Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. has been recognized for his research, training and advocacy on mindfulness practices for preventive health care with a recent research fellowship award by the NIPPON FOUNDATION for ASIAN PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS for the year 2010 - 2011. Formal awarding ceremonies will be held at the Ateneo University on March 19, 2010 at the ATENEO UNIVERSITY. He will bew based in Kyoto University, Japan for his research writing, database and networking project.