Norio Niikawa

Summary

Norio Niikawa is a human^[1]. He was born in Japan^[2]. He was born on May 8, 1942^[3]. He died in Japan^[4]. He died on April 4, 2022^[5]. He worked as a geneticist^[6] and physician^[7].

Key Facts

• Born in Japan^[2], Norio Niikawa…
• Norio Niikawa died in Japan^[4].
• Norio Niikawa was born on May 8, 1942^[3].
• Norio Niikawa died on April 4, 2022^[5].
• Norio Niikawa held citizenship in Japan^[8].
• Norio Niikawa held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[9].
• Norio Niikawa worked as a geneticist^[6].
• Norio Niikawa's professions included physician^[7].
• Norio Niikawa's field of work was pediatrics^[10].
• Norio Niikawa was employed by Health Sciences University of Hokkaido^[11].
• Norio Niikawa's education included a stint at Hokkaido University^[12].
• Norio Niikawa is recorded as male^[13].
• Norio Niikawa's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Norio Niikawa supervised Naomichi Matsumoto as a doctoral student^[15].
• Norio Niikawa's family name is recorded as Niikawa^[16].
• Norio Niikawa's given name is recorded as Norio^[17].
• Norio Niikawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '新川詔夫'}^[18].
• Norio Niikawa's name in kana is recorded as ニイカワ ノリオ^[19].

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Origins and Family

Born in Japan^[2], Norio Niikawa… he was born on May 8, 1942^[3].

Education

Norio Niikawa's education included a stint at Hokkaido University^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geneticist^[6] and physician^[7]. Norio Niikawa's field of work was pediatrics^[10]. He was employed by Health Sciences University of Hokkaido^[11]. He supervised Naomichi Matsumoto as a doctoral student^[15].

Death and Burial

Norio Niikawa died on April 4, 2022^[5]. He died in Japan^[4].

Why It Matters

Norio Niikawa is credited with the discovery of Kabuki syndrome^[20], a designated intractable/rare disease^[21].

His notable doctoral advisees include Naomichi Matsumoto^[22], a geneticist^[23], b. 1961^[24], of Japan^[25], specialised in medical genetics^[26].

FAQs

Where was Norio Niikawa born?

Norio Niikawa was born in Japan^[2].

Where did Norio Niikawa die?

Norio Niikawa passed away in Japan^[4].

What did Norio Niikawa do for work?

Norio Niikawa worked as geneticist^[6] and physician^[7].

Where did Norio Niikawa go to school?

Norio Niikawa was educated at Hokkaido University^[12].

What did Norio Niikawa discover?

Norio Niikawa is credited as discoverer of Kabuki syndrome^[20].