Tomoko Ohta

Tomoko Ohta
Tomoko Ohta
太田朋子, Ōta Tomoko
	Tomoko Ohta
Born	原田朋子, Harada Tomoko; 7 September 1933 (age 90); Miyoshi, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	North Carolina State University; University of Tokyo
Known for	Development of neutral theory of molecular evolution, and nearly neutral theory
Spouse	Yasuo Ohta (m.1960-1972)
Awards	Japan Academy Prize (1985); Weldon Memorial Prize (1986); Crafoord Prize (2015); Japan's Order of Culture (2016)
	Scientific career
Fields	Evolutionary biology; genetics
Institutions	National Institute of Genetics; North Carolina State University; Kihara Institute for Biological Research
Doctoral advisor	Ken-Ichi Kojima
Other academic advisors	Motoo Kimura; Hitoshi Kihara

Tomoko Ohta (太田朋子, Ōta Tomoko, born Tomoko Harada 原田朋子^[1] 7 September 1933, Miyoshi, Aichi) is a Japanese scientist and Professor Emeritus of the National Institute of Genetics. Ohta works on population genetics/molecular evolution and is known for developing the nearly neutral theory of evolution.

Ohta has received many awards, including Japan's Order of Culture (2016). In 2015, Ohta and Richard Lewontin were jointly awarded the Crafoord Prize "for their pioneering analyses and fundamental contributions to the understanding of genetic polymorphism".^[2]^[3]

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^ "The Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2015". Crafoord Prize. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ Söderström, Bo (April 2015). "Discovery of genetic polymorphism: Richard Lewontin and Tomoko Ohta awarded the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2015" (PDF). Ambio. 44 (3): 165. doi:10.1007/s13280-015-0640-1. PMC 4357622. PMID 25712534. Retrieved 28 February 2023.