Yoshitaka Nagai

Background

Nagai, Yoshitaka was born on September 7, 1931 in Niigata, Japan. Son of Masao and Kiyoe (Nozawa) Nagai.

Education

Bachelor, U. Tokyo, 1954; Master of Science, U. Tokyo, 1956; Doctor of Science, U. Tokyo, 1963; DMedSc, U. Tokyo, 1977.

Career

Research associate, U. Tokyo, 1958-1966; associate professor, U. Tokyo, 1966-1974; professor, U. Tokyo, 1979-1991; professor emeritus, U. Tokyo, since 1991; department chairman biochemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute Gerongology, 1974-1979; director, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute Medical Science, since 1991. Adjunct Professor Brain Research Institute, Niigata U., 1984-1994. Group director Institute Physical Chemical Research, Riken, Wako, Japan, since 1991.

Member International SymposiumGlycoconjugates, 1981.

Achievements

• Yoshitaka Nagai has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Science counselor Ministry Education, Science and Culture of Japan, Tokyo, 1989. Member International Society Neurochemistry, Japanese Bio-chemical Society (president 1987), Japanese Neurochem. Society, International Society Bio-chemical Lipids, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, art.

Connections

Married Kazuko Maeda, March 13, 1960. Children: Akira, Minoru.

Father:

Masao Nagai

Mother:

Kiyoe (Nozawa) Nagai

Spouse:

Kazuko Maeda

child:

Minoru Nagai

child:

Akira Nagai