Background
Murooka, Yoshikatsu was born on January 7, 1942 in Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Isamu and Tsuruko Murooka.
Murooka, Yoshikatsu was born on January 7, 1942 in Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Isamu and Tsuruko Murooka.
Bachelor of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1964. Master of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Osaka University, Japan, 1969.
Visiting fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1970; visiting scientist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1981; research associate, Osaka U., 1966; visiting professor, Osaka U., 1991; associate professor, Hiroshima U., 1981; professor, Hiroshima U., since 1988. Consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/United Nations, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Biotechnology (trustee since 1989), Society Biotechnology, Society Biochemistry, Society Molecular Biology, Society Agrochemistry, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Hiroko Murooka, January 20, 1968. Children: Ikuko, Masako, Takuya.