Toshio Hirano

is a Japanese immunologist and academic, best known for his discovery of interleukin-6. Since August 2011, he has served as the 17th President of Osaka University. Chronology 1972—graduated from Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University 1980—assistant professor in the School of Medicine, Kumamoto University 1984—assistant professor at Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University 1989—professor at the same university 2004—Dean of Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University 2008—Dean of Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University August 2011—the 17th president of Osaka University Honors and awards Erwin von Balz prize (Japan), 1986 CIBA-GEIGY Rheumatism Prize (Japan), 1990 Sandoz Prize for Immunology, 1992 (Japan), 1997 Mochida Memorial Prize (Japan), 1998 ISI Citation Laureate Award (Japan), 1981–98, 2000 The , 2004 The Fujiwara Foundation of Science Medical Award of The Japan Medical Association, 2005, The Japan Medical Association Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, April, 2006 The Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009 The Japan Prize for the discovery of interleukin-6, 2011 Clarivate Citation Laureates, 2021 References