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Shizuo Akira was born on 27 January, 1953 in Higashiōsaka, is a Japanese immunologist. Discover Shizuo Akira's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 27 January, 1953
Birthday 27 January
Birthplace Higashiōsaka
Nationality Japan

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1953

Shizuo Akira (審良 静男) (born January 27, 1953, in Higashiōsaka) is a professor at the Department of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan.

He has made ground-breaking discoveries in the field of immunology, most significantly in the area of innate host defense mechanisms.

1977

Shizuo Akira gained a M.D. in School of Medicine from Osaka University in 1977.

1984

In 1984 he earned a PhD from Osaka University.

1987

Till 1987, he did post-doctoral research at University of California, Berkeley.

2006

Besides being one of the world's most-cited scientists, he has also been recognised, in the years 2006 and 2007, for having published the greatest number of ‘Hot Papers’ (11 papers) over the preceding two years.

2011

He is the recipient of several international awards, including the Gairdner Foundation International Award (2011), Robert Koch Prize, the Milstein Award (2007), and the William B. Coley Award.

Among his greatest discoveries is the demonstration, through the ablation of toll-like receptor (TLR)s genes, that TLRs recognize a discrete collection of molecules of microbial origin, and later the RNA helicases, RIG-I (retinoic-acid-inducible protein I) and MDA5 (melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5).

All molecules belong to the pattern recognition receptors, which detects intruding pathogens and initiates antimicrobial responses in the host.

In July 2021, Akira went missing while climbing Kannon peak in Tenkawa, Nara Prefecture, on his own.

He was found and rescued by police with the help of a police dog.