Background
Ochi, Kozo was born on January 1, 1949 in Kamiura-cho, Ehime-ken, Japan. Son of Morio and Tatsuko (Soga) Ochi.
Ochi, Kozo was born on January 1, 1949 in Kamiura-cho, Ehime-ken, Japan. Son of Morio and Tatsuko (Soga) Ochi.
Bachelor of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1971. Master of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1976.
Postdoctoral fellow, Georgetown University, Washington, 1977-1978; visiting scientist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1982; senior scientist, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical, Tsukuba, Japan, 1982-1991; head of laboratory, National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, since 1991.
Member Society for Actinomycetes (secretary general), Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry.
Married Etsuko Yamanouchi, January 3, 1977. Children: Kensuke, Eriko.