Paul Ichiro Terasaki was an American scientist in the field of human organ transplant technology, and professor emeritus of surgery at UCLA School of Medicine.
He spent three high school years during World War II interned with his family and other Japanese Americans in the Gila River War Relocation Center. Later he earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate in zoology all from UCLA and was appointed to the medical school faculty.In 1964, Terasaki developed the microcytotoxicity test, a tissue-typing test for organ transplant donors and recipients that required only 1 microliter each of antisera used to identify human leukocyte antigens (HLA). The test was adopted as the international standard for tissue typing. He has focused on study of the humoral theory of transplant rejection, which states that antibodies cause allograft rejection. He and his corporation, One Lambda, have played a central role in the development of tissue typing and transplantation surgery.
Terasaki established UCLA's HLA laboratory, and also established the UCLA Kidney Transplant Registry, the largest in the world. In 1999, he retired from UCLA, but within a year resumed his academic pursuits with the creation of the Terasaki Foundation, a research center dedicated to cancer immunotherapy and the study of humoral immunity and transplantation.
On May 13, 2010, UCLA announced the naming of the new life science building for Terasaki, who has given $50 million to the Division of Life Sciences in the UCLA College of Letters and Science, which is the largest ever given to the UCLA College. The structure is known as the Terasaki Life Sciences Building. He was awarded the 2011 UCLA Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Year award on April 13, 2012, and the UCLA medal on June 15, 2012.
Paul Terasaki was married to artist Hisako Terasaki; they had four children.
He died on January 25, 2016, after a long illness.
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Some of their strengths
Paul Terasaki has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Adventurous, Energetic, Confident, Sophisticated, Organized, Passionate, and Independent.
Smart and Sophisticated
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Paul Terasaki is someone who is a smart, sophisticated, and organized person who displays kindness and grace in every day interactions, and who also has a passionate soul. A person who is charismatic and resourceful.
Constant and Serious
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Independent and Organized
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A person who is curious and a loves learning, who seems to always know what to say, who has an optimism that can overcome any difficult situation, and who seems to be able to master almost any skill.
Communicative and Intelligent
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Paul Terasaki is someone who tends to have a desire to communicate with others, either verbally, through written form, or otherwise, and to have a knack for understanding art, beauty, and aesthetics.
They are also someone who is balanced, stable, and energetic, who likes the idea of home and family, and who is very comfortable being the person in charge.
Altruistic and Purposeful
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Paul Terasaki tends to be someone who has a desire to be of service to a higher calling and who is always trying to perfect things. Who can be practical and polished, reserved and methodical, and who tends to trust internal judgment before trusting anyone else at face value.
Some of Paul Terasaki's challenges
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For example, Paul Terasaki can be Difficult, Perfectionist, Impulsive, Careless, Domineering, Impatient, and Callous.
Difficult and Perfectionist
One of Paul Terasaki's key challenges is that they are someone who can be difficult and too much of a perfectionist.
Paul Terasaki must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs, and can be excessive and unrealistic, and can have difficulty dealing with responsibility, authority, or criticism.
Domineering and Impatient
Paul Terasaki is someone who can be demanding, egotistical, and controlling, can have a lack of judgment regarding personal finances, be argumentative and stubborn, and who can have a tendency to be withdrawn and spend time in self-imposed isolation.
Critical and Bossy
Finally, Paul Terasaki also can be too focused on the small details of life, try to control whatever is happening, and be finicky and demanding.
