Yasutomi Nishizuka

Biography

Yasutomi Nishizuka , MJA , ForMemRS ( 西塚 泰美 , Nishizuka Yasutomi ; July 12, 1932 – November 4, 2004) [ 1 ] was a prominent Japanese biochemist and made important contributions to the understanding of molecular mechanism of signal transduction across the cell membrane . [ 2 ] In 1977, he discovered protein kinase C , which plays significant roles in a variety of intracellular signal transduction processes. [ 3 ] He was elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1990 and as a member of the Japan Academy (MJA) in 1991. Nishizuka was born in 1932 at Ashiya-city in Japan . He obtained his medical degree in 1957 from the Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University . Then, he completed his PhD in Medical Chemistry in 1962 from the same university under the supervision of Osamu Hayaishi who was a famous medical researcher in Japan at that time. Fields: Biochemistry

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

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