Career
In addition, he has been leading the research field of personalized medicine. Nakamura identified Variable Number of Tandem Repeat (VNTR) markers in 1987 and American Power Conversion in 1991. He is one of the world"s pioneers in applying genetic variations (VNTR and Scottish National Party markers) and whole genome sequencing and analysis.
His outstanding contributions to medical science can be measured by his publication of nearly 1,200 scientific articles
Nakamura was born in Osaka on 8 December 1952. He received his Doctor of Medicine in 1977 and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1984 from Osaka University, and became Head of the Biochemistry Department, at the Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in 1989.
He was appointed as a professor at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo in 1994 and the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago in 2012. From January to December 2011, Nakamura was Special Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary General, Office of Medical Innovation, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan.
