Background
Akera, Tai was born on July 13, 1932 in Tokyo. Son of Jibusuke and Ayako (Omata) Akera. came to the United States, 1971.
Akera, Tai was born on July 13, 1932 in Tokyo. Son of Jibusuke and Ayako (Omata) Akera. came to the United States, 1971.
Doctor of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, Keio University, Tokyo, 1965.
From instructor to assistant professor Keio University, Tokyo, 1960-1971. Visiting assistant professor department pharmacology Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1967-1970, professor department pharmacology and toxicology, 1974-1987, chairman, 1986—1987. Director medical research center National Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, 1987-1991.
Vice president Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, since 1991. Head, senior vice president Research and development Banyu Pharmaceutical Company, 1995—2001, executive vice president, Chief Technology Officer, 2001—2006. Visiting professor Tokai University, Isehara, Japan, 1977, professor School Medicine, 1990-1997.
Adjunct professor School Medicine, Keio University, 1988-2008.
Member American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Japanese Pharmaceutical Society, International Society for Heart Research.
Married Chiseko Masuda, April 10, 1962. Children— Atsushi, Yukako, Chikako.