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Tsuneko Okazaki
Japanese scientist
Tsuneko Okazaki (岡崎 恒子, Okazaki Tsuneko, born June 7, 1933) is a Japanese pioneer of molecular biology known for her work on DNA replication and specifically for discovering Okazaki fragments, along with her late husband Reiji.[1] Dr.
Tsuneko Okazaki has continued to be involved in academia, contributing to more advancements in DNA research.
Okazaki Fragments and the Nobel Prizes | Meidai Watch
Early life and education
Tsuneko Okazaki was born in Nagoya, capital of the Aichi Prefecture of Japan, in 1933.[2][3] She graduated from Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka Senior High School. During her undergraduate years, she studied biology at Nagoya University School of Science.[4] She graduated with her PhD from Nagoya University School of Science in 1956,[5] which was also the year that she met her husband, Reiji Okazaki.
They married that same year and soon after, they joined their research work and laboratories.[4]