Background
Tanaka, Kay was born on March 2, 1929 in Osaka, Japan. Came to the United States, 1969. Son of Kumaji and Fusa (Nakamae) Tanaka.
Tanaka, Kay was born on March 2, 1929 in Osaka, Japan. Came to the United States, 1969. Son of Kumaji and Fusa (Nakamae) Tanaka.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tokyo, 1956. Doctor Medical Science, University Tokyo, 1961. Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1983.
Assistant professor medicine Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1969-1973. Senior research scientist Yale University, New Haven, 1973-1982, professor genetics, 1983-1994, professor emeritus, since 1995. Member biochemistry study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1983-1984.
Member American Society Biological Chemistry, American Society Human Genetics, Society Inborn Metabolic Disorders.
Married Tomoko Hasegawa, November 5, 1954. Children: Atau, Elly Margaret.