Background
Ito, Masao was born on December 4, 1928 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Son of Rikuo and Chiyo (Inagaki) Ito.
伊藤 正男
university professor neuroscientist
Ito, Masao was born on December 4, 1928 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Son of Rikuo and Chiyo (Inagaki) Ito.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tokyo Medical School, 1953. Division of Medical Sciences, University Tokyo Medical School, 1959.
Assistant professor medical faculty, Kumamoto (Japan) U., 1954-1957;
assistant professor medical faculty, U. Tokyo, 1958-1962;
associate professor medical faculty, U. Tokyo, 1963-1970;
professor medical faculty, U. Tokyo, 1970-1986;
dean medical faculty, U. Tokyo, 1986-1988;
director general Frontier Research Sys. Institute Physical & Chemical Research, Rikagaku Kenkyūsho, Wako, Japan, since 1991;
director Brain Science Institute, Rikagaku Kenkyūsho, Wako, Japan, since 1997. Emeritus professor of University Tokyo, since 1989.
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Member National Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Society London, Russian Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, Armenian Academy of Sciences, Japan Academy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences, European Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate), International Brain Research Organization (president 1980-1986), International Union Physiological Sciences (president 1993-1997), Science Council Japan (president 1994-1997), Human Frontier Science Program (president since 2000), Science and Technology Foundation of Japan (president since 2005).
Married Midori Watanabe, May 29, 1931. Children: Minami, Yukari.