Kazunobu Amako

Background

Amako, Kazunobu was born on September 10, 1933 in Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Tamikazu and Sakiko (Maeda) Amako.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Kyshu U., Fukuoka, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Kyshu U., Fukuoka, 1964.

Career

Research associate, Kyushu U., 1964-1973; assistant professor bacteriology, Kyushu U., 1973; professor bacteriology, Fukuoka U., 1973-1982; professor bacteriology, Kyushu U., 1983-1997; retired, Kyushu U., 1997; professor emeritus, Kyushu U., since 1997. Chairman cholera panel United States-Japan Medical Cooperative Program, 1993-1995. Managing director Fukuoka Women's Junior College, 1997.

President 69th National Meeting JapanBacteriologist, 1996, 2nd Japan-Korea 2d International Symposium of Microbiology, 1994.

Achievements

• Kazunobu Amako has been listed as a noteworthy Bacteriologist, medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japanese Society Electron Microscopy (board member 1985-1986, Seto award 1977), Japanese Society Bacteriology (board member 1988-1993, president 1996, Asakawa award 1994). M C.

Connections

Married Kuni Aso, October 10, 1960. Children: Tomoko, Yutaka, Minoru.

Father:

Tamikazu Amako

Mother:

Sakiko (Maeda) Amako

Spouse:

Kuni Aso

child:

Minoru Amako

child:

Tomoko Amako

child:

Yutaka Amako