Kimishige Ishizaka

Kimishige Ishizaka
Kimishige Ishizaka
石坂公成
	Ishizaka in 1997
Born	3 December 1925; Tokyo, Japan
Died	6 July 2018 (aged 92); Yamagata, Japan
Other names	Kimi Ishizaka
Citizenship	Japan
Education	University of Tokyo
Known for	Discovery of IgE
Spouse	Teruko Ishizaka
Awards	Passano Award (1972); Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1973); Gairdner Foundation International Award (1973); Asahi Prize (1973); Japan Academy Prize (1974); Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy (1974); Japan Prize (2000);
	Scientific career
Fields	Immunology
Institutions	University of Colorado Denver; Johns Hopkins University; La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology;
Notable students	Tadamitsu Kishimoto

Kimishige "Kimi" Ishizaka (石坂公成, Ishizaka Kimishige, 3 December 1925 – 6 July 2018) was a Japanese immunologist who, with his wife Teruko Ishizaka, discovered the antibody class Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in 1966–1967.^[1]^[2] Their work was regarded as a major breakthrough in the understanding of allergy. He was awarded the 1973 Gairdner Foundation International Award and the 2000 Japan Prize for his work in immunology.^[3]^[4]

^ Ishizaka K, Ishizaka T, Hornbrook MM (1966). "Physico-chemical properties of human reaginic antibody. IV. Presence of a unique immunoglobulin as a carrier of reaginic activity". J. Immunol. 97 (1): 75–85. PMID 4162440.
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^ "Japan Prize laureates announced". BBC News. 17 December 1999. Retrieved 12 November 2007.