The Asian Scientist 100
Tasuku Honjo
Professor
Institution
Kyoto University
Country
Japan
Field
Biomedical Sciences
For his discovery of activation-induced cytidine deaminase, the enzyme responsible for antibody class switching, Honjo was awarded the Keio Medical Science Prize and Kyoto Prize in 2016, among other honors.
(Photo: Kyoto Prize)
AWARDS
- Keio Medical Science Prize 2016, Kyoto Prize 2016
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