Hideyo Noguchi
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928) was one of the three great figures in the medical field during the Meiji period in Japan and a renowned infectious disease expert. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine three times and is known as a national treasure biologist in Japan“Hideyo Noguchi” 被譽爲“national treasure”Japanese bacteriologist and biologist.
Hideyoshi Noguchi was the first scientist to isolate the syphilis pathogen from the central nervous system of patients with paralyzed dementia. Improved the technology and theory of the Wasserman reaction, and improved the Wasserman skin test for detecting syphilis. Successfully cultivated Treponema pallidum and other microorganisms, and designed a method for cultivating microorganisms that had never grown in test tubes before. Also studied vaccines and serum for poliomyelitis, trachoma, and yellow fever.
Hideyoshi Noguchi's Medical Career
Statue of Hideyoshi Noguchi in Ueno Park, Japan
Medical education：
In 1897, Hideyoshi Noguchi studied at Tokyo Medical College and obtained a medical certificate in the same year.
In 1898, he worked at the Beili Institute of Infectious Diseases.
Overseas Research：
In 1899, he went to the University of Pennsylvania in the United States to study snake venom and published a research report on snake venom.
In 1900, in S Under the guidance of Flexner, continue to study snake venom.
In 1904, he entered the Rockefeller Institute to conduct research on spirochetes and worked on serology, polio, rabies, and syphilisSignificant achievements have been made in the fields of prevention and control.
In 1911, he was awarded a Doctor of Medicine in Japan
In 1914, he was awarded a Doctor of Science degree by the University of Tokyo in Japan
In 1915, he was awarded the Imperial Academy of Japan's Gift Award
In 1918, he was awarded the title of Researcher at the Rockefeller Institute in the United States
In 1920, he was awarded the honorary doctorate title by Yucatan Medical University
Hideyoshi Noguchi's Medical Career
In 1922, he was awarded the title of Doctor of Science by Yale University
In 1923, he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Japan
In 1924, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by the French government
In 1925, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Paris
In 1925, he was awarded the title of "Fifth Rank" by the Japanese government
In 1928, he was posthumously awarded the "Second Class Asahi Shigemitsu Medal" by the Japanese government
Continue researchingHideyoshi Noguchi, regardless of his advanced age, personally went to Africa to investigate "yellow fever"
Unfortunately passed away：On May 21, 1928, Hideyoshi Noguchi was studying infectious diseases on the west coast of AfricaUnfortunately infected and died at the age of 51.
Influence on future generations ：Received high respect within Japan and hailed as“Japan's national treasure”。His profile picture has been printed1000 yen banknoteAbove to commemorate.Japan has also established the Noguchi Eisai Lecture Hall and Memorial Hall to commemorate his contributions.
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