The Mihara Award Steering Committee Trustee: Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Dear Colleagues: On behalf of the Mihara Award Steering Committee of the Mihara Cerebrovascular Disorder Research Promotion Fund, Charitable Trust Fund, I am pleased to report that Professor Hirotoshi Sano, Chairman of the Department of Neurology, Fujita Health University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Mihara Prize Award, a grant-in-aid of 10,000,000 yen. Professor Sano’s award-winning research is titled“Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery: Establishing and Popularizing Newer Safety Aspects”. His outstanding surgical skills, with which he has saved many high-risk patients, were highly rated among the members of the Mihara Award Steering Committee as a remarkable achievement. The Mihara Award Ceremony, Fiscal Year 2009 will be held on February 26, 2010 at "Tokyo Johnbull" 28th Floor, Asahi-Seimei Otemachi Bldg., Tokyo, Japan. Sincerely yours, Professor Dr. Haruyuki Kanaya Chairman of the Mihara Award Steering Committee