Shimon Sakaguchi (坂口 志文, Sakaguchi Shimon, born January 19, 1951) is an immunologist and a Distinguished Professor of Osaka University.[1] He is best known for the discovery of regulatory T cells and to describe their role in the immune system. This discovery is used in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Shimon Sakaguchi 坂口 志文 | |
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| Born | January 19, 1951 |
| Education | Kyoto University MD (1976) Ph.D (1982) |
| Known for | Regulatory T cells |
| Awards | William B. Coley Award (2004) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2015) Crafoord Prize (2017) Robert Koch Prize (2020) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pathology, immunology |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University Stanford University Scripps Research Institute RIKEN University of Tokyo Osaka University |
Biography
editSakaguchi was born in Japan's Shiga Prefecture and educated at Kyoto University.
In 2015, the news agency Thomson Reuters signals Shimon Sakaguchi among potential recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[2]
Awards and recognition
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- 2004: William B. Coley Award[3]
- 2008: Keio Medical Science Prize[4]
- 2009: Medals of Honor (Japan), purple ribbon[5]
- 2011: Asahi Prize[6]
- 2012: Foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences[7]
- 2015: Chunichi Culture Award
- 2015: Gairdner Foundation International Award.[8]
- 2017: Crafoord Prize
- 2017: Person of Cultural Merit
- 2017: Momofuku Ando Prize[9]
- 2019: Order of Culture
- 2020: Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize[10]
- 2020: Robert Koch Prize[11]
References
edit- ^ "Experimental Immunology – Osaka University Immunology Frontier Research Center". IFReC | Osaka University Immunology Frontier Research Center. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Announcing the 2015 Citation Laureates by Thomson Reuters.
- ^ William B. Coley Award-Award, Cancer Research Institute (cancerresearch.org)
- ^ The 2008 Keio Medical Science Prize Awardees, Keiō University
- ^ "Distinguished Professor Shimon SAKAGUCHI of IFReC awarded Canada Gairdner International Award". Osaka University. March 26, 2015.
- ^ The Asahi Prize Asahi Shimbun
- ^ Shimon Sakaguchi National Academy of Sciences
- ^ Shimon Sakaguchi MD, PhD, Gairdner Foundation
- ^ "News & Topics | Osaka University Immunology Frontier Research Center".
- ^ "Goethe-Universität —". www.uni-frankfurt.de.
- ^ "Robert Koch Stiftung – Shimon Sakaguchi". www.robert-koch-stiftung.de.
