Susumu Tonegawa
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 86 |
| Born | Nagoya |
| Aichi | |
| Japan | |
| Spouse | Mayumi Yoshinari Tonegawa |
| Children | Satto Tonegawa |
| Parents | Tsutomu Tonegawa |
| Miyoko Tonegawa | |
| Job | Scientist |
| Professor | |
| Education | Hibiya High School |
| University of California San Diego | |
| Kyoto University | |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | |
| Gairdner Foundation International Award | |
| Order of Culture | |
| Robert Koch Medal and Award | |
| Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize | |
| Date of birth | September 5,1939 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Known for | V(D)J recombination |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable student | Hongkui Zeng |
| Adrian Hayday | |
| Kenneth Poss | |
| Alcino J. Silva | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 541758 |
Susumu Tonegawa Life story
Susumu Tonegawa is a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of VJ recombination, the genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity.