Dr. Kohei Miyazono
PRESENT APPOINTMENT:
Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
August 2000 – Present, Dean, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
April 2011 – Present, Guest Professor, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Reseatrch, Unversity of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.
EDUCATION:
Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan, 1975 –1981
M.D. Degree: The University of Tokyo, 1981
Doctor of Medical Science: The University of Tokyo, 1989
HONOURS AND AWARDS:
1997: Erwin von Bälz Prize
1996: Incitement Award of the Japanese Cancer Association
1999: Honorary Doctor of Medicine of Uppsala University, Sweden
2000: Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Award
2003: Academic Award of the Mochida Memorial Foundation
2005: Academic Award of the Inoue Foundation of Science
2006: Academic Award of the Japan Medical Association
2008: Takeda Foundation Award
2009: Medal of honor with purple ribbon from the Japanese government
2010: Fujihara Foundation Award
2011: Japan Academy Prize
2011: Academic Award of the Japanese Society of Pathology
2011: Tsuruo Takashi Award of the Japanese Association for Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer
2012: AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Fellow
RESEARCH PROJECT:
Project Leader, Grants-in-aid for scientific research on Innovative Area “Integrative Research on Cancer Microenvironment Network” from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan (2010-2014)
Project Leader, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Program (Japan-Sweden-The Netherlands), “Cooperative International Framework in TGF-β Family Signaling” (2010-2014)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Vice President of Japanese Cancer Association (2006-2008; 2011-Present)
Director, Japanese Cancer Association (2003-)
Member of Japanese Society of Biochemistry
Director, Japanese Society of Biochemistry (2004-2006; 2012-)
Member of Japanese Society of Molecular Biology
Director, Japanese Society of Molecular Biology (2005-2007; 2012-2013)
Vice President of Japanese Society of Molecular Biology (2007-2008)
Member of Japanese Society of Pathology
Trustee, Japanese Society of Pathology (2011-)
Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (membership number 00403903)
Member of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Member of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
Member of Japanese Society of Hematology
Member of Japanese Society of Immunology
Member of Japanese Society of Investigative Dermatology
Foreign member of the Royal Society at Uppsala in Class for Natural History and Medicine, Sweden (2005-)
Selection commmitte for the UICC (International Union of Cancer, Geneva, Switzerland) fellowships (2001-2005)
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Journal of Biological Chemistry (Editorial board; 2006-2011)
American Journal of Pathology (Editorial board; 2007-)
Oncogene (Editorial board; 2003-)
Cancer Science (Editor; 2009-; Deputi editor; 2013-)
Genes to Cells (Associate editor; 1998-)
Journal of Cellular Physiology (Associate editor; 1996-)
Journal of Biochemistry (Editor; 2006-2013; Editor-in-Chief, 2010-2013)
Laboratory Investigation (Editorial Board; 2006-present)
International Jouranl of Cancer (Editorial Board; 2005-2010)
Cell & Tissue Research (Cooperating Editor; 1996-)
Cell Research (Editorial Board; 2009-)
