Kenichi Kitani

Background

Kitani, Kenichi was born on December 15, 1935 in Tokyo. Son of Minoru and Miharu (Shibano) Kitani.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Tokyo, 1960; D in Medical Sciences, U. Tokyo, 1967.

Career

University assistant faculty medicine, U. Tokyo, 1961-1969; professor, director radioisotope research institute, U. Tokyo, 1992-1995; assistant research physician laboratory nuclear medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 1969-1971; chief laboratory clinical physiology I, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute Gerontology, 1972-1986; director department clinical physiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute Gerontology, 1986-1992; director, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Obu, Japan, since 1995.

Achievements

• Kenichi Kitani has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Nuclear Hepatology: Clinical and Physiological Aspects of Liver Disease By Radioisotopes
  • Drugs and the Aging Liver (Life Chemistry Reports Series)

Membership

Member International Association biomedical Gerontology (president since 1995), Japanese Association Hepatology (board directors 1994-1996).

Interests

• Avocations: mountain climbing, swimming, playing GO.

Connections

Married Fusako Nomura. Children: Keniji, Ataru, Kanatsu.

Father:

Minoru Kitani

Mother:

Miharu (Shibano) Kitani

Spouse:

Fusako Nomura

child:

Keniji Kitani

child:

Kanatsu Kitani

child:

Ataru Kitani