Background
Yamazaki, Akio was born on April 10, 1941 in Ashio, Tochigi, Japan. Son of Kazuo and Haruko Yamazaki. came to the United States, 1977.
Yamazaki, Akio was born on April 10, 1941 in Ashio, Tochigi, Japan. Son of Kazuo and Haruko Yamazaki. came to the United States, 1977.
Bachelor of Science, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1977.
Associate, University Texas Institute for biomedical Research, Austin, 1977-1978; associate department pathology, Yale University Medical School, New Haven, 1978-1982; visiting staff member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1982-1985; staff, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1985-1991; associate professor departments opthalmology and pharmacology, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1991-1997; professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1997.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Japanese Bio-chemical Society, Biophysics Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Society for Eye Research.
Married Matsuyo Ito, April 2, 1967. Children: Daisuke, Aya.