Background
Nagai, Yutaka was born on July 3, 1928 in Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan. Son of Moritomo and Shigeko (Sakuma) Nagai.
Nagai, Yutaka was born on July 3, 1928 in Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan. Son of Moritomo and Shigeko (Sakuma) Nagai.
Bachelor of Science, University Tokyo, 1954. Master of Science, University Tokyo, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1961.
Lecturer, U. Tokyo, 1957-1961; research fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1961-1963; visiting associate, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1964; associate professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental U., 1965-1966; professor Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental U., 1966-1994; professor, São Paulo U., Brazil, 1995-1997; director, Koken Bioscience Institute, Tokyo, since 1998.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Japanese Collagen Club (president 1979-1994).
Married Tokuko Seki, November 8, 1961. Children: Gen, Akiko, Takashi.