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Medicine

Shinya Yamanaka山中伸弥

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Born
1962
Gender
Male
Birthplace
Osaka
Education
Kobe University, Osaka Metropolitan University神戸大学、大阪市立大学
Career
Physician and medical scientist. Established the technology for creating induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Director emeritus and professor at Kyoto University's CiRA.医師、医学者。人工多能性幹細胞(iPS細胞)の作製技術を確立し、2012年のノーベル生理学・医学賞を受賞。京都大学iPS細胞研究所名誉所長・教授。

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