Yoshito Kaziro

Background

Kaziro, Yoshito was born on April 18, 1929 in Okayama, Japan. Son of Koozoo and Nobuyo (Yamashita) Kaziro.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University Tokyo, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1959.

Career

Research associate, New York University, New York City, 1959-1963; assistant professor, U. Tokyo, 1963-1966; associate professor, U. Tokyo, 1966-1973; professor, U. Tokyo, 1973-1990; professor emritus, U. Tokyo, since 1990; professor, Tokyo Institute Technology, Yokohama, since 1992. Member science advisory board DNAX Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, since 1986, distinguished visiting scientist, 1990-1993. Consultant professor Stanford (California) U., 1988-1993.

Member of advisory board Tokyo Science U., Noda, Chiba, Japan, 1992-1994.

Achievements

• Yoshito Kaziro has been listed as a noteworthy Molecular biologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Sanyo Gakuen, Okayama, Japan, since 1984. Member American Society Bio-chemical Molecular Biology, American Society Microbiology., Molecular Biology Society Japan (council 1979-1983, 87-91), Japanese Bio-chemical Society (honorary, president 1984-1985).

Connections

Married Kuniko Ohkoshi Kaziro, August 5, 1959 (deceased). Children: Shoko, Hisako.

Father:

Koozoo Kaziro

Mother:

Nobuyo (Yamashita) Kaziro

Spouse:

Kuniko Ohkoshi Kaziro

child:

Shoko Kaziro

child:

Hisako Kaziro