Masuo Obinata

Background

Obinata, Masuo was born on August 31, 1943 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. Son of Fumio and Mitsue (Obinata) Furuhata.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, U. Tokyo, 1971.

Career

Instructor, U. Tokyo, 1971-1974; research associate, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1971-1973; research associate, University of California, San Francisco, 1973-1974; research staff, Cancer Institute, Tokyo, 1975-1980; associate professor, U. Tokyo, 1980-1987; professor, Shizuoka (Japan) U., 1987; professor, Tohoku U., Sendai/Miyagi, Japan, since 1987. Consultant Rikagaku Kenkyūsho, Tsukuba/Ibaraki, 1983-1984, Research Development Corporation Japan, Tsukuba/Ibaraki, since 1988.

Achievements

• Masuo Obinata has been listed as a noteworthy Molecular biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Akiko Aikawa, July 25, 1971. 1 child, Kahoko.

Father:

Fumio Furuhata

Mother:

Mitsue (Obinata) Furuhata

Spouse:

Akiko Aikawa

child:

Kahoko Obinata