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Biography

Mitsuo Oshimura, Ph.D.

 

Chief Executive Officer

Exective Biography
Dr. Mitsuo Oshimura is Chief Executive Officer of Trans Chromosomics Inc. and a member of the company's board of directors. He launched the company in late 2014, bringing more than 40 years of  Chromosome Engineering technology leadership. He also worked in Tottori University as a specially appointed professor.
Professional Experience
1974 – 1977   New York State Roswell Park Cancer Research Institute, Researcher
1974 – 1982   Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Research Institute, Assistant
                          (Section of cell heredity)
1982 – 1986   National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the US, Special
                       Researcher
1986 – 1990   Kanagawa cancer center research Institute, Head Researcher
1990 – 1991   Tottori University, faculty of medicine, department of medicine, Professor
1991 – 2014   Professor, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
                       (cell engineering)
1994 – 2003   Department chief, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori
                       University
2003 – 2007   Department Leader, Department of Biomedical Science, Regenerative
                       Medicine andBiofunction, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tottori
                       University
2003 – 2014   Professor, Department of Biomedical Science, Regenerative Medicine and
                       Biofunction, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tottori University

2004 – 2009   Project Leader, 21st century COE program of MEXT “Chromosome
                       engineering technical development base formation”
2005 – 2009   Center chief, Research Center for Bioscience and technology, Tottori
                       University
2009 – 2013   Center chief, Chromosome Engineering Research Center, Tottori University
2014 -             Specially Appointed Professor, Chromosome Engineering Research Center,
                       Tottori University
 
ACTIVITY IN ACADEMIC MEETING AND SOCIETY
1990 –            Emeritus member, Japanese Cancer Association
1990 –            Councilor, Japan Society of Human Genentics
1994 –            Managing Director, Tottori Bioscience Organization
2006 – 2009   Research Representative, The Urban Area Industry-academia-government of
                       MEXT
REWARD AND PUNISHMENT
1993               Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund Prize “Research of Cancer
                       Suppressor Gene”
1998               Nikkei BP Medical and Biotechnology Prize “Development of The Mouse
                       Which Produces A Human Antibody”
2001               Research Achievement Award of Tottori University “Research Related to
                       Chromosome Engineering”
2002               Japan Society of Human Genentics Academic Award “Genetic mapping and
                       function analysis using cell engineering technology”
2009               Achievement Award of Tottori University

Exective Perspective

‘Medical and Biological Engineering of Chromosome’ is a novel area of investigation that was originated in Tottori University (Japan) in which I had promoted research on chromosome science during the past quarter-century. The developmental process of this novel area is highly-overlapped with my life as a scientist. As a living witness to the birth and development of this novel area, I here trace my history as a chromosome scientist, which would lead the reader to understand of ‘Medical and Biological Engineering of Chromosome’.

Mitsuo Oshimura, President, Trans Chromosomics-

Publications
More than 450 papers related to chromosome analyses and chromosome engineering
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