Biography of Dr. Shimomura
At the press conference after the opening ceremony
（March 22, 2009）
Biography
| August 1928 | Born in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
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| 1948 | Enrolled in Nagasaki Medical Specialized School, Division on Pharmaceutical Sciences (later School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University) |
| 1951 | Graduated from the school above |
| 1951 | Laboratory Assistant at Nagasaki University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| 1958 | Research Associate at the school above（～1963） |
| 1960 | Recieved a Doctrate degree for Organic Chemistry from Nagoya University |
| 1960 | Researcher at Princeton University on Fulbright Scholarship Program（～1963） |
| 1963 | Associate Professor at Nagoya University Water Research Laboratory of the Faculty of Science |
| 1965 | Senior Research Fellow at Princeton University（～1982） |
| 1981 | Visiting Professor at Boston University（concurrent position）（～2000） |
| 1982 | Senior Research Fellow of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole |
| 2001 | Resigned from the laboratory above and has been continuing research at his house in Massachusetts |
| 2007 | Recieved the Asahi prize (Asahi Shinbun Cultural Foundation) |
| 2007 | Recieved Nagasaki University Distinguished Almuni Award |
| 2008 | Recieved the Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| 2008 | Recieved the Order of Culture and be selected as the Person of Cultural Merit, Japan |
| 2009 | Received an honorary doctorate from Nagasaki University |
| 2018 | Loss great mind with the passing away |
