# Yasushi Okada

> Yasuji Okada is a Japanese molecular biologist and physician. He is a professor at the University of Tokyo. He is known for his research in single-molecule biology and bioimage informatics, notably discovering that kinesin can move as a single molecule. Collaborating with Olympus, he also developed a high-speed, high-resolution spinning disk super-resolution microscopy technique. He is the chief researcher at the University of Tokyo's International Research Centre for Neurointelligence, leading the Information Physics of Living Matters project. This project had already secured 1.15 billion yen of government research grant before it started.

*Japanese biologist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1968
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Yasuji Okada is a Japanese molecular biologist and physician. He is a professor at the University of Tokyo. He is known for his research in single-molecule biology and bioimage informatics, notably discovering that kinesin can move as a single molecule. Collaborating with Olympus, he also developed a high-speed, high-resolution spinning disk super-resolution microscopy technique. He is the chief researcher at the University of Tokyo's International Research Centre for Neurointelligence, leading the Information Physics of Living Matters project. This project had already secured 1.15 billion yen of government research grant before it started.

## Fame
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## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16264898)
- [Yasushi Okada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasushi_Okada)
- [岡田康志](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A1%E7%94%B0%E5%BA%B7%E5%BF%97)

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