Takashi Mikawa

Background

Mikawa, Takashi was born on April 7, 1951 in Kobe, Japan. Son of Yoshihiko and Kazuko Mikawa. came to the United States, 1988.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kobe (Japan) University, 1975. Master of Science, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1980.

Career

Postdoctoral department pharmacology College Medicine, U. Tokyo, 1980-1981; assistant professor department pharmacology College Medicine, U. Tokyo, 1981-1983; assistant professor department neurochemistry, National Institute Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan., 1983-1986; acting associate professor department neurochemistry, National Institute Physiological Sciences, 1986-1990; assistant professor department cell biology and anatomy Medical College, Cornell Univercity, 1990-1997; associate professor department cell biology and anatomy Medical College, Cornell Univercity, since 1997. Visiting assistant professor department cell biology and anatomy Medical College, Cornell Univercity, 1988-1990, assistant professor cell biology and genetics program Grad School Medical Sciences, 1991-1997. Member tri-institutional Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy program Medical College Cornell Univercity/Rockefeller U./Sloan-Kettering Institute Cancer Research, 1992.

Member review panel committee musculoskeletal cell culture biological flight experiments National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1993, human embriology and development 2 study section National Institutes of Health, since 1996. External review cardiology merit review VA Affairs Merit Review Bds. Med.RSch. Svc. VA, 1993, 95.

Lecturer, speaker in field.

Achievements

• Achievements include discovery of origin of the cardiac conduction system, identification of a mitogen for cardiac muscle cells, origin of coronary vascular system.

Membership

Member American Heart Association (investigator New York City affiliate 1991-1993, member review panel cardiovascular development study section since 1997).

Connections

Married Yukie Mori, April 7, 1977. Children: Yuki, Tomoko, Jun.

Father:

Yoshihiko Mikawa

Mother:

Kazuko Mikawa

Spouse:

Yukie Mori

child:

Yuki Mikawa

child:

Tomoko Mikawa

child:

Jun Mikawa