Yoshiro Okami

Background

Okami, Yoshiro was born on July 29, 1924 in Tokyo. Son of Bunta and Fumiko (Hamada) Okami.

Education

Bachelor in Agriculture, Hokkaido U., Sapporo, Japan, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Hokkaido U., Sapporo, Japan, 1952.

Career

Research head, National Institutes of Health Japan, Tokyo, 1941-1966; professor, Hokkaido U., Sapporo, Japan, 1966-1971; director, Institute Microbial Chemistry, Tokyo, since 1971.

Achievements

• Yoshiro Okami has been listed as a noteworthy Research institute director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, since 1962. Trustee Waksman Foundation Japan, Tokyo, 1960-1983. Director, board of trustees Chemical Industries Basel-Geigy Science Promotion Foundation, Osaka, Japan, since 1989.

Chairman Intnional Actnomycetes Congress, Tokyo, 1988. Fellow Agricultural Chemistry Society (award 1991), Antibiotic Research Association, Japanese Bacteriol. Society, Academy Biotechnology.

Member Society Actinomycetes Japan (executive 1985-1987, award 1988), Microbial Chemistry Foundation (board trustees1962-).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, classic art collection, music hearing.

Connections

Married Atuko Suko, December 14, 1956. Children: Kyoko, Kiyotaka.

Father:

Bunta Okami

Mother:

Fumiko (Hamada) Okami

Spouse:

Atuko Suko

child:

Kiyotaka Okami

child:

Kyoko Okami