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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Physiology or Medicine (216) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 2010s (106) 2015 (11) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1930s (112) 1935 (4) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Asia (96) Asia, northeast (41) Japan (26) Nirasaki (1) 18. Living Winners 18. Living Winners Alive (292) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name S-Z (143) S (39) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name L-R (258) O (16) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 80 - 89 (56) 81 (9) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Life Scientists (181) Biological Scientists (181) 33. Ethnic Origins 33. Ethnic Origins Asia (244) Asia, northeast (38) Japan (27) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Asia (83) Asia, northeast (31) Japan (24) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University Asia (32) Asia, northeast (16) Japan (14) Tokyo (6) Kitasato University (1) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Asia (71) Asia, northeast (34) Japan (33) Tokyo (16) University of Tokyo (16) Alumni (11) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships E-P (571) F (89) French Academy of Sciences (89) G (195) German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (179) J (15) Japan Academy (15) N (352) National Academy of Sciences (334) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards A-B (362) A (285) Asahi Prize (16) G-H (389) G (254) Gairdner Foundation International Award (89) I-J (268) J (208) Japan Academy Prize (1) K-L (297) K (173) Knight of the Legion of Honour (20) M-N (333) N (205) Nakanishi Prize (1) O-P (364) O (205) Order of Culture (24) P (242) Person of Cultural Merit (22) Q-Z (398) R (196) Robert Koch Gold Medal (2) complete name: Satoshi Ōmura Omura nobel prize: medicine award year: 2015 together with: Tu Youyou together with: William C. Campbell prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was divided, one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura "for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites" and the other half to Youyou Tu "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Satoshi family name: Omura occupation: chemist occupation: biochemist occupation: microbiologist field of work: biochemistry work location: Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan description: Satoshi Ōmura Omura is a Japanese biochemist. He is known for the discovery and development of various pharmaceuticals originally occurring in microorganisms. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with William C. Campbell and Tu Youyou. pronunciation: (大村 智 Ōmura Satoshi) image copyright: © Nobel Media AB. Photo: A. Mahmoud image citation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2015/summary/> date birth: 1935 usual name: Satoshi Omura
