astronomy

Mitsuaki Yoshida

Mitsuaki Yoshida is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mitsuaki Yoshida rather than just read about it. In short: Mitsuaki Yoshida (吉田光昭, Yoshida Mitsuaki; born 1939) was a Japanese virologist known for identifying the molecular structure of Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 responsible for Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Life Yoshida was born in Toyama, Japan and received his Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Tokyo.

Key takeaways

Mitsuaki Yoshida belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Mitsuaki Yoshida to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Mitsuaki Yoshida from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Life Yoshida was born in Toyama, Japan and received his Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Tokyo. After his postdoctoral fellowship at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, he worked to uncover the relationship between oncovirus and carcinogenesis at the Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research from 1975 to 1989. He was appointed as Professor at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo in 1989, where he served as Dean from 1996 to 1998. After retiring from the University of Tokyo and becoming Professor Emeritus, he was Director at the Tsukuba Research Institute of BANYU Pharmaceutical Co. (Merck & Co. today) in Tsukuba and Director at the Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research.

Awards 1982: Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund Prize 1986: Asahi Prize 1999: Tomizo Yoshida Award 2000: Medal with Purple Ribbon (Japanese Government)

References

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mitsuaki Yoshida

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mitsuaki Yoshida claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mitsuaki Yoshida before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mitsuaki Yoshida ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mitsuaki Yoshida

In research: Mitsuaki Yoshida appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mitsuaki Yoshida in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mitsuaki Yoshida is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1939 births, Academic staff of the University of Tokyo, Cancer researchers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mitsuaki Yoshida outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Mitsuaki Yoshida in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Mitsuaki Yoshida means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Mitsuaki Yoshida in simple terms?

Mitsuaki Yoshida (吉田光昭, Yoshida Mitsuaki; born 1939) was a Japanese virologist known for identifying the molecular structure of Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 responsible for Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Life Yoshida was born in Toyama, Japan and received his Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of…

Why does Mitsuaki Yoshida matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mitsuaki Yoshida?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mitsuaki Yoshida.