Kazutoshi Mori

Institution
Kyoto University

Country
Japan

Field
Biomedical Sciences

Mori received the 2018 Breakthrough Prize for his discovery of the unfolded protein response—a cellular quality-control system that detects disease-causing unfolded proteins and directs cells to take corrective measures. (Photo: Kyoto University)


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