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Yoshiki Sasai

Japanese physician, developmental biologist, stem-cell researcher and university teacher (1962–2014)

  • Fame50.6
  • Momentum1.6
  • Wikipedia7.7K
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Lived 1962–2014, aged 52Japan
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    9 languages
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  • Era
    1962–2014
    Aged 52
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-08-25

Yoshiki Sasai was a Japanese stem cell biologist. He developed methods to guide human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into forming brain cortex, eyes, and other organs in tissue culture. Sasai worked at the Riken Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Kobe, and was Director of the Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis. Following his involvement in the 2014 STAP cell controversy, Sasai was found dead at Riken from an apparent suicide.

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