Background
Kato, Ryuichi was born on February 23, 1930 in Hokkaido, Japan. Son of Tamakichi and Taka (Matsuda) Kato.
Kato, Ryuichi was born on February 23, 1930 in Hokkaido, Japan. Son of Tamakichi and Taka (Matsuda) Kato.
Doctor of Medicine, Keio University, 1954. Doctor in Medical Science, Keio University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Milan, 1962.
Assistant in psychiatry School Medicine Keio University, Tokyo, 1955-1957. Research fellow University Milan, 1957-1962. Visiting associate National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1962-1964.
Section head National Institute Hygenic Science, Tokyo, 1964-1971. Head biological department Fujisawa Research Laboratory, Osaka, 1971-1977. Chairman, professor pharmacology Keio University School Medicine, Tokyo, 1977-1995, emeritus professor, since 1995.
New drug development committee Ministry Health and Welfare, Japan, since 1979.
Member International Society Study Xenobiotics (president 1986-1987), Japan Pharmaceutical Society (past president), Japan Society Clinical Pharmaceutical Therapy, (past president), Japanese Drug Metabolism Dissussion Group (president), Noval Drug Discovery Forum (president), Japan Toxicological Society (trustee).
Married Nagako Okabe, May 28, 1961. Children: Shigetaka, Akiko.