Background
Watanabe, Kimitsuna was born on February 19, 1941 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Tsunahiko and Mitsuko Watanabe.
Watanabe, Kimitsuna was born on February 19, 1941 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Tsunahiko and Mitsuko Watanabe.
Bachelor of Science in Science, U. Tokyo, 1967; Master of Science in Science, U. Tokyo, 1969; Doctor of Science, U. Tokyo, 1972.
Researcher, Mitsubishi-Kasei Institute of Life Sciences, Machida-shi, Tokyo., 1972-1980; associate professor faculty of agriculture, U. Tokyo, 1980-1984; associate professor faculty of engineering, U. Tokyo, 1984-1988; professor faculty of engineering department industrial chemistry, U. Tokyo, 1991-1994; professor department chemistry and biotechnology, U. Tokyo, since 1994; professor, Tokyo Institute Technology, 1988-1991. Postdoctoral fellow Max-Planck Institute Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, West Germany, 1975-1977.
Member Japanese Bio-chemical Society (senior member, Encouragement for Young Scientists award 1980), The Molecular Biology Society Japan, The Chemical Society ofJapan.
Married Mayumi Sumida-Watanabe, April 9,1972. Children: Yuki, Mari.