Susumu Tonegawa
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Susumu Tonegawa is a Japanese molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering the genetic mechanism that produces antibody diversity in the immune system.
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| Susumu Tonegawa canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ immunologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in molecular biology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
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Gairdner Foundation International Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-09-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kyoto University
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University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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RIKEN Brain Science Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Tonegawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
immunology
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molecular biology ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ |
| givenName | Susumu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| knownFor |
V(D)J recombination in immunoglobulin genes
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discovery of the genetic mechanism that produces antibody diversity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Japan Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Susumu Tonegawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.motivation | for his discovery of the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1987 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
demonstration of somatic recombination in immunoglobulin genes
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optogenetic manipulation of memory engrams in mice ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Aichi Prefecture
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the RIKEN Brain Science Institute
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Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
hippocampus
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learning ⓘ memory ⓘ synaptic plasticity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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