Shizuo Akira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shizuo Akira

Japanese immunologist

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1953

Place of Birth: Higashiōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: physician, university teacher, immunologist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Shizuo Akira (?? ??, Akira Shizuo) (born January 27, 1953 in Higashiosaka) is a professor at the Department of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan.
He has made ground-breaking discoveries in the field of immunology, most significantly in the area of innate host defense mechanisms.