Yoshiki Sasai

Japanese physician, developmental biologist, stem-cell researcher and university teacher (1962–2014)
Person human Q2272131
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Yoshiki Sasai

Summary

Yoshiki Sasai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hyōgo Prefecture[2]. He was born on March 5, 1962[3]. He died in Kobe[4]. He died on August 5, 2014[5]. He worked as a biologist[6], university teacher[7], physician[8], developmental biologist[9], and stem cell researcher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hyōgo Prefecture[2], Yoshiki Sasai…
  • Yoshiki Sasai passed away in Kobe[4].
  • Yoshiki Sasai was born on March 5, 1962[3].
  • Yoshiki Sasai died on August 5, 2014[5].
  • Yoshiki Sasai held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Yoshiki Sasai worked as a biologist[6].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's professions included physician[8].
  • Yoshiki Sasai worked as a developmental biologist[9].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's professions included stem cell researcher[10].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's field of work was biology[13].
  • Among Yoshiki Sasai's employers was RIKEN[14].
  • Yoshiki Sasai was employed by Kyoto University[15].
  • Yoshiki Sasai was educated at Kyoto University[16].
  • Yoshiki Sasai was educated at Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka Senior High School[17].
  • Yoshiki Sasai received the Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize[18].
  • Yoshiki Sasai received the Hans Sigrist Prize[19].
  • Yoshiki Sasai is recorded as male[20].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's Commons category is recorded as Yoshiki Sasai[22].
  • The cause of death was hanging to death[23].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's family name is recorded as Sasai[24].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's given name is recorded as Yoshiki[25].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's manner of death is recorded as suicide[26].
  • Yoshiki Sasai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[27].

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Origins and Family

Yoshiki Sasai's place of birth was Hyōgo Prefecture[2]. He was born on March 5, 1962[3].

Education

Educated at Kyoto University[16], a national university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1897[30], headquartered in Kyoto[31] and Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka Senior High School[17], a Japanese high school[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1870[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist[6], university teacher[7], physician[8], developmental biologist[9], and stem cell researcher[10]. Yoshiki Sasai's field of work was biology[13]. Employers include RIKEN[14], a research institute[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1917[37], headquartered in Wakō-shi[38] and Kyoto University[15], a national university[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1897[41], headquartered in Kyoto[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize[18], an award[43] and Hans Sigrist Prize[19], a science award[44], in Switzerland[45], founded in 1994[46].

Death and Burial

Yoshiki Sasai died on August 5, 2014[5]. He died in Kobe[4]. The cause of death was hanging to death[23].

Why It Matters

Yoshiki Sasai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

His notable doctoral advisees include Haruko Obokata[49], a biologist[50], b. 1983[51], of Japan[52], specialised in stem cell[53].

FAQs

Where was Yoshiki Sasai born?

Born in Hyōgo Prefecture[2], Yoshiki Sasai…

Where did Yoshiki Sasai die?

Yoshiki Sasai passed away in Kobe[4].

What did Yoshiki Sasai do for work?

Yoshiki Sasai worked as biologist[6], university teacher[7], physician[8], developmental biologist[9], and stem cell researcher[10].

Where did Yoshiki Sasai go to school?

Yoshiki Sasai was educated at Kyoto University[16] and Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka Senior High School[17].

What awards did Yoshiki Sasai receive?

Honors received include Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize[18] and Hans Sigrist Prize[19].

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  24. [26] . Japanese Stem-Cell Scientist Yoshiki Sasai Commits Suicide. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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