# Susumu Tonegawa

> Susumu Tonegawa received the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine as a sole laureate for discovering the genetic mechanism of antibody diversity (V(D)J recombination). He later pivoted to neuroscience, pioneering optogenetic engram manipulation — activating and erasing specific memories in hippocampal circuits — and showing engram cells store retrievable information in Alzheimer's mouse models.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/researchers/susumu-tonegawa/](https://selltoscientists.com/researchers/susumu-tonegawa/)*

**Institution:** Massachusetts Institute of Technology
**Field:** Immunology / Neuroscience
**H-index:** 129
**Publications:** 448
**Grants:** 60
**Patents:** 22
**ORCID:** `0000-0003-0384-8878`

## Industry collaborations

- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Riken Brain Science Institute

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