Background
Kitamoto, Yutaka was born on June 12, 1940 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Yojiro and Yoshi Kitamoto.
Kitamoto, Yutaka was born on June 12, 1940 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Yojiro and Yoshi Kitamoto.
Bachelor in Agriculture, Kyoto Institute of Technology, 1965. Master in Agriculture, Kyoto University, 1967. Doctor in Agriculture, Kyoto University, 1970.
Researcher Kyoto University, 1970-1971. Research associate Tottori University, 1971-1975, lecturer, 1975-1979, associate professor, 1979-1988, professor, since 1988, councilor, 1995. Honorary scientist Richard Daley Associates, Republic of Korea, 1998—2003.
Visiting professor University Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1973-1974. Member executive committee for founding of Oita Mushroom Research Institute, 1987-1988.
Member Society Mushroom Science Biotechnology Japan (president 1991-1992, editor-in-chief since 1993), Mycological Society Japan (vice president 1995-1996, president 1997-1999), Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry, Academy Agricultural Science Japan.
Married Sachiko Itoh, January 19, 1974. Children: Fumie, Kazuhiko.