Yoshihiro Kawaoka | |
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| Born | November 14, 1955 Kobe, Japan |
| Alma mater | Hokkaido University |
| Occupation(s) | Virologist, professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Studies of influenza and Ebola viruses |
| Awards | Robert Koch Prize (2006) Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (2015) Japan Academy Prize (2016) Keio Medical Science Prize (2022) |
Yoshihiro Kawaoka (河岡 義裕, Kawaoka Yoshihiro, born November 14, 1955) is a virologist specializing in the study of the influenza and Ebola viruses. He holds a professorship in virology in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Following the West African Ebola virus epidemic of 2014, Kawaoka began development of an Ebola vaccine working in close coordination with Alhaji N'jai a toxicologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his non-profit organization Project 1808, Inc.[1]