Background
Okayama, Hiroto was born on March 14, 1948 in Kumamoto, Japan. Son of Kiyoshi and Chiyoko Okayama.
Okayama, Hiroto was born on March 14, 1948 in Kumamoto, Japan. Son of Kiyoshi and Chiyoko Okayama.
Doctor of Medicine, Kumamoto University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Kyoto U., 1977.
Instructor, Kyoto U. School Medicine, 1977-1978; postdoctoral fellow, Stanford (California) U. School Medicine, 1978-1982; visiting scientist, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1982-1987; professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka U., 1988-1992; director, Exploratory Research Advanced Technology, Research Development Corporation Japan, Tokyo, since 1991; professor, U. Tokyo Faculty of Medicine, since 1993.
Married Ryoko Ito, November 17, 1976. Children: Sachiyo, Hirofumi.