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Osamu Shimomura
| Full Name of the recipient | Osamu Shimomura |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| Year of Award | 2008 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Martin Chalfie (33.3%) Roger Y. Tsien (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Boston University Medical School, Massachusetts, MA, USA Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, MA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Kyoto, Japan JPN |
| Date of Birth | 27 August 1928 |
| Age at the time of Award | 79 years |
