Susumu Tonegawa
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 85 |
Born | Nagoya |
Aichi | |
Japan | |
Spouse | Mayumi Yoshinari Tonegawa |
Children | Satto Tonegawa |
Parents | Tsutomu Tonegawa |
Miyoko Tonegawa | |
Job | Scientist |
Professor | |
Education | Hibiya High School |
University of California San Diego | |
Kyoto University | |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | |
Gairdner Foundation International Award | |
Order of Culture | |
Robert Koch Medal and Award | |
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize | |
Date of birth | September 5,1939 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Known for | V(D)J recombination |
Nationality | Japanese |
Notable student | Hongkui Zeng |
Adrian Hayday | |
Kenneth Poss | |
Alcino J. Silva | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 541758 |
Susumu Tonegawa Life story
Susumu Tonegawa is a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of VJ recombination, the genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity.