As per our current Database, Yoshiki Sasai has been died on Aug 5, 2014 (age 52).
When Yoshiki Sasai die, Yoshiki Sasai was 52 years old.
| Popular As | Yoshiki Sasai |
| Occupation | Biologist |
| Age | 52 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 5, 1962 (Japan) |
| Birthday | March 5 |
| Town/City | Japan |
| Nationality | Japan |
Yoshiki Sasai’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Yoshiki Sasai was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
Known for his work in the biology sub-field of stem cell research, this prominent Japanese scientist was the first to successfully grow an embryonic optic cup from human stem cells. He taught at Kyoto University and directed a department of the RIKEN research institute.
After graduating from Kyoto University's School of Medicine, he accepted a research fellowship at the University of California- Los Angeles' medical school.
He was the recipient of the 2010 Osaka Prize and the 2012 Inoue Prize.
He was born and raised in Hyogo, Japan. Tragically, he committed suicide at the age of fifty-two in his research laboratory at the RIKEN institute.
He and Nobel Prize winner Osamu Shimomura were both prominent Japanese Scientists.
