Akademischer und beruflicher Werdegang Address. Current Address (from July 2018) Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre Dafür erhielt Honjo 2018 den Nobelpreis für Physiologie oder Medizin. Januar 1942 in Kyōto, Präfektur Kyōto) ist ein japanischer Immunologe, der für Forschungen über die molekularbiologischen Ursachen der Antikörper-Diversität bekannt ist und neue immunologische Ansätze in der Krebstherapie. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Er hat einen Mechanismus entdeckt, der dämpfend auf die Immunantwort wirkt. Dies bietet einen Ansatz für die Krebstherapie. Hirano 2, Otsu, Shiga 520-2113, Japan. Tasuku Honjo (japanisch 本庶 佑, Honjo Tasuku; * 27. Tasuku Honjo forscht zu den molekularbiologischen Mechanismen der Immunabwehr. Tasuku Honjo discovered a protein on immune cells and revealed that it also operates as a brake, but with a different mechanism of action. Iwai, Y., Ishida, M., Tanaka, Y., Okazaki, T., Honjo, T. and Minato, N. 2002 Involvement of PD-L1 on tumor cells in the escape from host immune system and tumor immunotherapy by PD-L1 blockade. Completed M.Sc. Abiko K, Mandai M, Hamanishi J et al (2013) PD-L1 on tumor cells is induced in ascites and promotes peritoneal dissemination of ovarian cancer through CTL dysfunction. 2018 wurde ihm zusammen mit James P. Allison der Nobelpreis für Physiologie oder Medizin zuerkannt. Two immunologists, Tasuku Honjo from Kyoto University and James Allison from the University of Texas Austin, have won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for … A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University. I am about to finish my Ph.D. at Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University under the supervision of Prof. Tasuku Honjo (Nobel Prize, Medicine, 2018). Tasuku Ito (Ph.D.) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow. Therapies based on his discovery proved to be strikingly effective in the fight against cancer,” the statement added. Read full articles from James Allison and Tasuku Honjo win Nobel Prize and explore endless topics, magazines and more on your phone or tablet with Google News. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. Google Scholar 74. Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University.