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Shizuo Akira

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Japanese immunologist

JapanAcademicsBorn 1953 · age 73
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Shizuo Akira is a professor at the Department of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan. He has made ground-breaking discoveries in the field of immunology, most significantly in the area of innate host defense mechanisms.

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Awards 9

2011Canada Gairdner International Award
2010German Immunology Prize
2010Keio Medical Science Prize
2009Person of Cultural Merit
2008Clarivate Citation Laureates
2007Imperial Prize of Japan Academy
2006William B. Coley Award
2005Asahi Prize
2004Robert Koch Prize

Connected to Shizuo 6

Jeffrey I. GordonAlso won Robert Koch PrizePamela J. BjorkmanAlso won William B. Coley AwardTadamitsu KishimotoAlso won Keio Medical Science PrizeHisashi KimuraAlso won Imperial Prize of Japan AcademyYūsaku KamekuraAlso won Asahi PrizeHiroshi NomaAlso won Asahi Prize

About this person

Country
Japan
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73
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7 languages

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