Yoshinori Ohsumi(1945)
Life SciencesYoshinori Ohsumi is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2016) from Japan. They have received 4 major awards in total. Their primary field is Life Sciences. They were educated at University of Tokyo and The Rockefeller University. They have been affiliated with National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan.
4
Major Awards
340
Publications
70,778
Citations
117
h-index
235
i10-index
208.2
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
特任教授
東京工業大学
神奈川県横浜市緑区長津田町4259-S2-12, JP
教授
基礎生物学研究所
岡崎市明大寺町西郷中38, JP
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
HZ
Huda Zoghbi
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2017)
SE
Stephen Elledge
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2017)
RN
Roel Nusse
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2017)
HF
Harry F. Noller
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2017)
MH
Michael Hall
Gairdner International Award (2015)
SS
Shimon Sakaguchi
Gairdner International Award (2015)
LC
Lewis Cantley
Gairdner International Award (2015)
LE
Lynne E. Maquat
Gairdner International Award (2015)
Education
University of Tokyo
The Rockefeller University
Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School
Doctoral Advisor
Kazutomo Imahori
Career Timeline
National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan?–present
Tokyo Institute of Technology?–present
Graduate University for Advanced Studies?–present
Top Publications
Membrane perturbation by lipidated Atg8 underlies autophagosome biogenesis
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology202186 citations
TORC1 inactivation stimulates autophagy of nucleoporin and nuclear pore complexes
Journal of Cell Biology202066 citations
Selectivity of mRNA degradation by autophagy in yeast
Nature Communications202156 citations
Autophagy Increases Zinc Bioavailability to Avoid Light-Mediated Reactive Oxygen Species Production under Zinc Deficiency
Plant Physiology202053 citations
Pexophagy suppresses ROS-induced damage in leaf cells under high-intensity light
Nature Communications202235 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
Victor Ambros
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Gary Ruvkun
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
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