Erkki Ruoslahti of The Burnham Institute named recipient of 2005 Japan Prize
(La Jolla, California) Dr. Erkki Ruoslahti, Distinguished Professor at The Burnham Institute, has been named as recipient of the 2005 Japan Prize in the category of cell biology. Dr. Ruoslahti will share the prize, 50 million yen (approximately $487,000 U.S.), with Dr. Masatoshi Takeichi, Director of RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan. The award will be presented to the scie...