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{{Nihongo|'''Setsuro Ebashi''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|ForMemRS]]|江橋 節郎|Ebashi Setsurō|31 August 1922 [[Tokyo]] – 17 July 2006}}<ref>{{cite journal|last=Endo|first=Makoto|title=Obituary: Setsuro Ebashi (1922–2006)|journal=Nature|date=31 August 2006|volume=442|issue=996|doi=10.1038/442996a|url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v442/n7106/full/442996a.html}}</ref> was a Japanese [[biophysicist]]. He was Professor Emeritus of [[National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan|National Institute for Physiological Sciences]] and [[University of Tokyo]]. He was awarded the 1972 [[Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy]], the 1999 International Prize for Biology,<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 International Prize for Biology Awarded to Prof. Setsuro Ebashi for His Research in Animal Physiology|url=http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-newsltr/30.pdf|work=JSPS Newsletter|accessdate=28 February 2013}}</ref> the [[Order of the Sacred Treasure]], and an [[Order of Culture]].
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|death_place = [[Okazaki, Aichi]], [[Japan]]
|field = [[Physiology]]
|work_institutions = [[National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan|National Institute for Physiological Sciences]]<br/>[[University of Tokyo]]<br/>[[Rockefeller University]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Tokyo]]
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|known_for = Discovery of [[troponin]]<br>Diagnosis of [[muscular dystrophy]]
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{{Nihongo|'''Setsuro Ebashi''' [[Japan Academy|MJA]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|ForMemRS]]|江橋 節郎|Ebashi Setsurō|31 August 1922 [[Tokyo]] – 17 July 2006 [[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki]]}} was a prominent Japanese [[physiologist]] who uncovered the regulatory role of [[calcium]] in cells.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Endo|first=Makoto|title=Obituary: Setsuro Ebashi (1922–2006)|journal=Nature|date=31 August 2006|volume=442|issue=996|pages=996|doi=10.1038/442996a|pmid=16943829|bibcode=2006Natur.442..996E|doi-access=free}}</ref> He is famous for the discovery of [[troponin]] in 1965, which is integral to [[muscle contraction]],<ref>{{Cite journal
| pmid = 5857096
| year = 1965
| last1 = Ebashi
| first1 = S
| title = A new protein factor promoting aggregation of tropomyosin
| journal = Journal of Biochemistry
| volume = 58
| issue = 1
| pages = 107–8
| last2 = Kodama
| first2 = A
| doi = 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a128157
}}</ref> as well as for the contribution of diagnosis of [[muscular dystrophy]].


==Life==
==Life==
Ebashi was born in [[Tokyo]], and received his medical degree in 1944 and Ph.D. in 1954 from the [[University of Tokyo]]. He was Guest Investigator of the [[Rockefeller University|Rockefeller Institute]] in [[New York City]] from January to December 1959, where he studied with [[Fritz Lipmann]].
He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tokyo with an MD in 1944, and Doctor of Medical Sciences (PhD) in 1954.
He was Guest Investigator of the [[Rockefeller University|Rockefeller Institute]] from January to December 1959, where he studied with [[Fritz Lipmann]]. He was Chair of Pharmacology at the University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, from May 1959 until March 1983.
He was Chair of Biophysics at the University of Tokyo School of Sciences, from May 1971 to March 1983.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Godfraind|first=Théophile|title=Setsuro Ebashi, PhD|journal=Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology|year=2007|month=January|volume=49|issue=1|pages=65-65|doi=10.1097/FJC.0b013e318030bd47|url=http://journals.lww.com/cardiovascularpharm/fulltext/2007/01000/setsuro_ebashi,_phd.10.aspx|accessdate=28 February 2013}}</ref>


Ebashi was Professor and Chair of [[Pharmacology]] at the Faculty of Medicine, [[University of Tokyo]] from May 1959 until March 1983, as well as Professor and Chair of [[Biophysics]] at the School of Science from May 1971 to March 1983.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Godfraind|first=Théophile|title=Setsuro Ebashi, PhD|journal=Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology|date=January 2007|volume=49|issue=1|pages=65|doi=10.1097/FJC.0b013e318030bd47|doi-access=free}}</ref> He trained many graduate students and postdoctorals who later became leading figures in basic medical sciences in Japan, including Tomoh Masaki who discovered [[Endothelin]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite journal
==Works==
| pmid = 2451132
* Hiroshi Yoshida, Yashiro Hagihara, Setsuro Ebashi (ed) ''Advances in pharmacology and therapeutics II'' Pergamon, 1982, ISBN 978-0-08-028022-6
| year = 1988
| last1 = Yanagisawa
| first1 = M
| title = A novel potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells
| journal = Nature
| volume = 332
| issue = 6163
| pages = 411–5
| last2 = Kurihara
| first2 = H
| last3 = Kimura
| first3 = S
| last4 = Tomobe
| first4 = Y
| last5 = Kobayashi
| first5 = M
| last6 = Mitsui
| first6 = Y
| last7 = Yazaki
| first7 = Y
| last8 = Goto
| first8 = K
| last9 = Masaki
| first9 = T
| doi=10.1038/332411a0
| url = https://tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=13875&item_no=1&attribute_id=17&file_no=1
| bibcode = 1988Natur.332..411Y
| s2cid = 4308549
| hdl = 2241/1639
| hdl-access = free
}}</ref>

After retiring from the University of Tokyo and becoming Professor Emeritus, Ebashi was offered a professorship in the [[National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan|National Institute for Physiological Sciences]] in [[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki]]. He became Director-General of National Institute for Physiological Sciences in April 1985, and President of Okazaki National Institutes including National Institute for Physiological Sciences in March 1991.

==Recognition==
Ebashi was awarded several honors including, the 1968 [[Asahi Prize]], the 1972 [[Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy]], the 1999 [[International Prize for Biology]],<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 International Prize for Biology Awarded to Prof. Setsuro Ebashi for His Research in Animal Physiology|url=http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-newsltr/30.pdf|work=JSPS Newsletter|accessdate=28 February 2013}}</ref> the [[Order of the Sacred Treasure]], and an [[Order of Culture]]. He was elected as a foreign member of the [[Royal Society]] (ForMemRS) in 1977 and a member of the [[Japan Academy]] (MJA) in 1978.

==Setsuro Ebashi Award==
Since 2007 the Japanese Pharmacological Society has awarded the Setsuro Ebashi Award to researchers who made a considerable achievement in the field of [[pharmacology]] in honor of Setsuro Ebashi who contributed on a global scale to the field of biomedical research. [[Shinya Yamanaka]], the 2008 Setsuro Ebashi Award winner, received the [[Nobel Prize]] in Physiology or Medicine in 2012.

==Publications==
* Hiroshi Yoshida, Yashiro Hagihara, Setsuro Ebashi (ed) ''Advances in pharmacology and therapeutics II'' Pergamon, 1982, {{ISBN|978-0-08-028022-6}}
*''Novel developments on genetic recombination: dna double-strand break and dna end-joining'', Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 2004
*''Novel developments on genetic recombination: dna double-strand break and dna end-joining'', Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 2004
*Setsuro Ebashi, E. Ozawa (ed) ''Muscular Dystrophy: Biomedical Aspects'', Springer Verlag, 1983, ISBN 978-0-387-12342-4
*Setsuro Ebashi, E. Ozawa (ed) ''Muscular Dystrophy: Biomedical Aspects'', Springer Verlag, 1983, {{ISBN|978-0-387-12342-4}}
*''Protein array: an alternative biomolecular system'' Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 1997
*''Protein array: an alternative biomolecular system'' Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 1997
*''Muscle elastic proteins'', Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 1996
*''Muscle elastic proteins'', Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 1996
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*[http://www.jspsusa.org/FORUM1996/ebashi.html Biophysics in Japan, its Past, Present and Future]
*[http://www.jspsusa.org/FORUM1996/ebashi.html Biophysics in Japan, its Past, Present and Future]


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Latest revision as of 08:56, 13 September 2024

Setsuro Ebashi
江橋 節郎
Born(1922-08-31)31 August 1922
Tokyo, Japan
Died17 July 2006(2006-07-17) (aged 83)
Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Known forDiscovery of troponin
Diagnosis of muscular dystrophy
AwardsImperial Prize (1972)
Order of Culture (1975)
International Prize for Biology (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology
InstitutionsNational Institute for Physiological Sciences
University of Tokyo
Rockefeller University

Setsuro Ebashi MJA ForMemRS (江橋 節郎, Ebashi Setsurō, 31 August 1922 Tokyo – 17 July 2006 Okazaki) was a prominent Japanese physiologist who uncovered the regulatory role of calcium in cells.[1] He is famous for the discovery of troponin in 1965, which is integral to muscle contraction,[2] as well as for the contribution of diagnosis of muscular dystrophy.

Life

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Ebashi was born in Tokyo, and received his medical degree in 1944 and Ph.D. in 1954 from the University of Tokyo. He was Guest Investigator of the Rockefeller Institute in New York City from January to December 1959, where he studied with Fritz Lipmann.

Ebashi was Professor and Chair of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo from May 1959 until March 1983, as well as Professor and Chair of Biophysics at the School of Science from May 1971 to March 1983.[3] He trained many graduate students and postdoctorals who later became leading figures in basic medical sciences in Japan, including Tomoh Masaki who discovered Endothelin in 1988.[4]

After retiring from the University of Tokyo and becoming Professor Emeritus, Ebashi was offered a professorship in the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Okazaki. He became Director-General of National Institute for Physiological Sciences in April 1985, and President of Okazaki National Institutes including National Institute for Physiological Sciences in March 1991.

Recognition

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Ebashi was awarded several honors including, the 1968 Asahi Prize, the 1972 Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy, the 1999 International Prize for Biology,[5] the Order of the Sacred Treasure, and an Order of Culture. He was elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1977 and a member of the Japan Academy (MJA) in 1978.

Setsuro Ebashi Award

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Since 2007 the Japanese Pharmacological Society has awarded the Setsuro Ebashi Award to researchers who made a considerable achievement in the field of pharmacology in honor of Setsuro Ebashi who contributed on a global scale to the field of biomedical research. Shinya Yamanaka, the 2008 Setsuro Ebashi Award winner, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012.

Publications

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  • Hiroshi Yoshida, Yashiro Hagihara, Setsuro Ebashi (ed) Advances in pharmacology and therapeutics II Pergamon, 1982, ISBN 978-0-08-028022-6
  • Novel developments on genetic recombination: dna double-strand break and dna end-joining, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 2004
  • Setsuro Ebashi, E. Ozawa (ed) Muscular Dystrophy: Biomedical Aspects, Springer Verlag, 1983, ISBN 978-0-387-12342-4
  • Protein array: an alternative biomolecular system Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 1997
  • Muscle elastic proteins, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 1996

References

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  1. ^ Endo, Makoto (31 August 2006). "Obituary: Setsuro Ebashi (1922–2006)". Nature. 442 (996): 996. Bibcode:2006Natur.442..996E. doi:10.1038/442996a. PMID 16943829.
  2. ^ Ebashi, S; Kodama, A (1965). "A new protein factor promoting aggregation of tropomyosin". Journal of Biochemistry. 58 (1): 107–8. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a128157. PMID 5857096.
  3. ^ Godfraind, Théophile (January 2007). "Setsuro Ebashi, PhD". Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 49 (1): 65. doi:10.1097/FJC.0b013e318030bd47.
  4. ^ Yanagisawa, M; Kurihara, H; Kimura, S; Tomobe, Y; Kobayashi, M; Mitsui, Y; Yazaki, Y; Goto, K; Masaki, T (1988). "A novel potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells". Nature. 332 (6163): 411–5. Bibcode:1988Natur.332..411Y. doi:10.1038/332411a0. hdl:2241/1639. PMID 2451132. S2CID 4308549.
  5. ^ "1999 International Prize for Biology Awarded to Prof. Setsuro Ebashi for His Research in Animal Physiology" (PDF). JSPS Newsletter. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
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