Tasuku Honjo
Japanese professor of immunology and genomic medicine (1942–)
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Tasuku Honjo was born on January 27, 1942, in Kyoto.[1][2][3][4] He is an immunologist, biochemist, university teacher, and physician.[5] His field is immunology.
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1942[8]
- Country of citizenship: Japan[9]
- Field of work: immunology[10]
- Employer: University of Tokyo[11], Kyoto University[12], University of Osaka[13], Hirosaki University[14]
- Educated at: Kyoto University[15], Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube High School[16]
- Doctoral advisor: Yasutomi Nishizuka[17], Osamu Hayaishi[18]
- Award received: Tang Prize[19], Asahi Prize[20], Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[21], Person of Cultural Merit[22], Robert Koch Prize[23], Order of Culture[24], William B. Coley Award[25], Keio Medical Science Prize[26], Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences[27], Clarivate Citation Laureates[28], Warren Alpert Foundation Prize[29], Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[30], honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University[31]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[32], National Academy of Sciences[33], Japan Academy[34]
- Sex or gender: male[35]
- Ancestral home: 専称寺 (富山市)[36]
- Commons category: Tasuku Honjo[37]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Medical Science[38]
- Family name: Honjo[39]
- Given name: Tasuku[40]
- Professorship: full professor[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tasuku Honjo[42]
- Relative: Hidemasa Nagata[43]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[44], Japanese[45]
- Name in native language: 本庶佑[46]
- Name in kana: ほんじょ たすく[47]
- Interested in: immunology[48]
Why It Matters
Tasuku Honjo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
FAQs
Where was Tasuku Honjo born?
Tasuku Honjo was born in Kyoto[2].
What did Tasuku Honjo do for work?
Tasuku Honjo worked as an immunologist[3], biochemist[4], university teacher[5], and physician[6].
Where did Tasuku Honjo go to school?
Tasuku Honjo was educated at Kyoto University[15] and Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube High School[16].
What awards did Tasuku Honjo receive?
Honors received include Tang Prize[19], Asahi Prize[20], Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[21], and Person of Cultural Merit[22].