Background
Tomita, Tatsuo was born on April 20, 1939 in Tokyo. Son of Tatsusaburo and Haru (Hiraga) Tomita. came to the United States, 1970.
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Tatsuo Tomita
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Tatsuo Tomita, American Pathologist, educator, diabetes researcher. Achievements include in vitro analysis on diabetogenic effects of alloxan, pancreatic polypeptide producing islet cell tumors of the pancreas, pancreatic polypeptide secretion in experimental diabetes. Grantee National Institutes of Health, 1979-1984, American Heart Association, 1985-1987, 89-91.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental U., 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Yokohama (Japan) City U., 1970.
Career
Assistant resident, Barnes Hospital and Washington University, St. Louis, 1970-1973; resident, Jewish Hospital St. Louis, 1973-1974; fellow, Medical Center U. Kansas, Kansas City, 1974-1975; assistant professor, Medical Center U. Kansas, Kansas City, 1975-1980; associate professor, Medical Center U. Kansas, Kansas City, 1980-1985; professor, Medical Center U. Kansas, Kansas City, since 1985.
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Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Pathologists, American Diabetes Association (grantee 1983-1985), Sigma Xi.
