Shigekazu Nagata

Japanese molecular biologist, immunologist and biochemist
Person human Q1680345
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Summary

Shigekazu Nagata is a human[1]. He was born in Ishikawa Prefecture[2]. He was born on July 15, 1949[3]. He worked as a molecular biologist[4], immunologist[5], biochemist[6], university teacher[7], and scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Shigekazu Nagata's place of birth was Ishikawa Prefecture[2].
  • Born in Kanazawa[10].
  • Shigekazu Nagata was born on July 15, 1949[3].
  • Shigekazu Nagata was born on January 1, 1949[11].
  • Shigekazu Nagata held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Shigekazu Nagata's professions included molecular biologist[4].
  • Shigekazu Nagata worked as an immunologist[5].
  • Shigekazu Nagata's professions included biochemist[6].
  • Shigekazu Nagata worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Shigekazu Nagata's professions included scientist[8].
  • Shigekazu Nagata's field of work was biochemistry[13].
  • Shigekazu Nagata's field of work was immunology[14].
  • Shigekazu Nagata's field of work was apoptotic process[15].
  • Shigekazu Nagata's field of work was cell death[16].
  • Shigekazu Nagata was employed by Kyoto University[17].
  • Among Shigekazu Nagata's employers was University of Osaka[18].
  • Shigekazu Nagata was educated at University of Tokyo[19].
  • Shigekazu Nagata received the Emil-von-Behring-Prize[20].
  • Shigekazu Nagata received the Keio Medical Science Prize[21].
  • Shigekazu Nagata received the Person of Cultural Merit[22].
  • Shigekazu Nagata received the Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine[23].
  • Shigekazu Nagata received the Asahi Prize[24].
  • Shigekazu Nagata received the Robert Koch Prize[25].
  • Shigekazu Nagata was a member of Japan Academy[26].
  • Shigekazu Nagata was a member of National Academy of Sciences[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Ishikawa Prefecture[2], a prefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1872[30] and Kanazawa[10], a core city of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1889[33]. Recorded date of birth include July 15, 1949[3] and January 1, 1949[11].

Education

Shigekazu Nagata's education included a stint at University of Tokyo[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include molecular biologist[4], immunologist[5], biochemist[6], university teacher[7], and scientist[8]. Fields of work include biochemistry[13], an interdisciplinary science[34]; immunology[14], a medical specialty[35]; apoptotic process[15], a biological process[36]; and cell death[16], a biological process[37]. Employers include Kyoto University[17], a national university[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1897[40], headquartered in Kyoto[41] and University of Osaka[18], a public research university[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1931[44], headquartered in Suita[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Emil-von-Behring-Prize[20], an award[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1942[48]; Keio Medical Science Prize[21], a science award[49], in Japan[50]; Person of Cultural Merit[22], a title of honor[51], in Japan[52]; Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine[23], an award[53], in Hungary[54], founded in 2003[55]; Asahi Prize[24], an award[56], in Japan[57], founded in 1929[58]; and Robert Koch Prize[25], a science award[59], in Germany[60].

Why It Matters

Shigekazu Nagata ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61]

FAQs

Where was Shigekazu Nagata born?

Born in Ishikawa Prefecture[2].

What did Shigekazu Nagata do for work?

Shigekazu Nagata worked as molecular biologist[4], immunologist[5], biochemist[6], university teacher[7], and scientist[8].

Where did Shigekazu Nagata go to school?

Shigekazu Nagata was educated at University of Tokyo[19].

What awards did Shigekazu Nagata receive?

Honors received include Emil-von-Behring-Prize[20], Keio Medical Science Prize[21], Person of Cultural Merit[22], and Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine[23].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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