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    Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, Shimomura Osamu, August 27, 1928 – October 19, 2018) was a Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, and professor emeritus...
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    Osamu Shimomura (下村 治 Shimomura Osamu, 1910 – November 27, 1989), born in Saga Prefecture, Kitagawa Village, was a Japanese economist considered to be...
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  • 2000. Shimomura was a founder of semiconductor company Neofocal Systems, and was CEO and CTO until 2016. Born in Japan, Shimomura is the son of Osamu Shimomura...
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    (GFP); two proteins involved in bioluminescence. Their discoverers, Osamu Shimomura and colleagues, won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work...
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    and composer Osamu Sato (boxer) (佐藤 修, born 1976), Japanese boxer Osamu Shiihara (椎原 治, 1905–1974), Japanese photographer Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, 1928–2018)...
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  • Japanese chemical engineer Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, 1928–2018), Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist Osamu Shimomura (economist) (下村 治, 1910–1989)...
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    and mammals, including in human cells. Scientists Roger Y. Tsien, Osamu Shimomura, and Martin Chalfie were awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry...
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    studied decades before the protein was isolated from the animal by Osamu Shimomura in 1962. In the animal, the protein occurs together with the green...
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    University. He shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Osamu Shimomura and Roger Y. Tsien "for the discovery and development of the green...
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  • Suzuki, Chemistry, 2010 Ei-ichi Negishi, Born in China, Chemistry, 2010 Osamu Shimomura, Chemistry, 2008 Toshihide Maskawa, Physics, 2008 Makoto Kobayashi...
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    by Osamu Shimomura and his team in 1962 while studying the jellyfish Aequorea victoria that have a ring of blue light under their umbrella. Shimomura and...
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    were introduced. Green fluorescent protein or GFP was discovered by Osamu Shimomura in the 1960s and was developed as a tracer molecule by Douglas Prasher...
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    the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist Osamu Shimomura and neurobiologist Martin Chalfie. Tsien was also a pioneer of calcium...
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    Roger Myerson 2008 Yoichiro Nambu; Makoto Kobayashi; Toshihide Maskawa Osamu Shimomura; Martin Chalfie; Roger Y. Tsien Harald zur Hausen; Françoise Barré-Sinoussi;...
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    studying the components, but it fell to the young Japanese chemist Osamu Shimomura to be the first to obtain crystalline luciferin. He used the sea firefly...
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    "Pulmo marinus" produced light when rubbed on a walking stick. In 1961, Osamu Shimomura extracted green fluorescent protein (GFP) and another bioluminescent...
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    Makoto Kobayashi, Physics 2008 – Toshihide Maskawa, Physics 2008 – Osamu Shimomura, Chemistry 2010 – Eiichi Negishi, Chemistry 2010 – Akira Suzuki, Chemistry...
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    established by the Government of Jamaica. Chemistry – Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura, and Roger Y. Tsien Economics – Paul Krugman Literature – J. M. G....
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    bombing Kyoko Hayashi – hibakusha of Nagasaki at 14 years old, writer Osamu Shimomura – organic chemist and marine biologist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry in...
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    Paul Krugman, Roger Tsien, Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura, Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Masukawa, Nobel Prize Laureates 2008, at a press conference...
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  • Ikeda and his brain trust, which most notably included the economist Osamu Shimomura, had been developing the plan since mid-1959. The Income Doubling Plan...
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  • recent graduate from Nagasaki Pharmacy School, a young Osamu Shimomura. He invited Shimomura to work in his lab, which he did, in April 1955. Hirata...
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  • Ciechanover  Israel Chemistry 2004 Avram Hershko  Israel Chemistry 2008 Osamu Shimomura  Japan Chemistry 2008 Roger Y. Tsien  United States Chemistry Born...
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    museum in the worlds. The popularity of the Vivarium exploded when Osamu Shimomura received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008, thanks to the studies...
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    Physics, Daniel Tsui, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics, and Osamu Shimomura, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Two US Poets Laureate...
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    H. Antman (2005–present), professor of medicine, Provost and Dean Osamu Shimomura (1982–present), 2008 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Drew...
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  • co-developer of the Tsar Bomba Roger Y. Tsien (1952–2016), together with Osamu Shimomura (1928–2018) and Martin Chalfie (born 1947), U.S. – Discovery and development...
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    Schrock / Yves Chauvin 2006: Roger D. Kornberg 2007: Gerhard Ertl 2008: Osamu Shimomura / Martin Chalfie / Roger Y. Tsien 2009: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan /...
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    physicist Yoichiro Nambu) NagoyaU Toshihide Maskawa (1940 – 2021) NagoyaU Osamu Shimomura (1928 – 2018) Chemistry "for the discovery and development of the green...
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    and construction. Today, Friday Harbor is again busy and prosperous. Osamu Shimomura harvested jellyfish from the docks of the harbor. Eventually he purified...
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