Kenji Tasaka

Background

Tasaka, Kenji was born on January 16, 1929 in Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan. Son of Tokuzo and Moyo (Yamada) Tasaka.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Okayama (Japan) University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Okayama (Japan) University, 1958.

Career

Assistant, instructor, Okayama U., 1953-1962; associate professor pharmacology, Okayama U., 1969-1970; professor pharmacology, Okayama U., 1971-1994; dean faculty pharmaceutical science, Okayama U., 1981-1986, 90-94; director Gene Research Institute, Okayama U., 1992-1996; research associate, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1963-1964; research instructor, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1964-1968. Presenter in field; member science advisory board Drug News and Perspectives, since 1990. Member International Histamine Symposium, 1981.

Scientific adviser Cooperative Research Center Okayama U., since 1994.

Achievements

• Kenji Tasaka has been listed as a noteworthy pharmacologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Microscopical Society. Member Japanese Pharmacol. Society (honorary councilor, president Kinki area 1977, auditor 1992-1994), Pharmaceutical Society Japan(head Chugoku-Shikoku branch 1983, Board of Governors 1986-1988, Pharm Education award 1994), European Histamine Research Society (awards 1985, 88, 90, 92), AsianHistamine Research Society (president 1st and 2d meeting since 1986), Polish Histaminology Society (honorary), German Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology(correspondent), American Academy Allergy and Immunology (correspondent), Skin PharmacologySoc.

(Board of Governors), European Academy Allergy and Clinical Immunology (affiliated).

Interests

• Avocations: go, shogi.

Connections

Married Shukuko Yanai, June 21, 1958. Children: Taizo, Misao.

Father:

Tokuzo Tasaka

Mother:

Moyo (Yamada) Tasaka

Spouse:

Shukuko Yanai

child:

Misao Tasaka

child:

Taizo Tasaka