Masao Umemoto

Background

Umemoto, Masao was born on February 26, 1951 in Miki, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Yoshimi and Jun Umemoto.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Osaka Prefectural University, Sakai, Japan, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1991.

Career

Researcher Chemical Inspectionand Testing Institute, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 1975—1994. Director Health Care Technology Foundation, Kawasaki, Japan, 1996—2004, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 2004. President Bio-chemical Research and Development Ltd., since 1992, Institute Umemoto Future Technology, Kawasaki, since 1999, HECTEF Standard Reference Center Foundation, Kawasaki, since 2004.

Guest scientist University Tokyo, since 1993, lecturer, 1997—1998, researcher Project on Standardization of Ca2+, 1988—1990. Expert member Japanese Industrial Standard Committee, 1983—1991. Expert of International Organization for Standardization/TC212 Japanese Committee.

Councilor Japanese Commission Clinical Laboratory Standards, since 1998. With The International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Glycohemoglobin Reformed Laboratory Network, since 2001.

Achievements

• Masao Umemoto has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, biochemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Japan Society Clinical Chemistry (councilor since 1990, expert committee on blood gas and on cholesterol and on glycohemoglobin since 1989).

Connections

Married Eiko Imai, May 2, 1977. Children: Massashi, Hirohito.

Father:

Yoshimi Umemoto

Mother:

Jun Umemoto

Spouse:

Eiko Imai

child:

Hirohito Umemoto

child:

Massashi Umemoto