# Shinya Yamanaka

_Japanese doctor and medical scientist (born 1962)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

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

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 September 1962 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Hiraoka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P27))
- **Occupation:** physician; surgeon; physicist; geneticist; researcher; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P106))
- **Education:** Kobe University; Osaka City University; University of California, San Francisco ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P69))
- **Official website:** profiles.ucsf.edu/shinya.yamanaka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P856))
- **Positions held:** professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P39))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Order of Culture; Wolf Prize in Medicine; Balzan Prize; Canada Gairdner International Award; King Faisal Prize in Medicine; Albany Medical Center Prize; March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology; Massry Prize; Rosenstiel Award; Meyenburg Prize; Person of Cultural Merit; Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P166))
- **Facebook:** covid19yamanaka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917#P2013))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shinya Yamanaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinya_Yamanaka) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q80917](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80917) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Shinya Yamanaka 20141226.jpg by 日本学士院 (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shinya_Yamanaka_20141226.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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