Tasuku Honjo (born January 27, 1942) is a Japanese physician-scientist and immunologist, known for his identification of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). He won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with James P. Allison.
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Tasuku Honjo (born January 27, 1942) is a Japanese physician-scientist and immunologist.
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Born: (1942-01-27) 27 January 1942 (age 84) Kyoto, Japan
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Born: (1942-01-27) 27 January 1942 (age 84) Kyoto, Japan
Works In: Medicine, Lead section, 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 2018, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with American immunologist James P. Allison.
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In 2018, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Tasuku Honjo.
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