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Shinya Yamanaka
Director Emeritus and Professor
Shinya Yamanaka is a Japanese doctor and medical scientist (born 1962).
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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- Japan
- Field
- Regenerative medicine and iPS-cell translation
- Organisation
- Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Professional record
Shinya Yamanaka is a Japanese doctor and medical scientist (born 1962). He has held roles including professor, with documented institutional affiliations that include Kyoto University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and University of California, San Francisco.
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Selected recognition
2026
Top Healthcare Leaders 2026
No. 13
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2025
Asia's Scientists 100 2025
No. 45
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2024
Asia's Scientists 100 2024
No. 38
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2023
Asia's Scientists 100 2023
No. 35
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2022
Asia's Scientists 100 2022
No. 21
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2021
Asia's Scientists 100 2021
No. 3
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2020
FigureAsia 2020 Scientists 100
Listed
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2019
Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2019
No. 94
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2018
Asia's Most Influential Scientists 2018
No. 2
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2018
Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2018
No. 76
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2016
Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2016
No. 77
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