Hiraku Takebe

Background

Takebe, Hiraku was born on August 19, 1934 in Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan. Son of Tomoyoshi and Tomi (Fujino) Takebe.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Tokyo, 1957; Master of Science, U. Tokyo, 1959; Doctor of Science, U. Tokyo, 1963.

Career

Research associate, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1959-1961; instructor, U. Tokyo, 1961-1963; instructor, Osaka (Japan) U., 1963-1965; lecturer, Osaka (Japan) U., 1965-1971; associate professor, Osaka (Japan) U., 1971-1976; professor radiation biology, Kyoto (Japan) U., since 1976. Visiting research associate Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, Dallas, 1966-1968. Director Radiation Biology Center, Kyoto U., 1986-1988, 89-93.

President 11th International Congress on Photobiology, 1992.

Achievements

• Hiraku Takebe has been listed as a noteworthy Biology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Photobiology (councilor 1990-1993), Japanese PhotobiologyAssn. (president 1991-1992).

Connections

Married Hiroko, September 25, 1965. Children: Naomi, Mariko.

Father:

Tomoyoshi Takebe

Mother:

Tomi (Fujino) Takebe

Spouse:

Hiroko

child:

Mariko Takebe

child:

Naomi Takebe