Biography
Yoshio Masui ( 増井 禎夫 , Masui Yoshio ; January 1, 1931 – April 18, 2024) was a Japanese-Canadian cell biologist . [ 1 ] Masui retired in 1997 and held the position of Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Masui studied biology at Kyoto University , graduating with his Bachelor of Science degree in zoology in 1953, his Master of Science in 1955 and his Ph.D. in 1961. [ citation needed ] While still studying at Kyoto University, he taught biology, first as a teacher's assistant and then as a teacher, at Konan University , where he was promoted to assistant professor after his earning his Ph.D. In 1966, he moved to Yale University to join Clement L. Markert 's lab, and in 1969 to the University of Toronto , where he taught as associate professor in the Department of Zoology. [ citation needed ]
About the Lasker Award
The Lasker Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine. They are administered by the Lasker Foundation, founded by advertising pioneer Albert Lasker and his wife Mary Woodard Lasker (a medical research activist). The awards are sometimes referred to as "America's Nobels."
Quick Facts
- Award: Lasker Award - Basic Medical Research
- Added: 2026-02-07
- Source: Wikipedia
- Established: 1946
- Presented by: Lasker Foundation