Dear Yuichi:

Congratulations on the receipt of the AAPS Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award. This is a most deserved honor as you are one of the world's most outstanding pharmaceutical scientists. I take great personal pride in your accomplishments although I have only contributed in a very small way to your enormously successful career. Although I have had scores of postdoctoral fellows over the past twenty-five years, you will always stand out as the best of the best.

Sincerely,

Neil Kaplowitz, M.D.
Professor and Chief
USC Keck School of Medicine
GI/Liver Division