Mr. Naotaka Ide Memorial Scholarship in Medicine

Award descriptionScholarships totalling $2,000 have been made available annually through a gift from Noriko Ide in memory of her husband Naotaka Ide (19372019) for outstanding students enrolled in the M.D. program. Preference will be given to a student with an interest in neurodegenerative disease research. Mr. Ide was an international patent attorney for Toyota for most of his career. He was also an engineer and a professional piano player. He suffered from dementia later in life and wished to give back to the research community through this scholarship. The scholarships are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine.