Tasuku Honjo(1942)
MedicineTasuku Honjo is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2018) from Japan. They have received 5 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Kyoto University and Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube High School. They have been affiliated with University of Osaka.
JapanKyoto University
5
Major Awards
739
Publications
95,796
Citations
143
h-index
526
i10-index
129.6
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Deputy Director-General/Distinguished Professor
Kyoto University
Kyoto, JP
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
JP
James P. Allison
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2018)
TD
Titia de Lange
Gairdner International Award (2014)
NF
Napoleone Ferrara
Gairdner International Award (2014)
MF
Marc Feldmann
Gairdner International Award (2014)
HF
Harold F. Dvorak
Gairdner International Award (2014)
Ravinder N. Maini
Gairdner International Award (2014)
Education
Kyoto University
Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube High School
Doctoral Advisors
Yasutomi NishizukaOsamu Hayaishi
Career Timeline
University of Osaka?–present
Hirosaki University?–present
University of Tokyo?–present
Kyoto University?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
Spermidine activates mitochondrial trifunctional protein and improves antitumor immunity in mice
Science2022175 citations
Combination therapy strategies for improving PD‐1 blockade efficacy: a new era in cancer immunotherapy
Journal of Internal Medicine2017166 citations
Insights from a 30-year journey: function, regulation and therapeutic modulation of PD1
Nature Reviews Immunology2023153 citations
Inherited PD-1 deficiency underlies tuberculosis and autoimmunity in a child
Nature Medicine202199 citations
Critical role of the CD44
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CD62L
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CD8
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T cell subset in restoring antitumor immunity in aged mice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences202191 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)
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
Ardem Patapoutian
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
William G. Kaelin Jr.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)
Peter J. Ratcliffe
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)
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