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Shinya Yamanaka
| Full Name of the recipient | Shinya Yamanaka |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 2012 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Sir John B. Gurdon (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Osaka, Japan JPN |
| Date of Birth | 4 September 1962 |
| Age at the time of Award | 49 years |
