Osamu Shimomura | |
|---|---|
| 下村 脩 | |
 Shimomura in 2008 | |
| Born | August 27, 1928 |
| Died | October 19, 2018 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Nagasaki University Nagoya University |
| Awards | Asahi Prize (2006) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2008) Golden Goose Award (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Princeton University Boston University School of Medicine Marine Biological Laboratory |
| Thesis | 海ホタルルシフェリンの構造 (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Yoshimasa Hirata |
Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, Shimomura Osamu, August 27, 1928 – October 19, 2018[1]) was a Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, and professor emeritus at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Boston University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) with two American scientists: Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and Roger Tsien of the University of California-San Diego.[2]
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (24 October 2018). "Osamu Shimomura, 90, Dies; Won Nobel for Finding a Glowing Protein". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008". The Official Web Site of the Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2008-11-04.