The Asian Scientist 100
Tadamitsu Kishimoto
Institution
Osaka University
Country
Japan
Field
Biomedical Sciences
Kishimoto was awarded the 2019 Keio Medical Science Prize for his discovery of interleukin-6 and research into its implications in biology and medicine. (Photo: The Japan Prize Foundation)
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