Student Wins Grand Prize in the 66th Leave a Nest Research Grant "&Taurine Award"

February 28, 2025

Takaaki Hasegawa (a fourth-year student in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Division of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy) has won the Grand Prize in the 66th Leave a Nest Research Grant "&Taurine Award." This award was established by Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to promote taurine research and support young researchers. He was highly praised for proposing an original research theme to elucidate the anti-aging effects of taurine using organoids.

Details of the research and Mr. Hasegawa's award-winning comments are available below.

→ Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Press Release: [Recipients Selected] The 66th Leave a Nest Research Grant "&Taurine Award"

Mr. Hasegawa is also taking on a crowdfunding challenge under the title "Creating a World of 'True Healthy Longevity' with Anti-Aging Treatment Technology!"

→ Takaaki Hasegawa (4th year, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy) is currently running a crowdfunding campaign. The theme is "Creating a World of 'True Healthy Longevity' with Anti-Aging Treatment Technology!"