Laureate

Tadamitsu Kishimoto

Born 1939 · Japan · Male

Awards

  1. 2009

    Crafoord Prize — Polyarthritis

    Biology

    for their pioneering work to isolate interleukins, determine their properties and explore their role in the onset of inflammatory diseases

  2. 2011

    Japan Prize — Bioscience and Medical Science

    Biology

    for the discovery of interleukin-6.