Takesumi Yoshimura

Background

Yoshimura, Takesumi was born on February 23, 1943 in Tokyo. Son of Sei-Ichiro and Sumi (Okubo) Yoshimura.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Kyushu U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1967; Doctor of Medical Science, Kyushu U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1971; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1975.

Career

Research associate department public health, school medicine, Kyushu U., 1971-1979; associate professor department human ecology, U. Occupational & Environmental Health, Japan, 1979-1984; professor department clinical epidemiology, U. Occupl. and Environmental Health, Japan, since 1984; director Institute Industrial Ecological Sciences, U. Occupl. and Environmental Health, Japan, 1992-1995. Member planning group World Health Organization CC in Occupl. Health, Geneva, since 1992.

Member working group epidemiology IARC Joint Project, Lyon, France, since 1989. Mem.domestic committee Guatemala Project Japan International Cooperative Agency, Tokyo, since 1990, course leader group training course occupational health, Japan Internat.Coop. Agency, Kitakyushu, since 1985.

Achievements

• Takesumi Yoshimura has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japan Epidemiological Association (board directors), Japanese Society Tropical Medicine (board directors), International Epidemiology Association, International Commission Occupl. Health, Japanese Society Public Health (counselor), Japanese Society Hygiene (counselor).

Interests

• Avocation: traveling.

Connections

Married Megumi Yoshimura, May 19, 1968;children: Kenji, Tetsuji.

Father:

Sei-Ichiro Yoshimura

Mother:

Sumi (Okubo) Yoshimura

Spouse:

Megumi Yoshimura

child:

Kenji Yoshimura

child:

Tetsuji Yoshimura