Shimon Sakaguchi is a Japanese immunologist, born in Nagahama in 1951, who is a distinguished professor at Osaka University and professor emeritus at Kyoto University. He trained in medicine at Kyoto, did postdoctoral research at Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University, and later worked at Riken before leading the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at Kyoto. In a 1995 study his group showed that a subset of T cells carrying CD4 and CD25 suppresses autoimmune disease, the discovery of regulatory T cells. For describing their role in immune tolerance he shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell.
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born 19 January 1951
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is a Japanese immunologist
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He is a distinguished professor at Osaka University
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In 2025, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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is a Japanese immunologist
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His work includes the discovery of regulatory T cells and describing their role in the immune system
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he worked at Riken as an investigator of the Japan Science and Technology Agency
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postdoctoral research in the United States at Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University
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postdoctoral research in the United States at Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University
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His work includes the discovery of regulatory T cells and describing their role in the immune system
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"year": "1951"
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"awardYear": "2025"
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