Osamu Shimomura - Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 2008
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Osamu Shimomura

Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 2008
for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP
Together with: Martin Chalfie, Roger Y. Tsien
Citizenship
JapanJapanEmpire of JapanEmpire of Japan
Languages
English, Japanese
date of birth
8/27/1928
place of birth
Fukuchiyama
date of death
10/19/2018
place of death
Nagasaki
Lived
90 years

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occupation
  • university teacher
  • biochemist
  • organic chemist
  • marine biologist
  • chemist
  • biologist
field of work
  • organic chemistry
  • biology
  • biochemistry
  • marine biology
educated at
  • Nagasaki Medical College
  • Nagoya University
employer
  • Nagoya University
  • Boston University
member of
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 2013
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