1974 | Graduated from Yokohama City University School of Medicine |
1974 - | Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center |
1978 - | Research associate, Division of Hematopoiesis, Institute of Hematology, Jichi Medical University |
1982 - | Research Associate, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina (Prof. Makio Ogawa) |
1984 - | Lecturer, Division of Hematopoiesis, Institute of Hematology, Jichi Medical University |
1991 - | Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Institute of Hematology, Jichi Medical University |
1992 - | Professor, Department of Cell Differentiation, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University School of Medicine |
2000 - | Director of the Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University |
2000 - | Professor, Department of Cell Differentiation, Division of Organogenesis, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University |
2002 - | Professor, Department of Cell Differentiation, Keio University School of Medicine |
License, Certification・Ph.D | 1974 Medical license 1985 Doctor of Medicine (Jichi Medical University) 1994 Certified physician and attending physician of the Japanese Society of Hematology |
Main area of investigation/Research horizons | Stem cell biology |
Memberships | Japanese Society of Hematology (JSH; Vice Presidents) Science Coucil of Japan (SCJ) International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH; President) American Society of Hematology (ASH) |
Editorial Board | Editor-in-Chief, "International Journal of Hematology" "Stem Cells" "Blood" "The Journal of Experimental Medicine" "Cell Stem Cell" (Advisory) |
History of Examination Committee | [Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)] Expert Committee Member, Advisory Committee for Research on Specified Embryos and Human ES Cells, etc., the Council for Science and Technology [Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)] Steering Committee, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST type) JST-CIRM Collaborative Research Program Advisor, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (team type) [Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)] Program Officer, Program Committee of the World Premier International Research Center Initiative |
Awards | Baelz Prize (1990, 2004) |