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Shinya Yamanaka
Wikidata describes Shinya Yamanaka as Japanese doctor and medical scientist (born 1962).
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English Wikidata description, retrieved 2026-11-05 UTC. This is a starting point; independent biography review is pending.
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Career highlights
As recorded by Wikidata:
- Award received: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine · dated 2012
- Employer: Kyoto University
- Public office: professor
- Education: Kobe University
- Award received: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences · dated 2013
- Employer: Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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