Ms. Ayana Murayama received the 143rd Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Student Excellence Award

Ayana Murayama (center) with Professor Toshiharu Horie (left), head of the Pharmacology Research, and Professor Kimihito Tajima (right)

Certificate of award received from Masafumi Minami, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 143rd Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

The 143rd Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan was held at Hokkaido University from March 25 to 28, 2023. In the general academic presentation (oral presentation section), Ayana Murayama, a sixth-year student at Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, presented the results of her graduation Research and won the Student Outstanding Presentation Award. Of the 884 presentations that were judged, 22.1% won, and the content of the presentation was highly evaluated.

The general academic presentations were divided into two categories: oral and poster presentations. Murayama also participated in the poster presentation. Looking back on the process from the preparations to the day of the presentation, he said, "It was difficult to prepare materials for a different presentation format. I was so nervous during the oral presentation that my mind went blank, and I didn't feel any sense of accomplishment immediately after the presentation, but I think I was able to answer questions during the answer session by using the knowledge I gained from interacting in Research lab."

Murayama received the news of his award by email. He expressed his gratitude, saying, "I couldn't believe I'd won because there were many areas of my oral presentation that I was lacking. But then a friend told me, 'You probably won because you responded well to the questions during your oral presentation,' and it finally hit me. I think it's the result of the support I received from so many people, including my teachers who guided me, my seniors, and my friends."

The 143rd Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Sapporo)/Recipient of Excellent Student Presentation Award

Award-winning Research
"Analysis of the dynamics of mucosal immune cells such as mast cells in the colonic mucosa of post-inflammatory irritable bowel syndrome model mice"