The Asian Scientist 100
Tamao Endo
Institution
Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology
Country
Japan
Field
Biomedical Sciences
Endo received the 2017 Japan Academy Prize for his research that has helped to identify the cause of Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy, an autosomal-recessive genetic disorder found almost exclusively in Japan.
AWARDS
- 2017 Japan Academy Prize
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