Tatsuya Nobori receives Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists award
Tatsuya Nobori, Group Leader at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), has won the 2026 Young Investigator Award by the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists. Tatsuya joined TSL just a year ago.
Each year, the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists (JSPP) presents a series of awards to promising young plant science researchers.
Tatsuya says: “I’m deeply honoured to receive this recognition from the JSPP. It’s particularly special to me, as JSPP has been part of my scientific journey since its very beginning. I’m grateful to the mentors, colleagues, and collaborators who have supported and inspired me along the way.”
With a strong background in the field of molecular plant-microbe interactions, Tatsuya uses single-cell omics and spatial omics technologies to better understand how individual cells of plants and microbes interact with each other. He developed a new method called PHYTOMap to enable the multiplexed spatial analysis of gene expression in 3D whole-mount tissue, and he created a single-cell spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle. A recent article on The Scientist delves into Tatsuya's scientific journey and motivation, from his first experiences in Japan to his arrival at TSL.
Professor Nick Talbot FRS, Executive Director of The Sainsbury Laboratory, commented: “I am very pleased to see Tatsuya receive this well-deserved recognition. He is carrying out ground-breaking work applying single cell spatial multi-omic analysis to the study of plant immunity and it is revealing some completely new insights into how plants defend themselves from disease. It is very exciting”
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
We are delighted to celebrate Tatsuya's well-deserved Young Investigator Award.
