Shizuo Akira

Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira
Born (1953-01-27) January 27, 1953
Higashiōsaka
Alma materOsaka University
Known forToll-like receptors
AwardsWilliam B. Coley Award (2006)
Imperial Prize (2007)
Japan Academy Prize (2007)
Keio Medical Science Prize (2010)
Canada Gairdner International Award (2011)
Robert Koch Prize (2014)
Japan Prize (2026)
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology;innate host defense mechanisms
InstitutionsDepartment of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan.
Websitehostdefense.ifrec.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/

Shizuo Akira (審良 静男, Akira Shizuo) (born January 27, 1953, in Higashiōsaka) is a professor at the Department of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan. He has made ground-breaking discoveries in the field of immunology, most significantly in the area of innate host defense mechanisms.

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