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==Early life== |
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Born in [[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]], [[Kyoto Prefecture]] in 1928, Shimomura was brought up in [[Manchuria]] and [[Osaka]] where his father, an army officer, was stationed. Later, his family moved to [[Isahaya, Nagasaki]]. He was a first-hand witness of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and overcame great odds to gain an education and achieve academic success. <ref>[http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/PIEAGL.html Aglow in the Dark: The Revolutionary Science of Biofluorescence]</ref> |
Born in [[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]], [[Kyoto Prefecture]] in 1928, Shimomura was brought up in [[Manchuria]] and [[Osaka]] where his father, an army officer, was stationed. Later, his family moved to [[Isahaya, Nagasaki]]. He was a first-hand witness of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and overcame great odds to gain an education and achieve academic success. <ref>[http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/PIEAGL.html Aglow in the Dark: The Revolutionary Science of Biofluorescence]</ref> |
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His education was interruped by the devastation caused by the atom bomb. In 1956<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/10/woods_hole_cell.html Woods Hole cell biologist wins Nobel Prize] </ref>, he found employment as an assistant to Professor Yoshimasa Hirata at Nagoya University. It was while working for Professor Hirata that he was assigned to a daunting task of finding out what made the remains of crushed mollusc glow when moistened with water. This lead Shimomura to discover the protein behind this and he was able to publish his findings in the ''Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan'' in a paper entitled ''Crystalline Cypridina luciferin''. which caught the attention of Professor Frank Johnson at Princeton University. Frank Johnson successfully recruited Shimomura to work with him. Before Shimomura left Nagoya University, Professor Hirata ensured that Shimomura's accomplishments were aptly recognized by getting the University to honor him by awarding a PhD degree. |
His education was interruped by the devastation caused by the atom bomb. In 1956<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/10/woods_hole_cell.html Woods Hole cell biologist wins Nobel Prize] </ref>, he found employment as an assistant to Professor Yoshimasa Hirata at [[Nagoya University]]. It was while working for Professor Hirata that he was assigned to a daunting task of finding out what made the remains of crushed mollusc glow when moistened with water. This lead Shimomura to discover the protein behind this and he was able to publish his findings in the ''Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan'' in a paper entitled ''Crystalline Cypridina luciferin''. which caught the attention of Professor Frank Johnson at Princeton University. Frank Johnson successfully recruited Shimomura to work with him. Before Shimomura left Nagoya University, Professor Hirata ensured that Shimomura's accomplishments were aptly recognized by getting the University to honor him by awarding a PhD degree. |
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==Study== |
==Study== |
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下村 脩 Osamu Shimomura | |
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| Born | August 27, 1928 |
| Nationality | Japan[1] |
| Alma mater | Nagasaki University Nagoya University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Boston University Medical School Marine Biological Laboratory |
Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, Shimomura Osamu, born August 27, 1928) is a Japanese[2] organic chemist/scientist and marine biologist.[3][4] He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for his discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) with two other American scientists: Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and Roger Tsien of the University of California-San Diego.
Early life
Born in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture in 1928, Shimomura was brought up in Manchuria and Osaka where his father, an army officer, was stationed. Later, his family moved to Isahaya, Nagasaki. He was a first-hand witness of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and overcame great odds to gain an education and achieve academic success. [5] His education was interruped by the devastation caused by the atom bomb. In 1956[6], he found employment as an assistant to Professor Yoshimasa Hirata at Nagoya University. It was while working for Professor Hirata that he was assigned to a daunting task of finding out what made the remains of crushed mollusc glow when moistened with water. This lead Shimomura to discover the protein behind this and he was able to publish his findings in the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan in a paper entitled Crystalline Cypridina luciferin. which caught the attention of Professor Frank Johnson at Princeton University. Frank Johnson successfully recruited Shimomura to work with him. Before Shimomura left Nagoya University, Professor Hirata ensured that Shimomura's accomplishments were aptly recognized by getting the University to honor him by awarding a PhD degree.
Study
Dr. Shimomura worked in the Department of Biology at Princeton where he worked with Frank Johnson to study the Jellyfish[7] Aequorea victoria. Their work culminated in the discovery of the protein called aequorin, the green protein and now also known as green fluorescent protein (GFP). He holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Nagoya University and is Professor Emeritus at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Boston University Medical School.[3] He shares the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP".[8] He is known for his work with the jelly fish Aequorea victoria and aequorin protein.
Family
His wife, Akemi, whom Shimomura met at Nagasaki University, is also an organic chemist and a partner in his research activities. Their son, Tsutomu Shimomura, is a computer security expert who was involved in the arrest of Kevin Mitnick. Their daughter, Sachi Shimomura, is an associate professor of literature at Virginia Commonwealth University and the author of Odd Bodies and Visible Ends in Medieval Literature.
Awards
- Pearse Prize (2004)
- Emile Chamot Award (2005)
- Asahi Prize (2006)
- Nobel Prize (2008)
Sources
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2008
- Aglow in the Dark: The Revolutionary Science of Biofluorescence -Harvard University Press
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ 1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize
- ^ a b The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008
- ^ Aglow in the Dark: The Revolutionary Science of Biofluorescence
- ^ Woods Hole cell biologist wins Nobel Prize
- ^ Nobel goes to former Princeton researcher for discovery made here
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008
