Shinya Yamanaka
Japanese physician-scientist
Kyoto University
Japan
Biography
Shinya Yamanaka is a Japanese physician-scientist best known for discovering induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, a breakthrough that allows ordinary adult cells to be reprogrammed into stem-cell-like cells. His work transformed regenerative medicine and earned him the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with John B. Gurdon.
Research Interest
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and regenerative medicine.