Toshiki Watanabe

Biography

Dr. Toshiki Watanabe received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo in 1979 and 1987, respectively. In 1982, he was a Visiting Researcher, Department of Viral Oncology, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research. In 1985 he served as Research associate, Staff Physician, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. In 1987, he was a Visiting Researcher, Department of Immunology, Scripps Institute, La Jolla, CA and in 1988 he was a Research Fellow, Department of Viral Oncology, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research. In 1990 he became Associate Professor, The Institute of Medical Sciences, The University of Tokyo and in 2004 Professor, Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. In 2007, he was appointed Chairman, Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Dr. Watanabe is a Member of the Japanese Hematology Association, the Japanese Cancer Association and the American Society of Hematology. He also serves as a Board member of the International Retrovirology Association (President in 2007), International Association for Comparative Research of Leukemia and Related Diseases (IACRLRD) (President 2009-2011) and President of the Japanese Association of HTLV-1 and associated Diseases (JAHAD). Dr. Watanabe is the recipient of several awards, including the 2007 International Retrovirology Association (IRA), David McFarlin Award and the 2008 13th The Prince Hitachi Prize for Comparative Oncology. He has published more than 150 original papers.

Research Interest

Business, Management, Finance, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology