Shinya Yamanaka Profession: Physician Nationality: Japanese Biography: 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - Induced pluripotent stem cell Born: September 4, 1962 Birthplace: HigashiĆsaka, Osaka, Japan Age: 61 years old Generation: Baby Boomer Chinese Zodiac: Tiger Star Sign: Virgo Historical Events 2012-10-08 John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka win the 2012 Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on reprogramming end stage cells to become pluripotent Famous Physicians Cluny MacPherson David Ho Eduard Wirths Mae Jemison Magnus Hirschfeld Paracelsus