Noboru Mizushima
    
    Noboru Mizushima has studied intracellular degradation systems, focusing on autophagy and related pathways, for 28 years since joining Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi’s lab in 1997. His group has identified key molecules involved in autophagy, developed monitoring methods, and uncovered the pathophysiological roles of autophagy and other degradation pathways in vertebrates. He received the Medal with Purple Ribbon of Japan in 2021 and the inaugural Beth Levine Prize in Autophagy Research in 2023. He is a former President of the Japanese Biochemical Society and currently serves as the President of the Japan Society for Cell Biology.  
 
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