- 2024/11 - The Japanese council of nuclear neuroimaging Encouragement award in 2024
- 2023/11 - Journal of Alzheimer's disease Research Award of the Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology for the Best Paper, (as the mentor). Association of Tooth Loss with Alzheimer's Disease Tau Pathologies Assessed by Positron Emission Tomography.
- 2023/11 - JADR The 71st Annual Meeting of Japanese Association for Dental Research Joseph Lister Award Test-retest reliability on functional MRI for salty and umami taste. (as the mentor).
- 2022 - 2022年Rontgen award 2022
- 2022 - 2022年Rontgen award 2022
- 2020 - Rontgen award 2020.
- 2018/12 - Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student, The University of Hong Kong, 2016-2017. (as the mentor).
- 2014 - Research Award of the Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology for the Best Paper, entitled: Localization of the primary taste cortex by contrasting passive and attentive conditions. Exp Brain Res. 227:185-97, 2013 (as the mentor).
- 2012 - Academic Award, (Research paper), Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology entitled: “A new method for evaluating perceptible contrast information in digital intraoral radiographic systems”
- 2012 - Outstanding research Award, Alumni-fellow Association, the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu University, Japan
- 2011 - The Best Paper Award, Japanese Academy of Sports Dentistry entitled: “The effect on brain activity of clenching with bite plate increasing occlusal vertical dimension to mandibular rest position: a functional MRI study“. (as a co-supervisor).
- 2009 - Young Investigator Award (1st prize) of Academy of Advanced Applied Science in Oral Medicine entitled: “The spatial and temporal analysis of the taste perception using functional MRI - brain activations by salty and sweet in humans -”. (as a mentor and
- 2009 - The Excellent Presentation Award of an annual competition, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University entitled: “Brain mapping and time course of basic tastants - fMRI study- ”. (as a mentor and a corresponding author)
- 2009 - The Excellent Presentation Award of an annual competition, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University entitled: “Brain function of the rehabilitation for eating using functional MRI”. (as a supervisor)
- 2008 - The Award (1st prize) of Student Clinician Research Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University entitled: Digital educational systems for studying anatomy of soft tissue using 3D-CT (as a supervisor).
- 2007 - The Excellent Presentation Award of an annual competition, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University entitled: “Functional brain mapping in the primary taste cortex in humans by fMRI -the development of the novel taste delivery system -”. (as a mentor and
- 2007 - The Award (2nd prize) of Student Clinician Research Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University entitled: Digital educational materials for studying anatomy of bone using 3D-CT (as a supervisor).
- 2006 - Research Award of Japanese Society of Stomatognathic Function for Best Paper, entitled: “Four-dimensional analyzing system of the stomatognathic function -Application to the patients with jaw deformities-” (as a co-supervisor).
- 2004 - Research Award of the Japanese Orthodontic Society for Best Paper, entitled: “Four-dimensional display system of mandibular movement for patients with jaw deformities.” (as a co-supervisor).
- 2002 - 日本歯科放射線学会優秀論文賞(学会賞)
- 2002 - Research Award of the Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology for the Best Paper, entitled: “The combined use of US and MR imaging for the diagnosis of masses in the parotid region” (as the first author).
- 2000 - 日本顎関節学会学術展示奨励賞
- 2000 - Research Award of the Japanese Society for the Temporomandibular Joint for Best Poster Presentation, entitled: “Morphological changes of the lateral pterygoid muscle” (as the first author).
