Education

• 1984-1990 Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
• 1990-1994 Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

Academic position

• 1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University
• 1994-1997 Postdoctoral Fellow, The Rockefeller University, USA (Dr. Hidesaburo Hanafusa)
• 2000-2002 Senior Researcher, Hokkaido University
• 2003-2007 Associate Professor, Hokkaido University
• 2008-present Professor, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine , Hokkaido University
• 2019-2025 Principle Investigator, Institute for Chemical Reaction Design & Discovery (WPI-ICReDD),
• 2024-present Professor, Department of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital
• 2025-present Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University

Fellowship:

• 1993-1994 Special Research Fellowship of JSPS Fellowship for Research, Japan.
• 1994-1995 Sasagawa Medical Research Fund, Japan.
• 1995-1996 Charles H. Revson Fellowship in Biomedical Research, USA.

Qualification

• 1990 Board certification of Medical Doctor (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan)
• 1995 License of Autopsy (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan)
• 1999 Board certification of Pathology (The Japanese Society of Pathology)
• 2002 Board of certification of Cytology (The Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology)
• 2019 Board of Molecular Pathology (The Japanese Society of Pathology)

Membership:

• The Japanese Cancer Association (Director, from 2025.3)
• The Japanese Society of Pathology (Vice-president)
• The Japanese Society of Brain Tumor Pathology (Director)
• The Japanese Society of Neuropathology (Director)
• The Japanese Association for Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer (Director)

Editorial board:

• 2020-present Editor-in-chief, Pathology International
• 2016-present Vice-Editor-in-chief, Brain Tumor Pathology

Awards:

• 2001 Incitement Award of The Japanese Cancer Association
• 2002 Research Award of The Japanese Society of Pathology
• 2003 Incitement Award of The Japanese Society of Pathology
• 2021 Hokkaido Governor’s Award/Hokkaido Medical Doctor Association Award
• 2022 Japan Pathology Award
• 2024 Hokkaido University President Award