Background
Kawasaki, Toshisuke was born on December 5, 1941 in Okayama, Japan. Son of Hiroyuki and Mutsuko (Kanda) Kawasaki.
Kawasaki, Toshisuke was born on December 5, 1941 in Okayama, Japan. Son of Hiroyuki and Mutsuko (Kanda) Kawasaki.
Bachelor of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1964. Master of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto University, Japan, 1971.
Instructor biochemistry Kyoto University, 1971-1982, associate professor, 1982-1989, professor, since 1989, dean Graduate School Pharmaceutical Sciences, since 1998. Visiting fellow National Institutes of Health, Bethesday, Maryland, 1974-1976. Visiting professor Chest Disease Research, Institute, 1992-1994.
Research director Core Research Evolutional Science Technology (Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology) project, Japan Science Technology (JSP), since 1997.
Member Japanese Cancer Association. Member Japan Biochemistry Society (Young Investigator award 1979), American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Japanese Society Carbohydrate Research (vice president 1997-1997, president since 1998), Molecular Biology Society Japan, Japan Neurosci. Society, Japanese, Society Cell Biology, Society Glycobilogy (United States of America).
Married Nobuko Miyajima, March 20, 1972. Children: Keisuke, Yousuke.