Shinya Yamanaka
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1 (of 21) Shinya Yamanaka receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2012.
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Shinya Yamanaka after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2012.
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3 (of 21) All 2012 Nobel Laureates on stage at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on 10 December 2012. From left: Physics Laureates Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland, Chemistry Laureates Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka, Medicine Laureates Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka, Literature Laureate Mo Yan and Laureates in Economic Sciences Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley.
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4 (of 21) A bird's eye picture of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 2012.
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5 (of 21) Miki and Mika Yamanaka, daughters of Shinya Yamanaka, at the stage of the Concert Hall after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on 10 December 2012.
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Swedish Princess Madeleine and Shinya Yamanaka arrive at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 2012.
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Swedish Princess Madeleine and Shinya Yamanaka at the Nobel Banquet.
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Shinya Yamanaka visits the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2012 and signs the guest book. On this occasion, the Laureates retrieve the Nobel diploma and Medal, which have been displayed in the Golden Hall of the City Hall following the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. The Laureates also discuss the details concerning the transfer of their prize money.
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Shinya Yamanaka shows his Nobel Medal while visiting the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2012.
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Shinya Yamanaka's daughters Miki and Mika and wife Chika Yamanaka admire the Nobel Medal at the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2012.
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Shinya Yamanaka delivering his Nobel Lecture A Winding Road to Pluripotency in the Jacob Berzelius Lecture Hall at Karolinska Institutet, 7 December 2012.
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Shinya Yamanaka with wife Chika and relatives at a reception at Karolinska Institutet, 7 December 2012.
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Recording of the TV-program 'Nobel Minds', hosted by Zeinab Badawi, BBC World News, in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace, 7 December 2012.
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Sir John B. Gurdon (left) and Shinya Yamanaka (right) during their interview with Nobelprize.org on 6 December 2012.
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The 2012 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2012. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Physics Serge Haroche, Laureate in Economic Sciences Alvin E. Roth, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Brian K. Kobilka and Robert J. Lefkowitz, and Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Sir John B. Gurdon. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Shinya Yamanaka, Laureate in Economic Sciences Lloyd S. Shapley and Nobel Laureate in Literature Mo Yan. Not in photo: Nobel Laureate in Physics David J. Wineland.
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16 (of 21) Portrait of Shinya Yamanaka.
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17 (of 21) Shinya Yamanaka in his laboratory.
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18 (of 21) Shinya Yamanaka finishing the Kyoto Marathon on 11 March 2012.
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19 (of 21) Shinya Yamanaka guiding technical staff at the Open Lab at 4th floor of the CiRA building, Kyoto, in September 2011.
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20 (of 21) Shinya Yamanaka playing rugby at Kobe University.
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21 (of 21) Portrait of Shinya Yamanaka from his postdoc time at Gladstone Institutes, US.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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