DigiNepal
Shinya Yamanaka
日本学士院 · CC BY 4.0
Suggest a better photo · Report

Shinya Yamanaka

Japanese doctor and medical scientist (born 1962)

नेपालीमा पढ्नुहोस् · हिंदी में पढ़ें

  • नेपाली · English · हिंदीRead in your language
  • CitedEvery fact sourced
  • Ad-freeNo ads, no tracking

Shinya Yamanaka is a Japanese stem cell researcher and a Nobel Prize laureate.

Quick facts

Born
wd
Place of birth
Hiraoka wd
Citizenship
Japan wd
Occupation
physician, surgeon, physicist, geneticist, researcher, university teacher wd
Education
Kobe University, Osaka City University, University of California, San Francisco wd
Social media
Facebook wd

Positions held wd

  • professor

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2012)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2009)
  • Order of Culture (2012)
  • Wolf Prize in Medicine (2011)
  • Balzan Prize (2010)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (2009)
  • King Faisal Prize in Medicine (2011)
  • Albany Medical Center Prize (2011)
  • March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology (2010)
  • Massry Prize (2008)
  • Rosenstiel Award (2008)
  • Meyenburg Prize (2007)
  • Person of Cultural Merit (2010)
  • Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2010)

Questions

When was Shinya Yamanaka born?
Shinya Yamanaka was born on 4 September 1962 in Hiraoka.
What positions has Shinya Yamanaka held?
Positions held by Shinya Yamanaka include: professor.
Where did Shinya Yamanaka study?
Shinya Yamanaka was educated at Kobe University, Osaka City University, University of California, San Francisco.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Shinya Yamanaka · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q80917 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Shinya Yamanaka 20141226.jpg by 日本学士院 (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

Cite this page

"Shinya Yamanaka". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/shinya-yamanaka. Retrieved 15 November 2026.

Machine-readable versions: JSON · Markdown

Text from the Wikipedia article Shinya Yamanaka, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Shinya Yamanaka 20141226.jpg — 日本学士院, CC BY 4.0.

Is this you, or do you work in this person's office? Claim this profile

← People