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Yasutomi Nishizuka

1932-07-12 – 2004-11-04

Title Nishiz, Yasutomi Description Yasutomi Nishiz Topics/Categories Historical, People Type B&W, Photo Source General Motors Cancer Research FoundationCredit: National Cancer Institute

Life & Legacy

Yasutomi Nishizuka, MJA, ForMemRS (西塚泰美, Nishizuka Yasutomi; July 12, 1932 – November 4, 2004) was a prominent Japanese biochemist and made important contributions to the understanding of molecular mechanism of signal transduction across the cell membrane. In 1977, he discovered protein kinase C, which plays significant roles in a variety of intracellular signal transduction processes.
He was elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1990 and as a member of the Japan Academy (MJA) in 1991.

Occupation & Career

biochemist, physician, university teacher

Education

Kyoto University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Order of Culture; Wolf Prize in Medicine; Canada Gairdner International Award; Ernst Schering Prize; Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize; Person of Cultural Merit; Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences; Asahi Prize; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Clarivate Citation Laureates

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research · Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize · Asahi Prize · Canada Gairdner International Award · Clarivate Citation Laureates · Ernst Schering Prize · Foreign Member of the Royal Society · Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences · Order of Culture · Person of Cultural Merit · Wolf Prize in Medicine

Employer

Kobe University · Kyoto University

Organizations & Memberships

American Academy of Arts and Sciences · French Academy of Sciences · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Japan Academy · National Academy of Sciences · Royal Society of London · The World Academy of Sciences