe roles of antigen-presenting cells in the development of inflammatory skin diseases remain unclear. My vision is to study these APCs in detail to reveal their functions, which will be very informative and valuable in understanding the development of skin diseases like psoriasis and eczema. Hopefully, my studies may help in the design of new treatments for these kinds of skin diseases,\u201d Dr. Satoshi Nakamizo explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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