Akira Imada

Background

Imada, Akira was born on November 22, 1936 in Nishinomiya, Japan. Son of Megumi and Ikuyo (Sakamoto) Imada.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Hokkaido U., Japan, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Hokkaido U., Japan, 1970.

Career

Director biological laboratories, Takeda Chemical Industry, Japan, 1986-1991; deputy general manager, Takeda Chemical Industry, Japan, 1992-1993; professor, director Research Center for Advanced Science Technology,, Nara Institute Science and Technology, Japan, since 1994.

Achievements

• Akira Imada has been listed as a noteworthy Microbiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Society Japanese Agricultural Biological Chemical. Member American Society Microbiology.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, golf, carpentry, fishing, horticulture.

Connections

Married Yoko Yawata, February 9, 1964. Children: Shin, Makiko, Ayako.

Father:

Megumi Imada

Mother:

Ikuyo (Sakamoto) Imada

Spouse:

Yoko Yawata

child:

Shin Imada

child:

Makiko Imada

child:

Ayako Imada