Yoshinori Ohsumi Age, Biography & More
Bio |
Real Name | 大隅 良典 Ōsumi Yoshinori |
Nickname | Not Known |
Profession | Japanese cell biologist |
Fields | Autophagy |
Awards/Achievements | • In 2006, won Japan Academy Prize.
• In 2009, won Asahi Prize (Asahi Shimbun).
• In 2012, won Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences.
• In 2015, won Gairdner Foundation International Award.
• In 2015, won International Prize for Biology.
• In 2016, won Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences.
• On 3 October 2016, won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
Physical Stats & More |
Height | in centimeters- 168 cm
in meters- 1.68 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 6” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 62 kg
in Pounds- 137 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | White |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | February 9, 1945 |
Age (as in 2016) | 71 Years |
Birth Place | Fukuoka, Japan |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
Nationality | Japanese |
Hometown | Fukuoka, Japan |
School | Not Known |
College | University of Tokyo |
Educational Qualifications | Postdoctoral researcher |
Family | Father- Not Known
Mother- Not Known
Brothers- 4 (all elder)
Sister- Not Known |
Religion | Not Known |
Ethnicity | Japanese |
Hobbies | Reading Science Journals |
Girls, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife | Mariko
|
Children | Son- Not Known
Daughter- Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Yoshinori Ohsumi
- Does Yoshinori Ohsumi smoke?: Not Known
- Does Yoshinori Ohsumi drink alcohol?: Not Known
- He was born at the end of World War II in Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
- Initially he was interested in Chemistry and later he switched his focus to Molecular Biology.
- He is the youngest of 4 brothers.
- In 1974, he received his PhD from the University of Tokyo.
- Before coming back to Japan in the late 1980s, he spent several years at the Rockefeller University in New York.
- Ohsumi is considered as the 1st scientist to define cell recycling.
- On October 3, 2016, he became the 25th Japanese to receive a Nobel Prize and the 4th in the Medicine category.
- The main focus of his work is on how cells break down and recycle their content termed as- autophagy (self-eating).
- His research could help explain a number of diseases/disorders like- Cancer, Parkinson’s (neurological disorder), Alzheimer’s (neurological disorder).
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