BIOLOGIST

Tsuneko Okazaki

1933 - Today

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Tsuneko Okazaki (岡崎 恒子, Okazaki Tsuneko; born June 7, 1933) is a Japanese pioneer of molecular biology known for her work on DNA replication and specifically for discovering Okazaki fragments, along with her late husband Reiji. Dr. Tsuneko Okazaki has continued to be involved in academia, contributing to more advancements in DNA research. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsuneko Okazaki is the 596th most popular biologist (down from 586th in 2019), the 1,032nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,085th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Tsuneko Okazaki ranks 596 out of 1,097. Before her are Georg Ossian Sars, Johann Friedrich Meckel, Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, Joseph Leidy, Charles De Geer, and Carl-Gustaf Rossby. After her are John Murray, Francisco J. Ayala, George Clifford III, Ruth Arnon, Antoine Risso, and Otto Stapf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Tsuneko Okazaki ranks 246. Before her are Bob Rafelson, Petra Schürmann, Jean Yanne, Chen Jingrun, Renée Taylor, and Dennis Viollet. After her are Jiří Tichý, Ray Dolby, Ruth Arnon, Vassilis Vassilikos, Haruo Remeliik, and Mark Jones.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tsuneko Okazaki ranks 1,032 out of 6,245. Before her are Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1934), Nakahama Manjirō (1827), Kazuo Sakamaki (1918), Shigesato Itoi (1948), and Ozaki Kōyō (1868). After her are Takeo Arishima (1878), Joseph Asajiro Satowaki (1904), Masayuki Uemura (1943), Takeshi Obata (1969), Tetsuya Nishiwaki (1977), and Yoji Yamada (1931).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Japan

Among biologists born in Japan, Tsuneko Okazaki ranks 8. Before her are Susumu Tonegawa (1939), Hideyo Noguchi (1876), Takenoshin Nakai (1882), Motoo Kimura (1924), Akira Endo (1933), and Katsuko Saruhashi (1920). After her are Bunzō Hayata (1874), Tomitaro Makino (1862), Akira Miyawaki (1928), Tokiharu Abe (1911), Jinzō Matsumura (1856), and Yasutomi Nishizuka (1932).

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