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Shimon Sakaguchi
is an
immunologist
and a
Distinguished Professor
of
Osaka University
. He is best known for
the discovery
of
regulatory T cells
and to describe their role in the
immune system
. This discovery is used in the
treatment of cancer
and
autoimmune diseases
.
Biography
In 2015, the
news agency
Thomson Reuters
signals
Shimon
Sakaguchi
among
potential
recipients of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
.
Awards
and recognition
2004: William B.
Coley
Award
2008:
Keio Medical Science Prize
2009:
Medals of Honor
,
purple ribbon
2011:
Asahi Prize
2012: Foreign associate of the
National Academy of Sciences
2015:
Gairdner Foundation International Award
.
2017:
Crafoord Prize
2017:
Person of Cultural Merit
2017: :ja:安藤百福賞|Momofuku Ando Prize
2019:
Order of Culture
2020:
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
2020:
Robert Koch Prize
