Yūsuke Nakamura
1952
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Japan
native language: Japanese
educated at: Osaka University
occupation: surgeon, medical researcher, geneticist, biologist, biochemist
award received: Keio Medical Science Prize
Yusuke Nakamura (中村 祐輔, Nakamura Yūsuke, born 8 December 1952) is a Japanese prominent geneticist and cancer researcher best known for developing Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS). He is one of the world's pioneers in applying genetic variations (Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers) and whole genome sequencing, leading the research field of personalized medicine. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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