Yoshinori Ohsumi
Japanese biologist
Yoshinori Ohsumi is a Japanese cell biologist specializing in autophagy, the process that cells use to destroy and recycle cellular components. Ohsumi is a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology's Institute of Innovative Research. Wikipedia
Born: 1945 (age 79 years), Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Education: The Rockefeller University (1974–1977), Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Faculty of Agriculture (1974), Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo (1969–1972), and more
Spouse: Mariko Ōsumi
Parents: Yoshio Ohsumi