Background
Saito, Hiuga was born on January 10, 1927 in Miyazaki, Japan. Son of Shunpei and Akino Saito.
Saito, Hiuga was born on January 10, 1927 in Miyazaki, Japan. Son of Shunpei and Akino Saito.
Bachelor of Science, Tokyo University, 1948. Doctor in Agricultural Science, Tokyo University, 1959.
Assistant, Institute Applied Microbiology Tokyo U., 1953-1959;
associate professor, Institute Applied Microbiology Tokyo U., 1959-1978;
professor, Institute Applied Microbiology Tokyo U., 1978-1987;
director, Institute Applied Microbiology Tokyo U., 1982-1987;
professor emeritus, Institute Applied Microbiology Tokyo U., since 1987. Research associate medical school Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1958-1959. Professor medical.sch.
Teikyo U., Hachioji, Tokyo, 1987-1992, director research center for medical mycology, 1992-1997.
Member of committee Council for Science and Technology, since 1979, Ministry of Education, Science andCulture, since 1979, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, 1989-1996, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, since 1981. Member Japan Bioindustry Association (president since 1997).
Married Masako Asai, October 9, 1950. Children: Toyoko Mikuriya, Miyoko Tago, Jun, Gen, Kei Asai.