JULY 3, 2025 — ST. LOUIS, MO — WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences congratulates Mitsukuni Yoshida, MD, PhD, on being selected as a 2025 recipient of the NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP).
I am very humbled and honored to receive this recognition. As a physician-scientist, I am excited to combine my scientific and clinical expertise to advance the health and quality of life among elderly patients. Through this wonderful opportunity, I am excited to meet with NIH leadership, principal Investigators, and program officers to expand the network of my scientific collaborations.
Dr. Yoshida’s exceptional research accomplishments and scientific training stood out among this year’s national nominees. In announcing the award, the NIH noted that Dr. Yoshida is a “rising star in the neuroscience community”.
Dr. Yoshida is a research fellow in the Apte Lab and a physician-scientist in the Academic Scholar Advancement Program (ASAP) in the Department of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Yoshida has done a remarkable job in advancing our understanding of how dysregulated metabolism and inflammation drive disease pathogenesis.
OSNAP Award Ceremony
As an OSNAP awardee, Dr. Mitsukuni Yoshida will present his work at the prestigious OSNAP Award Symposium. The NIH campus is in Bethesda, Maryland. Award recipients will have the opportunity to:
- Explore research resources and potential future career pathways at the NIH
- Present a poster of their research
- Meet with NIH leadership, Principal Investigators, and Program Officers
- Engage with trainees and staff in the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP)
About WashU Medicine
WashU Medicine is a global leader in academic medicine, including biomedical research, patient care and educational programs with 2,900 faculty. Its National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding portfolio is the second largest among U.S. medical schools and has grown 56% in the last seven years. Together with institutional investment, WashU Medicine commits well over $1 billion annually to basic and clinical research innovation and training. Its faculty practice is consistently within the top five in the country, with more than 1,900 faculty physicians practicing at 130 locations and who are also the medical staffs of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals of BJC HealthCare. WashU Medicine has a storied history in MD/PhD training, recently dedicated $100 million to scholarships and curriculum renewal for its medical students, and is home to top-notch training programs in every medical subspecialty as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and audiology and communications sciences.