Yoshinori Ohsumi Age, Biography & More » StarsUnfolded
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biology | |
real name | Ohsumi Yoshinori Ōsumi Yoshinori |
Nick name | unknown |
Profession | Japanese cell biologist |
field | Autophagy |
Awards/Achievements | • In 2006, received the Japan Academy Award. • In 2009, received the Asahi Prize (Asahi Shimbun). • In 2012, received the Kyoto Prize for Basic Science. • In 2015, received the Gairdner Foundation International Award. • In 2015, won the International Biology Prize. • In 2016, won the Wiley Prize for Biomedicine. • On October 3, 2016, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
Body Statistics and More | |
high | In centimeters— 168 cm In meters – 1.68 meters feet inches- 5′ 6″ |
weight | In kilograms – 62 kg In pounds— 137 lbs |
eye color | Black |
hair color | white |
personal life | |
date of birth | [February91945[1945年2月9日 |
Age (2016) | 71 years |
place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan |
Zodiac Signs/Sun Signs | Aquarius |
Country of Citizenship | Japanese |
hometown | Fukuoka, Japan |
School | unknown |
University | University of Tokyo |
Education | postdoctoral researcher |
family | Father– unknown Mother– unknown brother– 4 (all seniors) elder sister– unknown |
religion | unknown |
Race | Japanese |
Hobby | Read scientific journals |
girls, affairs, etc. | |
marital status | Married |
wife | Mariko |
children | son– unknown daughter– unknown |
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Yoshinori Ohsumi
- Does Yoshinori Ohsumi smoke? :unknown
- Does Yoshinori Ohsumi drink? :unknown
- he was born at the end of the year Second World War in Fukuoka, on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
- At first he Chemical Later he turned his attention to molecular biology.
- He is the youngest of 4 brothers.
- Doctorate degree in 1974 University of Tokyo.
- Before returning to Japan in the late 1980s, he Rockefeller University in New York.
- Ohsumi is credited with being the first scientist to define cell recycling.
- On October 3, 2016, he became the 25th Japanese received a Nobel Prize and 4th drug category.
- The main focus of his work is how cells break down and recycle their contents, called— Autophagy (self-feeding).
- His research can help explain some diseases/disorders such as cancer, Parkinson’s Disease (neurological disorder), Alzheimer’s disease (neurological disorder).
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