Tsuneko Okazaki
Tsuneko Okazaki | |
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| Born | 7 June 1933 Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Education | Nagoya University (PhD, 1956) |
| Known for | Okazaki fragments |
| Children | Two children |
| Awards | L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2000) Order of the Sacred Treasure (2008) Person of Cultural Merit (2015) Order of Culture (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology |
| Institutions | Washington University, Stanford University, Nagoya University, Fujita Health University, Chromo Research, Inc. |
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. Dr. Tsuneko Okazaki has continued to be involved in academia, contributing to more advancements in DNA research.