Yoshio Okada (medic)
Yoshio Okada ( Japanese 岡田 善 雄 ), Okada Yoshio; born October 3, 1928 in Kure ( Hiroshima Prefecture ); died 16th January 2008 in Suita ( Osaka Prefecture ) was a Japanese physician and cell biologist.
Live and act
Yoshio Okada graduated from Osaka University with a degree in medicine . In 1972 he became a professor at the "Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology" (細胞 工 学 セ ン タ ー, Saibō kōgaku center) and in 1982 its director. From 1990 he became chairman of the board of the "Development Society for Biosciences Senri" (千里 ラ イ フ サ イ エ ン ス 振興 財 団, Senri Lifescience shinkō zaidan).
Okada introduced a technique to induce artificial cell fusion in animals with the help of viruses, preferably the Japanese hemagglutinin virus HVI, also known as "Sendai virus". This enabled him to perform cell fusion outside of a living body. The results of his research played a leading role in the development of life science and biotechnology.
In 1971 Okada received the Asahi Prize , the Fujiwara Prize in 1978 , the Academy of Sciences Prize in 1980 and the Onshi-shō (恩賜 賞) imperial sponsorship prize in the same year. In 1982 Okada was honored as a person with special cultural merits and was awarded the Order of Culture in 1987 .
literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Okada Yoshio . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1163.
Web links
- Biographies Okada Yoshio in the Kotobank, Japanese
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Okada, Yoshio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 岡田 善 雄 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese medic and cell biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cure |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 2008 |
| Place of death | Suita |