Background
Kuriyama, Kinya was born on July 11, 1932 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Haruya and Kouko Kuriyama.
Kuriyama, Kinya was born on July 11, 1932 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Haruya and Kouko Kuriyama.
Doctor of Medicine, Kyoto Prefecture University Medicine, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto Prefecture University Medicine, 1963.
Research associate Johns Hopkins School Medicine, Baltimore, 1963-1964. Senior research scientist City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, 1964-1967. Associate professor Loma Linda University School Medicine, 1967-1969.
From associate professor to professor State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1969-1972. Professor, chairman Kyoto Prefecture University Medicine, 1971-1996, president, 1994-2000, Meiji International University Integratives, Kyoto, 2000—2006. Retired, 2006.
Member Japanese Pharmacol. Society (council member 1987-1993), Japanese Neurochem. Society (council member 1989-1993, president 1977-1978), Science Council Japan (council member 1989-1993), Japanese Neirosci.
Society (council member 1989-1993), Japanese Neurosci. Society (council member 1990-1992), Japan Society Alcohol Studies (president 1986-1990, 95), International Society biomedical Research on Alcohol (vice president 1990-1994, president since 1994), International Society Neurochemistry (president since 1993).
Married Chieko Imamura, December 8, 1958. Children: Takuya, Nagato.