POSITIONS Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University of Medicine (2008-) Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University (2001-2008) Professor, Insutitute of Life Science, Kurume University (1995-2000) Associate Professor, Kagoshima University (1989-1995) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (1989-1991) Assistant Professor, Oita Medical School, Oita, Japan (1985-1987) AWARDS Japan Biochemistry Society Award 1998 Japan Immunology Society Award 2001 Mochida Memorial Award 2007 Kakiuchi Samuro Award (Japan Biochemical Society) 2007 Uehara Memorial Prize 2020 Medal with Purple Ribbon 2021 ICIS Pfizer prize 2022