Iwao Ojima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Iwao Ojima

American chemist

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1945

Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Profession: chemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Iwao Ojima (born June 5, 1945 in Japan) is a Japanese-American chemist and University Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University).
He has been widely recognized for his seminal contributions to a range of chemical research at the multifaceted interfaces of chemical synthesis and life sciences.
As rare accomplishments, he has received four National Awards from the American Chemical Society in four different fields of research.
He is also serving as the Director of the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery (ICB&DD), as well as the President of the Stony Brook Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors.