Shinya Yamanaka
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Shinya Yamanaka is a Japanese stem cell researcher and Nobel laureate best known for discovering how to reprogram adult cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, revolutionizing regenerative medicine.
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human → physician → stem cell researcher → university professor → |
| academicDegree |
Doctor of Medicine
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PhD in medicine → |
| awardReceived |
Japan Prize
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Kyoto Prize → Lasker Award → Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine → Wolf Prize in Medicine → |
| birthDate |
1962-09-04
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| birthPlace |
Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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| citizenship |
Japanese
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Japan
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| educatedAt |
Kobe University
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Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine → |
| employer |
Gladstone Institutes
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Kyoto University → |
| familyName |
Yamanaka
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| fieldOfWork |
cell reprogramming
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regenerative medicine → stem cell biology → |
| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Shinya
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| hasNationality |
Japanese
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| influencedField |
cell-based therapies
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disease modeling using iPS cells → regenerative medicine → |
| knownFor |
Yamanaka factors
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cellular reprogramming of adult somatic cells → induced pluripotent stem cells → |
| memberOf |
Japan Academy
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America → |
| name |
Shinya Yamanaka
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| NobelPrizeCategory |
Physiology or Medicine
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| NobelPrizeSharedWith |
John B. Gurdon
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| NobelPrizeYear |
2012
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| notableConcept |
Yamanaka factors Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
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| notableWork |
discovery that adult somatic cells can be reprogrammed to pluripotent stem cells
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| occupation |
medical doctor
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researcher → university professor → |
| positionHeld |
director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application at Kyoto University
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senior investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease → |
| researchFocus |
cell differentiation
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induced pluripotent stem cells → pluripotency → |
Referenced by (4)
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Keio Medical Science Prize
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Millennium Technology Prize → |
notableLaureate |
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Hokkaido University
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hasNotableAlumni |
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Shinya Yamanaka
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name |