Award
The purpose of the Yamaguchi Medal is to encourage promising young researchers at the early stage of their career in the field of biomechanics. It is named in honor of the founding president, Professor Takami Yamaguchi, and was established in 2015 based on his kind donation.
Cell and Molecular Biomechanics
Shunichi ISHIDA (Kobe University, Japan)
Organ Biomechanics
Ryota TOYOHARA (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Tissue Biomechanics
Taeksang LEE (Myongji University, Korea)
Gait and Kinesiology
Yu-Lin YOU (China Medical University, Taiwan)
Gait and Kinesiology
Kohta ITO (AIST, Japan)
Winners 2021 (Kyoto)
Bone and Joint Biomechanics
Liming SHU (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Cardiovascular Biofluid Mechanics
Tomohiro OTANI (Osaka University, Japan)
Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics
Su Bin LIM (Ajou University, Korea)
Gait and Kinesiology
Chih-Chun LIN (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
Soft Tissue Mechanics
Carina BLAKER (University of Sydney, Australia)
Winners 2019 (Taipei)
Bone and Joint Biomechanics
Cheng-Chung LIN (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)
Cardiovascular Biofluid Mechanics
Daiki MATSUNAGA (Osaka University, Japan)
Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics
Andy Kah Ping TAY (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Gait and Kinesiology
Po-Tsun CHEN (Tzu Chi University, Taiwan)
Soft Tissue Mechanics
Jeonghyun KIM (Kyoto University, Japan)
Winners 2018 (Dublin)
Bone and Joint Biomechanics
Yan WANG (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Cardiovascular Biofluid Mechanics
Naoki TAKEISHI (Osaka University, Japan)
Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics
Thuan Beng SAW (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Gait and Kinesiology
Elyse PASSMORE (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Soft Tissue Mechanics
Jongsang SON (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, USA)
Winners 2017 (Brisbane)
Bone and Joint Biomechanics
Satoshi YAMADA (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Cardiovascular Biofluid Mechanics
Toshihiro OMORI (Tohoku University, Japan)
Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics
Kabir H BISWAS (MBI-National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Gait and Kinesiology
Matthew BRODIE (Neuroscience Research Australia, Australia)
Soft Tissue Mechanics
Satoru OKUDA (RIKEN-CDB, Japan)
Winners 2015 (Sapporo)
Bone and Joint Biomechanics
Yoshitaka KAMEO (Kyoto University, Japan)
Cardiovascular Biofluid Mechanics
Choon Hwai YAP (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics
Yee Han TEE (Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore)
Gait and Kinesiology
Raye Chen-Hua YEOW (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Soft Tissue Mechanics
Wen Ming CHEN (Inje University, South Korea)
