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(★)((英文版)「ふりがな付き 山中伸弥先生に､人生とiPS細胞について聞いてみた」／ Interviewer : MIDORI Shinya／ Translated by Tony Atkinson／ The revolutionary discovery of induced pluripotent stemcells, or iPS cells, completely changed the world, particularly in the field of medical science. This groundbreaking achievement was made by Dr. YAMANAKA Shinya of Kyoto University and won him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012.／ The road that led to this accomplishment, however, was not an easy one ; during his early days as a training orthopedic surgeon, Yamanaka was not skilled and was called even ´a hindrance´ by his supervisor. He eventually changed course to become a researcher in the field of medical science and undertook postdoctoral studies in the United States, but he experienced a mild case of depression upon returning to Japan. Even when Yamanaka presented the results of his discovery of iPS cells, he could not immediately bask in the glory of his success, since many of his peers simply could not believe his achievement.／ In this volume, the Nobel Prize laureate talks openly about his life from his childhood days to his current daily life and discusses his views on the future of regenerative medicine. How were iPS cells developed and what can they do? Translated from a runaway bestseller in Japan and replete with a new preface for the English edition, this biography shows what science can do for humankind, and the possibilities that life holds.／ ◆Yamanaka Shinya (山中伸弥) was born in Osaka City in 1962. He received an MD from Kobe University School of Medicine and a PhD in pharmacology from the Graduate School of Medicine at Osaka City University. His research led him to various places such as the Gladstone Institutes in the United States, the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at Kyoto University. Since 2010 he has been the director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University.／ In 2006 Yamanaka announced that his team had succeeded in generating induced pluripotent cells (iPS cells) from mouse skin cells. The following year he reported that the team had succeeded in developing human iPS cells from human skin cells. For this achievement, Yamanaka was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.／ Midori Shinya (緑慎也) was born in Osaka City in 1976. As a science journalist, he has covered a wide variety of topics. His works include ´Kieta densetsu no saru Benz (Benz, a Missing Legendary Monkey. Tokyo : Poplar ; 2015)´ and ´Uirusu daikansenjidai (The Age of Widely Infectious Diseases, coauthored with an NHK Special reporting team. Tokyo : Kadokawa ; 2017)´.) |
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