Hiroaki Yohmei Okuno

Background

Okuno, Hiroaki Yohmei was born on August 25, 1943 in Anzan, Manshu, Japan. Son of Kazuo and Setsuko (Hirao) Okuno.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Science, Hokkaido U., Sapporo, Japan, 1967; Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science, Hokkaido U., Sapporo, Japan, 1969; Doctor of Pharmacy, Hokkaido U., Sapporo, Japan, 1973.

Career

Assistant professor, Hokkaido U., 1969-1984; associate professor, Hokkaido U., 1985-1986; postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-1977; postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1977-1978; section chief, National Chemical Laboratory, Tsukuba, Japan, 1986-1992; professor, U. Tsukuba, since 1992; head laboratory, National Institute Bioscience and Human Technology, since 1993; director department biomolecules, National Institute Bioscience and Human Technology, since 1997; professor, Tokyo Science U., since 1995. Invited scholar Ecole Polytechnique Féderalè de Lausanne, Lausanne, 1981, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981. Member of national committee Japanese Government, Tokyo, 1988-1990.

Member committee Japan Science Forum, Tokyo, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• Hiroaki Yohmei Okuno has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chemical Society Japan, Japan Pharmaceutical Society, American Chemical Society, Japanese Cancer Society, Organic Synthesis Society, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Society (committee since 1988), Planetary Society, Alpine and Ski Society Hokkaido U.

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, backpacking.

Connections

Married Junko Okada, May 4, 1972. Children: Keisuke, Mikako.

Father:

Kazuo Okuno

Mother:

Setsuko (Hirao) Okuno

Spouse:

Junko Okada

child:

Mikako Okuno

child:

Keisuke Okuno