Native name 中村 祐輔 Alma mater Osaka University Role Geneticist | Name Yusuke Nakamura Nationality Japanese | |
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Born December 8, 1952
Osaka, Japan ( 1952-12-08 ) Institutions University of Chicago
RIKEN
University of Tokyo
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
University of Utah Known for Personalized medicine
Tumor suppressor gene APC Notable awards Keio Medical Science Prize (2000) Awards Keio Medical Science Prize Fields Molecular genetics, Cancer research Institution University of Chicago, RIKEN, University of Tokyo, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, University of Utah | ||
Yusuke Nakamura (中村 祐輔, Nakamura Yūsuke, born 8 December 1952) is a Japanese geneticist best known for identifying the tumor suppressor gene APC responsible for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. In addition, he has been leading the research field of personalized medicine.
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Nakamura identified Variable Number of Tandem Repeat (VNTR) markers in 1987 and APC in 1991. He is one of the world's pioneers in applying genetic variations (VNTR and SNP markers) and whole genome sequencing and analysis. His outstanding contributions to medical science can be measured by his publication of nearly 1,200 scientific articles.
Biography
Nakamura was born in Osaka on 8 December 1952. He received his MD in 1977 and his PhD in 1984 from Osaka University, and became Head of the Biochemistry Department, at the Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in 1989. He was appointed as a professor at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo in 1994 and the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago in 2012.
From January to December 2011, Nakamura was Special Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary General, Office of Medical Innovation, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan.
Nakamura received the Keio Medical Science Prize in 2000 and the Tomizo Yoshida Award of the Japanese Cancer Association in 2002, and was elected as a member of the Association of American Physicians in 2011.