Background
Nagai, Tsuneji was born on June 10, 1933 in Shikishima, Gumma, Japan. Son of Ushinosuke and Take (Kogure) Nagai.
Nagai, Tsuneji was born on June 10, 1933 in Shikishima, Gumma, Japan. Son of Ushinosuke and Take (Kogure) Nagai.
Bachelor of Science, University Tokyo, 1956. Master of Science, University Tokyo, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1961.
Doctor (honorary), Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 1996. Doctor of Science (honorary), University London, 2001.
Research and teaching associate University Tokyo, 1961-1971. Postdoctoral fellow Columbia University, New York City, 1965-1966, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1966-1967. Professor pharmaceutics Hoshi University, Tokyo, 1971-1999, professor emeritus, 1999-2001, president, 2001—2004.
Honorary professor Peking University School Pharmacy, 1987. President The Nagai Foundation, Tokyo, since 1986. Director FIP Foundation for Education and Research, The Hague, 1993—1997, Iwaki Foundation, Tokyo, since 1985.
President Federation Asian Pharmaceutical Associations College Pharmacy, Bangkok, 1997—2001, Bangkok, since 2002, Asian Federation Pharmaceutical Sciences, since 2007.
Trustee Hoshi University, Tokyo, 1979-1991. Member advisory committee Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, 1967-1983, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, 1981-1987, Ministry of Education Culture and Science, Tokyo, 1981-1983. Special member Japan Accredidation Association, Tokyo, 1981-1999.
Member of International House of Japan, Society Cyclodextrins Japan, Japan Society Drug Delivery (president, chairman board directors 1994-1997), Controlled Release Society (president 1996-1997, Rainer Hoffman Product Through Science award 2006), International Pharmaceutical Federation (vice president 1986-1994, Host-Madsen medal 1986, Millennial Pharmaceutical Scientist award 2000), Academy Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (founding president 1985-1987).
Married Kiyoko Usui, May 5, 1964.