Professor Satoshi Ōmura

Professor Satoshi Ōmura is a world leader in bioorganic chemistry -- particularly in the discovery of useful chemicals derived from naturally-occurring microorganisms as well as macrolide antibiotics.

During his 40-year career, Professor Ōmura has devised many new methods for isolating, culturing and screening microorganisms, discovering more than 410 novel bioactive compounds in the process. Among these is ivermectin, discovered and developed through a collaborative research program with Merck & Co. Inc. (USA), which has proved to be one of the world's most important animal and human medicines ever produced, and one of the foremost public health interventions ever in the developing world.

Professor Ōmura is currently President Emeritus of the Kitasato Institute in Tokyo, Japan. He is also Max Tishler Professor of Chemistry at Wesleyan University (USA) and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Kitasato University (Japan).

 

-NEWS-

• May, 23. 2009

  Biography page updated.

• February, 6. 2009

  Key Publication List updated.

• February, 4. 2009

  Publication Lists (2005-current) updated.

• August, 2008

  Fourth edition of "Splendid Gifts from Microorganisms" published. [see publications]