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Tsuneko Okazaki, Nagoya University's First Female Professor, Who Built the Foundation of Molecular Biology in Partnership with Her Husband, Has Passed Away. She Discovered the "Okazaki Fragment," Which Holds the Key to Genetic Information Replication.

Tsuneko Okazaki (93), who was the first female professor at Nagoya University, has passed away. Born in Nagoya City in 1933, Ms. Okazaki graduated from Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka High School and then entered the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University. After completing her doctoral program in the Graduate School of Science, she became the first female professor at Nagoya University in 1983. She later served as a visiting p…
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Tsuneko Okazaki (93), who was the first female professor at Nagoya University, has passed away. Born in Nagoya City in 1933, Ms. Okazaki graduated from Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka High School and then entered the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University. After completing her doctoral program in the Graduate School of Science, she became the first female professor at Nagoya University in 1983. She later served as a visiting p…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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