Gen'ichi Katō (Japanese: 加藤 元一, Katō Gen'ichi, February 11, 1890 (Meiji 23) – May 1, 1979 (Shōwa 54) ) was a Japanese physiologist. He was a professor emeritus at the Keio University School of Medicine. He was also an honorary member of the Argentine Biological Society and Medical Association, as well as an honorary member of the American Physiological Society. He was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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