Masaya Kawakami

Background

Kawakami, Masaya was born on April 27, 1929 in Tokyo. Son of Shoichiroh and Kimiko (Hasegawa) Kawakami.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1953. Doctor of Medical Science, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan, 1960.

Career

Lecturer Gunma University, Maebashi, 1958-1960. Research associate Georgetown University, Washington, 1964-1966. Associate professor Gunma University, Maebashi, 1960-1972.

Professor Kitsako University, Sagamihara, Japan, 1972-1996, director department molecular biology Japan, 1972—1995. Director Future Medical Laboratory, Tokyo, since 2001, technical advisor SRL Inc., Tokyo, since 1996.

Achievements

• Masaya Kawakami has been listed as a noteworthy medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member committee of Bioethics Japan Medical Association, Tokyo, 1986-1992, Gene Therapy, Japan. Government; bacteriology division Japan delegate International Union of Microbiol. Societies, Washington, since 1991.

Member Japanese Society Bacteriology (honorary. Trustee, Asakawa award 1999), Molecular Biology Society Japan, Japanese Bio-chemical Society, American Society Microbiology.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, rose culture.

Connections

Married Noriko Tsuchida, October 1, 1957. Children: Kyoko, Toshiya, Eriko.

Father:

Shoichiroh Kawakami

Mother:

Kimiko (Hasegawa) Kawakami

Spouse:

Noriko Tsuchida

child:

Toshiya Kawakami

child:

Kyoko Kawakami

child:

Eriko Kawakami