Osamu Shimomura date of birth:
August 27, 1928
How old is Osamu Shimomura?
97
Where was Osamu Shimomura born?
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Osamu Shimomura body shape:
Average
What color are Osamu Shimomura's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Osamu Shimomura's hair?
Bald
Is Osamu Shimomura gay or straight?
Straight
What is Osamu Shimomura's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Osamu Shimomura nationality?
Japanese
Where did Osamu Shimomura go to university?
Nagasaki University , Nagoya University
What is Osamu Shimomura's occupation?
Biologist
Osamu Shimomura claim to fame:
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Short Biography
Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, Shimomura Osamu, born August 27, 1928) is a Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, and Professor Emeritus at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Boston University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) with two American scientists: Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and Roger Tsien of the University of California-San Diego.