Tetsuya Kawakita, ophthalmologist, educator. Achievements include invention of first mouse corneal/limbal cell line. Recipient Young Investigator award, Japan Corneal Society, 2007; grants, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 2007, grant, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2007, 2009.
Background
Kawakita, Tetsuya Son of Hideyo and Yumiko Kawakita.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Nagoya University Graduate School Medicine, 2000.
Career
Assistant professor Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa, Japan, 2005—2007, Keio University School Medicine, Tokyo, since 2007.
Achievements
Achievements include invention of first mouse corneal/limbal cell line.
Connections
Married Mayumi Kawakita, September 12, 1993. 1 child Kasumi.
Recipient Young Investigator award, Japan Corneal Society, 2007. Grants, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 2007, grant, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2007, 2009.
Recipient Young Investigator award, Japan Corneal Society, 2007. Grants, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 2007, grant, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2007, 2009.