Biography:Yoshio Masui
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Yoshio Masui | |
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| Born | 増井 禎夫 January 1, 1931 |
| Died | April 18, 2024 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
| Known for | Pioneering work on cell division |
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Yoshio Masui (増井 禎夫 Masui Yoshio, January 1, 1931 – April 18, 2024) was a Japanese-Canadian cell biologist.[1] Masui retired in 1997 and held the position of Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.[2][3]
Life and career
Masui died on April 18, 2024, at the age of 93.[4]
Recognition
In 1998, Masui won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research with Lee Hartwell and Paul Nurse for their pioneering work on cell division.[5] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1998[6] and an officer of the Order of Canada in 2003 in recognition of his life's work. In 1992 he was awarded the Gairdner Foundation International Award.
References
- ↑ Nurse, Paul (1998). "Yoshio Masui and cell cycle control, past, present and future". Biology of the Cell 90 (6–7): 447–452. doi:10.1111/j.1768-322X.1998.tb01053.x. ISSN 0248-4900. PMID 10084846.
- ↑ "Yoshio Masui". Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20080509010707/http://www.csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/masui-yoshio.
- ↑ Lohka, Manfred (1998). "A tribute to Yoshio Masui". Biology of the Cell 90 (6–7): 445–446. doi:10.1111/j.1768-322X.1998.tb01052.x. ISSN 0248-4900. PMID 10084845.
- ↑ Remembering the wisdom and curiosity of Professor Yoshio Masui (1931–2024)
- ↑ "Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research - Lee Hartwell, Yoshio Masui, and Paul Nurse". The Lasker Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223132925/http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/1998_b_description.htm.
- ↑ "Fellows of the Royal Society". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20150316060617/https://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/.
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