Shizuo Akira | |
|---|---|
 Shizuo Akira | |
| Born | January 27, 1953 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Osaka University |
| Known for | Toll-like receptors |
| Awards | Robert Koch Prize (2014) William B. Coley Award (2006) Imperial Prize (2007) Japan Academy Prize (2007) Keio Medical Science Prize (2010) Canada Gairdner International Award (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology;innate host defense mechanisms |
| Institutions | Department of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan. |
| Website | hostdefense |
Shizuo Akira (審良 静男, Akira Shizuo) (born January 27, 1953, in Higashiōsaka)[1] is a professor at the Department of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan.[2] He has made ground-breaking discoveries in the field of immunology, most significantly in the area of innate host defense mechanisms.
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