Tsuneko Okazaki

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Tsuneko Okazaki
Born	(1933-06-07) 7 June 1933 (age 91) Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Education	Nagoya University (PhD, 1956)
Known for	Okazaki fragments
Children	Two children
Awards	L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2000) Order of the Sacred Treasure (2008) Person of Cultural Merit (2015) Order of Culture (2021)
Scientific career
Fields	Molecular biology
Institutions	Washington University, Stanford University, Nagoya University, Fujita Health University, Chromo Research, Inc.

Tsuneko Okazaki (岡崎 恒子, Okazaki Tsuneko, born June 7, 1933) is a Japanese pioneer of molecular biology known for her work on DNA replication and specifically for discovering Okazaki fragments, along with her late husband Reiji.^[1] Dr. Tsuneko Okazaki has continued to be involved in academia, contributing to more advancements in DNA research.