B.Sc. | Chemistry | 1980 | Kyoto University, Japan |
M.Sc. | Chemistry | 1982 | Kyoto University, Japan |
Ph.D. | Chemistry | 1986 | Kyoto University, Japan Mentor: Professor Kazuhiro Maruyama Photo-Induced Electron Transfer Reaction of Porphyrins |
*1986 – 1989 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Mitsubishi-Kasei Institute of Life Science, Japan Mentor: Dr. Hiroshi Yanagawa Prebiotic Synthesis of RNA |
*1989 – 1992 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, Austin, USA Mentor: Professor Jonathan L. Sessler |
*1992 – 1997 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Japan |
*1997 – 2002 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University, Japan |
*2002 – present | Professor of Chemistry, Kyushu University |
*Oct. 1999 - Sep. 2002 | Resarcher of Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Organization and Function |
*Oct. 2003 - Mar. 2007 | Resarcher of Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency ( JST),Synthesis and Control |