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Nobel Laureate Susumu Tonegawa Dies at 86
16 Jul
Summary
- Nobel Prize winner Susumu Tonegawa died on Saturday.
- He was recognized for discovering genetic principles for antibody diversity.
- Tonegawa also studied how the brain forms memories.
Professor Susumu Tonegawa, a Nobel laureate and a distinguished figure at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has passed away at 86. He died on Saturday. Tonegawa achieved renown in 1987 when he became the first Japanese recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
His award recognized his seminal work in uncovering the genetic mechanisms that generate antibody diversity within the immune system. Beyond his immunology research, Tonegawa also made critical discoveries regarding the biological processes involved in memory formation in the brain.
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