Background
Watanabe, August Masaru was born on August 17, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Frank H. and Mary Y. Watanabe.
physician scientist corporate executive medical educator
Watanabe, August Masaru was born on August 17, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Frank H. and Mary Y. Watanabe.
Bachelor of Science, Wheaton College, Illinois, 1963. Doctor of Medicine, Indiana University, 1967.
Intern, Indiana U. Medical Center, Indianapolis, 1967-1968;
resident, Indiana U. Medical Center, 1968-1969, 71-72;
fellow in cardiology, Indiana U. Medical Center, 1972-1974;
clinical associate, National Institutes of Health, 1969-1971;
clinical instructor medicine, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, 1970-1971;
member of faculty, Indiana U. School Medicine, Indianapolis, since 1972;
professor medicine and pharmacology, Indiana U. School Medicine, Indianapolis, since 1978;
department chairman medicine, Indiana U. School Medicine, Indianapolis, 1983-1990;
director Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indiana U. School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 1984-1990;
from vice president to group vice president research laboratories, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1990-1994;
vice president, president labs, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1994-1995;
executive vice president science and technical, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, since 1996;
also board directors, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, since 1994. Member pharmacology study section National Institutes of Health, 1979-1981, chairman, 1981-1983. Member cardiovascular-renal advising committee Food and Drug Administration, 1982-1985.
Member committee A, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1984-1988, chairman, 1986-1988. Consultant to federal government and industry.
Director Indiana U. Foundation, since 1989, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, since 1994, Regenstrief Foundation, since 1995. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology, American Heart Association (councils on clinical cardiology and circulation, research review committee Indiana affiliate 1978-1982, research and advising committee North Central region 1978-1982, advising committee cardiovascular drugs 1976-1979, Chairman of Commission 1979-1981, chairman program committee council on basic science 1982-1984, Chairman of Commission on science sessions programs 1985-1988, board directors 1985-1988), American College Cardiology (government relations committee 1979-1981, trustee 1982-1987). Member American Federation Clinical Research (councilor Midwest section 1976-1977, chairman-elect Midwest section 1977-1978, chairman of the section 1978-1979, chairman of the section nominating committee 1979-1980), American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (Executive Committee division clinical pharmacology 1978-1981), Cardiac Muscle Society, Central Society Clinical Research (councillor 1983-1986, president-elect 1989, president 1990), International Society Heart Research, Association American Physicians, Association professors of Medicine, Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Whildin Reese, March 14, 1964. Children: Nan Reiko, Todd Franklin, Scott Masaru.