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Microbiologist
Hidesaburo Hanafusa
Famoose for
Explaining how tumour viruses interact with cancer-causing genes.
RNA tumour viruses
- Born
- 1 December 1929
- Birthplace
- Nishinomiya
- Died
- 15 March 2009
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Hidesaburo Hanafusa
Hidesaburo Hanafusa was a Japanese virologist who shared the 1982 Lasker basic medical research award with Harold Varmus and J. Michael Bishop.
Early life
Education
Completed a biochemistry doctorate at Osaka University in 1960.
Career
- Research
Berkeley and France
Worked abroad before joining Rockefeller University.
- 1973
Rockefeller
Became professor of molecular oncology.
- 1998
Return to Japan
Became director of the Osaka Bioscience Institute.
Contributions
RNA tumour viruses
Studied viral oncogenes and mechanisms involved in malignant transformation.
Beyond research
Family
Met his wife and fellow researcher Teruko while studying at Osaka University.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: 日本学士院. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.