Akira Fujii

Background

Fujii, Akira was born on October 29, 1942 in Ueda, Nagano, Japan. Son of Yunosuke and Kane (Kashino) Fujii.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan, 1965. Master of Science, St. Thomas Institute, Cincinnati, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, St. Thomas Institute, Cincinnati, 1970.

Doctor of Dental Surgery, Nihon University, Tokyo, 1983.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, St. Thomas Institute, 1970-1972; assistant professor, St. Thomas Institute, 1972-1974; associate professor, St. Thomas Institute, 1974-1976; assistant professor, Nihon U., 1976-1991; associate professor pharmacology, Nihon U., 1991-1997; professor and head pharmacology, Nihon U., since 1997. Consultant Sperti Drug Corporation, Covington, Kentucky, 1973-1976.

Achievements

• Akira Fujii has been listed as a noteworthy pharmacology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, American Pharmaceutical Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Japanese Pharmacological Society (councilor), Japanese Society Oral Therapeutics and Pharmacology (councilor), International Association Dental Research, International Bone and Mineral Society, Japanese Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (board directors), Japanese Society Toxicological Science (councilor), Japanese Association Oral Biology (board directors), Japanese Association Dental Education (councilor), Sigma Chi.

Interests

• Avocation: fishing.

Connections

Married Yoko Maezawa, June 21, 1969. Children: Nobumitsu, Utako.

Father:

Yunosuke Fujii

Mother:

Kane (Kashino) Fujii

Spouse:

Yoko Maezawa

child:

Utako Fujii

child:

Nobumitsu Fujii