Kunihiko Saito

Background

Saito, Kunihiko was born on February 6, 1926 in Aogaki, Japan. Son of Kokujo and Hisano (Takimoto) Saito.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Kobe Medical College, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Nagoya City University, 1962.

Career

Research associate, U. Washington, Seattle, 1959-1961; assistant professor, Kansai Medical U., Moriguchi, Japan, 1961-1969; professor, Kansai Medical U., Moriguchi, Japan, 1969-1995; professor emeritus, Kansai Medical U., Moriguchi, Japan, since 1995; consultant professor, Harbin (China) Medical U., since 1991. Member finance committee Japanese Private U., Tokyo, 1990-1994. Finance trustee Kansai Medical U., Moriguchi, 1987-1995.

Member Japanese Conference on Biochemistry of Lipids, 1995.

Achievements

• Kunihiko Saito has been listed as a noteworthy biochemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japanese Mass Spectrometry Society (trustee 1990-1994, Distinguished Service award 1996), Nichiyokai.

Interests

• Avocations: oil painting, gardening, bird watching.

Connections

Married Sada Haeno Saito, May 15, 1952. Children: Hiroko Fujitani, Yoshihiko Saito.

Father:

Kokujo Saito

Mother:

Hisano (Takimoto) Saito

Spouse:

Sada Haeno Saito

child:

Yoshihiko Saito

child:

Hiroko Fujitani Saito