Yoshinori Ohsumi
Yoshinori Ohsumi | |
|---|---|
 Ohsumi in 2015 | |
| Born | February 9, 1945 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Autophagy |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cell biologist |
| Institutions | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Website | www |
Yoshinori Ohsumi(Đại ngung lương điển,Ōsumi Yoshinori)(born 9 February 1945) is aJapanesecell biologist.He won the 2016Physiology or Medicinefor his discoveries of howcellautophagyworks.[1]
Autophagy is the process thatcellsuse to break down and recycle cellular components. This allows the orderly recycling of cellular components.[2][3]
Ohsumi is a professor inTokyo Institute of Technology's Frontier Research Center.[4]He got theKyoto Prizefor Basic Science in 2012.[5]
References
[change|change source]- ↑"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016".The Nobel Foundation. 3 October 2016.Retrieved3 October2016.
- ↑Mizushima, N; Komatsu, M (11 November 2011). "Autophagy: renovation of cells and tissues".Cell.147(4): 728–41.doi:10.1016/j.cell.2011.10.026.PMID22078875.S2CID18697221.
- ↑Kobayashi S (2015). "Choose delicately and reuse adequately: the newly revealed process of autophagy".Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin.38(8): 1098–103.doi:10.1248/bpb.b15-00096.PMID26235572.S2CID42838133.
- ↑Yoshinori Ohsumi's biog in ORCID
- ↑Biemiller, Lawrence (2012-11-10)."Kyoto Prize Is Awarded to 3 Scholars".The Chronicle of Higher Education Blogs: The Ticker.Retrieved2016-10-04.