Yoshihiro Kawaoka
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Following the West African Ebola virus epidemic of 2014, Kawaoka attempted to develop an Ebola vaccine working in close coordination with Alhaji N'jai a toxicologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his non-profit organization Project 1808, Inc.[1]
Controversial experiment
Kawaoka created a new virus based on H5N1, which he revealed to the public in 2011.[2] For now, no known vaccine has been developed. His research was halted by a moratorium issued from the US government in 2014. However, in 2019 he was allowed to resume the research.[3][4]
Dan Brown mentioned the experiment in his novel Inferno.[5]
Recognition
- 2006 – Robert Koch Prize (with Peter Palese)[6]
- 2011 – Medal with Purple Ribbon
- 2013 – Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- 2014 – Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award
- 2015 – Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology
- 2016 – Japan Academy Prize
- 2018 – Sir Michael Stoker Prize[7]
- 2022 – Keio Medical Science Prize[8]
- 2023 – Person of Cultural Merit[9]
Selected publications
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References
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- ↑ Dan Burstein, Secrets of Inferno: In the Footsteps of Dante and Dan Brown. Story Plant, 2013.
- ↑ Robert-Koch-Stiftung: Robert Koch Award Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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External links
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- Living people
- 1955 births
- Scientists from Kobe
- Influenza researchers
- American virologists
- Japanese virologists
- Japanese microbiologists
- University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
- Academic staff of the University of Tokyo
- Hokkaido University alumni
- Persons of Cultural Merit
- Recipients of the Medal of Honor (Japan)
- Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences