As part of the activities in the Long-range Research Initiative to encourage (foster) researchers, Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) has established from this fiscal year the “JCIA LRI Award” at the Japanese Society of Toxicology (JSOT President: Dr. SunaoManabe) to award researchers who have achieved superior research results in the effects of chemical on human health and environment, and the first awardee has recently been determined as follows: