Yoshizumi Ishino

Yoshizumi Ishino
Native name 石野 良純
Born 1957
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Fields Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Bioengineering
Institutions Kyushu University
NASA Astrobiology Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Alma mater Osaka University
Known for Discover the CRISPR
Notable awards Poster Award (2013)

Yoshizumi Ishino (石野 良純 Ishino Yoshizumi) is a Japanese molecular biologist, best known for discovering the CRISPR in 1987.[1]

Biography

Ishino received his BS, MS and PhD degree in 1981, 1983 and 1986, respectively, from Osaka University.[2] From 1987 to 1989, he gained a post-doctoral fellowship at Yale University (Dieter Söll's laboratory).[3]

In 2002, he became a professor at Kyushu University.[4] Since October 2013, he is also a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[5]

Honors and awards

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