Shimon Sakaguchi
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
Sakaguchi 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]
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