Satoshi Ōmura

Satoshi Ōmura

Kitasato University

Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (2015)

Professional bio

Satoshi Ōmura is a Japanese biochemist and microbiologist. He shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites. He worked at Kitasato University.