Tomoko Ohta | |
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| 太田 朋子, Ōta Tomoko | |
 Tomoko Ohta | |
| Born | 原田 朋子, Harada Tomoko 7 September 1933 Miyoshi, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State University University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Development of neutral theory of molecular evolution, and nearly neutral theory |
| Spouse | Yasuo Ohta (m.1960-1972) |
| Awards | Japan Academy Prize (1985) Weldon Memorial Prize (1986) Crafoord Prize (2015) Japan's Order of Culture (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evolutionary biology genetics |
| Institutions | National Institute of Genetics North Carolina State University Kihara Institute for Biological Research |
| Doctoral advisor | Ken-Ichi Kojima |
| Other academic advisors | Motoo Kimura Hitoshi Kihara |
Tomoko Ohta (太田 朋子, Ōta Tomoko, born Tomoko Harada 原田 朋子[1] 7 September 1933, Miyoshi, Aichi) is a Japanese scientist and Professor Emeritus of the National Institute of Genetics. Ohta works on population genetics/molecular evolution and is known for developing the nearly neutral theory of evolution.
Ohta has received many awards, including Japan's Order of Culture (2016). In 2015, Ohta and Richard Lewontin were jointly awarded the Crafoord Prize "for their pioneering analyses and fundamental contributions to the understanding of genetic polymorphism".[2][3]
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- ^ Söderström, Bo (April 2015). "Discovery of genetic polymorphism: Richard Lewontin and Tomoko Ohta awarded the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2015" (PDF). Ambio. 44 (3): 165. doi:10.1007/s13280-015-0640-1. PMC 4357622. PMID 25712534. Retrieved 28 February 2023.