Yasuo Kagawa

Background

Kagawa, Yasuo was born on June 27, 1932 in Tokyo. Son of Shozo and Aya Kagawa.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, U. Tokyo, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, St. Luca's Hospital, Tokyo, 1958; D of Medical Science, U. Tokyo Graduate School, 1962.

Career

Fulbright fellow, Public Health Research Institute, New York City, 1963-1965; assistant professor biochemistry, U. Tokyo, 1965-1967; assistant professor I.M.S., U. Tokyo, 1967-1968; professor biochemistry, Shinshu U., Matsumoto, Japan, 1968-1969; visiting professor biochemistry, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1970-1972; professor biochemistry, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi, Tochigi., Japan, since 1972.

Achievements

• Yasuo Kagawa has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemist, biochemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Bioscience committee Ministry of Education, Science Cult., Tokyo, since 1990. Member education committee International Union Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, since 1982, Cambridge, England, since 1982. Chairman Education of Medical Biochemistry, JBS, Tokyo, since 1993, Research Project for Genetic Disease, Tokyo, since 1991.

Member Japanese Bio-chemical Society (managing director 1979-1993), Japan Society Bioethics, Japan Society for Dying with Dignity, Ministry of Health and Welfare (medical board 1988), Gakushi-kai Alumni Association, Japan Cornell Club.

Connections

Married Akiko Iijima, October 18, 1961. 1 child, Yutaka.

Father:

Shozo Kagawa

Mother:

Aya Kagawa

Spouse:

Akiko Iijima

child:

Yutaka Kagawa