# Shizuo Akira

> Japanese immunologist

**Wikidata**: [Q2279629](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2279629)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuo_Akira)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shizuo-akira

## Summary

Shizuo Akira was born on January 27, 1953, in Higashiōsaka-shi[1]. He is an immunologist, university teacher, and physician who was educated at the University of Osaka. His professional field is immunology. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, including the Canada Gairdner International Award, the German Immunology Prize, the William B. Coley Award, the Keio Medical Science Prize, the Person of Cultural Merit, and the Asahi Prize, along with two additional awards[2][3][4][5].


## References

1. [Source](https://www.cancerresearch.org/william-b-coley-award)
2. [Source](https://www.ms-fund.keio.ac.jp/en/prize/list.html)
3. [Robert Koch Award](https://www.robert-koch-stiftung.de/index.php?article_id=15&clang=1)
4. [Source](https://www.robert-koch-stiftung.de/index.php?article_id=15&clang=0)
5. [Source](https://clarivate.com/citation-laureates)
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