Education:
1994 PhD (Doctor of Medical Science),
Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
1984 MD, summa cum laude, Nagasaki University School of Medicine
1978 Graduated from High School
Professional Training and Employment:
4/2015 to date Professor, Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health
4/2000 to date
Professor, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
1/1999 to date
Chairman and Professor, Department of Pediatrics,Nagasaki University School of
Medicine, Japan
7/1995-12/1998 Staff Scientist/Research Associate/Clinical Staff in the Laboratory of
Immunoregulation (Chief: Anthony S. Fauci, MD), NIAID, NIH
1-12/1998 Additional post: Visiting Physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases,
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D. C.
7/1994-6/1997 Clinical Associate (Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program) (Director: John Bennett,
MD), NIAID, NIH
12/1990-6/1994 Visiting Associate/Fellow in Medical Virology Section (Head: Stephen E. Straus, MD),
Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, NIAID, NIH
6/1988-12/1990 Research Fellow in Virus Laboratory, Sendai National Hospital, Japan
1984-1985
Resident in Pediatrics, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan
Certificate:
1999 Passed the Examination of the Pediatric National Board in Japan
1992 Passed the Examination of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (USA):
Basic Science score 85; Clinical Science score 87; English passed
1984 Passed the Examination of National Board in Japan
Awards and Honors:
2002 Travel Award (International Immunocompromised Host Society)
2001 Special Lecture Award (The Taiwanese Society of Neonatology)
1998 Staff Recognition Award (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
1997 Special Recognition Award (NIAID)
1996 Dade MicroScan Young Investigator Award (American Society for Microbiology)
1992 First Place in Public Speaking Contest (FAES post-graduate school at the NIH)
Professional Societies:
American Academy of Pediatrics (International Fellow)
American Society for Microbiology
Asian Society for Pediatric Research
Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Congress President, ACPID 2018; Standing
Committee Member)
Japan Pediatric Society (Council: Committee on Immunization and Infectious Diseases)
Japanese Society for Child Health (Council)
Japanese Society for Virology (Council)
Japanese Society for Medical Virology (Council)
Japanese Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Council)
Japanese Society for Vaccinology (Council)