The Asian Scientist 100
Gen Suwa
Institution
University of Tokyo
Country
Japan
Field
Life Sciences
Suwa was conferred the 2018 Duke of Edinburgh Prize for his contributions to our understanding of human evolution through the analysis of the 4.4 million-year-old Ardipithecus ramidus and other hominin fossils. (Photo: University of Tokyo)
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