Takaoki Sasaki

Takaoki Sasaki (佐々木 隆興, Sasaki Takaoki, 1878–1966) was a Japanese biochemist and oncologist known for demonstrating the induction of liver cancer in rats by Ortho-Aminoazotoluene with his pupil Tomizo Yoshida.[1][2] In addition, he was also known as a master of fencing in Japan.[3] He received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy twice (1924 and 1936).

Takaoki Sasaki
Born(1878-05-05)May 5, 1878
DiedOctober 31, 1966(1966-10-31) (aged 88)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
Known forCarcinogenesis
Fencing
AwardsImperial Prize of the Japan Academy
Order of Culture
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Oncology
InstitutionsSasaki Institute
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Kyoto Imperial University

He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 14 nominations.[4]

Life

Takaoki Sasaki who was Masakichi Sasaki's son-in-law graduated from the Medical College, Tokyo Imperial University and went to study Biochemistry, Bacteriology, and Serum therapy in Germany for five years. On returning to Japan, he was appointed as Professor of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Imperial University in 1913, before becoming Director of the Kyoundo Hospital in Tokyo in 1916.[5][6] In addition, he became Director at the Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in 1935.[7]

In 1939 Sasaki donated his private research institute, together with some of his private property, and applied to the Japanese Government to establish a new medical foundation. This was approved by the Ministry of Education in January 1939 as a non profit research foundation, and then the Sasaki Foundation and its attached medical institute (the Sasaki Institute today) were established.[8]

Recognition

Sasaki received numerous honors and awards include the following:[5]

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References
  1. Yoshida, T. (1933) Über die serienweise Verfolgung der Veränderungen der Leber der experimentellen Hepatomerzeugung durch o-aminoazotuol. Trans. Jpn. Pathol. Soc. 23, 636-638.
  2. Yoshida, T (1966). "Reminiscence of Dr. Takaoki Sasaki". Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics. 12 (12): 736. PMID 5342546.
  3. (二) "対癌戦争"に世界の先頭 謙譲の"町医者"佐々木博士 大阪毎日新聞 1940.11.12 Biography of Sasaki Takaoki(in Japanese)
  4. Nomination Database
  5. 佐々木隆興|財団法人佐々木研究所 Biography of Takaoki Sasaki(in Japanese)
  6. 病院沿革|杏雲堂病院 History of Kyoundo Hospital
  7. 年表|がん研究会のあゆみ Chronological Table of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research(in Japanese)
  8. Sasaki Institute, Tokyo. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 3, 3-4, 2002.
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