Background
Makita, Akira was born on February 6, 1931 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Son of Takeo and Mie (Asakawa) Makita.
Makita, Akira was born on February 6, 1931 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Son of Takeo and Mie (Asakawa) Makita.
Doctor of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 1956. Doctor in Medical Science, University Tokyo, 1964.
Intern 1st National Hospital Tokyo, 1956—1957. Research fellow Institute Infectious Diseases, University Tokyo, 1957—1964. Associate professor Tohoku University School Medicine, Sendai, Japan, 1964—1972.
Professor biochemistry Hokkaido University School Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, 1972—1974, director Cancer Institute Japan, 1985—1989, professor emeritus, since 1994. Professor nutrition Hokkaido Bunkyo College, Japan, 1994—2002. Professor Tensi University Graduate School, since 2006.
Married Misako Takahashi, 1962. 1 child Satoko.