Name: Satoshi Omura (he)
About Him: Satoshi Omura was born in Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan. He studied at the University of Yamanashi and at the Tokyo University of Science. He holds two doctorates: one in pharmaceutical science from the University of Tokyo from 1968 and one in chemistry from the Tokyo University of Science from 1970. He has then primarily worked at the Kitasato University, Minato, Tokyo, but is also affiliated with Wesleyan University, Middleton, Connecticut, USA.
What Did he do that made his special?: He was a Japanese microbiologist known for his discovery of natural products, particularly from soil bacteria.
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Hi Manvi!
ReplyDeleteWow! I never knew about him, I have learned a lot by just reading your post. It's great that you wrote something about him before saying what he won. Do you know when he received the award?
Other from that you have created an amazing post! Keep up the great work!
-Lyan