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Curriculum Vitae
| Name: |
Toshio Hirano |
| Birth Place: |
Osaka, Japan |
| Birth Date: |
April 17, 1947 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Married Status: |
Married, two children |
| Nationality: |
Japanese |
| Present Position: |
Professor, Laboratory of Developmental Immunology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences and Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University |
| Mailing address |
Department of Molecular Oncology (C7), Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2, Yamada-oka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan |
| TEL |
81-6-6879-3880 |
| FAX |
81-6-6879-3889 |
| Academic Record: |
- graduated Osaka University Medical School,1972.
- passed the 53th National Board Examination for Medical License,1972.
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| Degree: |
- Medical Doctor, Osaka University, 1972.
- PhD ( Doctor of Medical Science ),Osaka University, 1979.
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| Appointment: |
- Visiting fellow, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, USA, from June, 1973 to June, 1976.
- Medical staff, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Osaka Prefectural Habikino Hospital, from Oct., 1978 to April, 1980.
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Institute for Medical Immunology, Kumamoto University Medical School, from May, 1980 to January, 1984.
- Associate Professor, Division of Immunology, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University, from January, 1984 to October, 1989.
- Professor, Division of Molecular Oncology, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School. from November, 1989 to March, 2001.
- Director, Biomedical Research Center from Oct. 1997-Oct. 1999.
- Professor, Department of Molecular Oncology(now Lab. Developmental Immunology), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, from April, 2001 to present time.
- Group Director, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology (RCAI), from Sept, 2001-to present time
- Professor, Laboratory of Developmental Immunology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, from April, 2002-to present time
- Professor, Laboratory of Developmental Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, from Nov., 2007-to present time
- Councilor Member, Osaka University from April, 2003 to March, 2006
- Dean, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University From April, 2004 to March 2006
- Councilor Member, Osaka Universityfrom April, 2007 to present time
- Dean, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University from April, 2008 to present time
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| Prize: |
- Erwin von Balz prize (Japan), 1986
- CIBA-GEIGY Rheumatism Prize (Japan), 1990
- THE SANDOZ PRIZE FOR IMMUNOLOGY(now known as the Novartis Prizes for Immunology ), 1992
- Osaka Science Prize (Japan), 1997
- Mochida Memorial Prize (Japan), 1998
- ISI Citation Laureate Award (Japan), 1981-98, 2000
- The Fujihara Prize, 2004 The Fujihara Foundation of Science
- Medical Award of The Japan Medical Association, 2005, The Japan Medical Association
- The Emperor's Purple Ribbon Medal, April, 2006
- The Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009
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| Professional Activities: |
- Member of the Japanese Society for Immunology
- Member of the Japanese Society for Cancer
- Member of the Japanese Society of Molecular Biology
- Member of the Japanese Biochemical Society
- Member of the Japanese Society of Hematology
- Member of the American Association of Immunologists
- President of the Japanese Society for Immunology (2005-2006)
- Board Member of the Japanese Society for Immunology (1987 to present time)
- Member of the director board of the Japanese Society for Immunology (1992-1994, 1997-2000, 2003-2006)
- Council Member of the International Society of Immunopharmacology(1991- )
- Member of the editorial board of Cytokine (1989- )
- Member of the Associate Editors of the J. Molecular Medicine (1994- )
- Board Member of the Japanese Society for Cancer (1995- )
- Member of the editorial board of International Immunopharmacology (1995- )
- Senior council member of the Japanese Society for Immunology (1992-1994, 1997-2000, 2003-2006)
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