Biography of Jun-ichi Tomizawa

Jun-ichi Tomizawa (* 24. June 1924 in Tokyo; † 26. January 2017 in Mishima) was a japanischer Molekulargenitker. He was 92 years old. He studied at Tokyo Imperial University. He worked at National Institute of Health, Japan, Carnegie Institution for Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Oregon, University of Osaka, United States National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Genetics. His awards include Asahi Prize, Matsunaga Prize and Person of Cultural Merit.