Award

Bektash, Atabek, D5 SOKENDAI student received the Morishima Award

From left to right: Dr. Kanemaki, Mr. Bektash , and Dr. Kondo, Director-General.

Mr. Bektash, Atabek (Molecular Cell Engineering Laboratory, Kanemaki Laboratory)  received the Morishima Award from the Genetics Program at SOKENDAI. At the award ceremony held on September 10, 2026, Dr. Kondo, Director-General, presented them with certificates and a catalog of the research grant.

The Morishima Award is given to students in the Genetics Program to honor their outstanding performance during their PhD studies and to encourage further achievements.

Bektash, Atabek  (Molecular Cell Engineering Laboratory, Thesis Advisor: Kanemaki, Masato)

Thesis Title:
MCM10 and RECQL4 have cooperative and redundant roles in activating the CMG helicase during the replication initiation

 

▶ The Morishima Award

▶ — Professor Emeritus — MORISHIMA, Hiroko