Akira Endō
Japanese agricultural chemist and biochemist (1933 - 2024) · Japan · Academics · Died at 90
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Something wrong?Akira Endo was a Japanese biochemist whose research into the relationship between fungi and cholesterol biosynthesis led to the development of statin drugs, which are some of the best-selling pharmaceuticals in history.
A life in dates
2024Died5 June 20242017Canada Gairdner International AwardAward2014Prince Mahidol AwardAward2012National Inventors Hall of FameAward2011Person of Cultural MeritAward2008Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research AwardAward2006Japan PrizeAwardMassry PrizeAward1999Warren Alpert Foundation PrizeAward1987Heinrich Wieland PrizeAward1933Born14 November 1933
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Country
Japan
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2024 · aged 90
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