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EDUCATION (from bachelor’s degree)

1980: Bachelor of Science, Department of Biology, Osaka City University
1982: Master of Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University
1985: Master of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
1994: Ph. D., Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1979-1980: C. elegans Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Osaka City University, Undergraduate Research, Prof. Mitsuru Furusawa (advisor)
1980-1983: C. elegans Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Graduate Student, Prof. Mitsuru Furusawa (advisor)
1983-1986: S. cerevisiae Molecular Biology, Graduate Student, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Prof. Yasuji Oshima (advisor)
1986-1992: C. elegans Developmental Genetics, Fundamental Research Laboratory, NEC Corporation, Researcher, Dr. Johji Miwa (advisor)
1992-1993: C. elegans Developmental Genetics, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Visiting Associate of Research Scientist, Prof. Edward M. Hedgecock (advisor)
1993-2001: C. elegans Developmental Genetics, Fundamental Research Laboratory, NEC Corporation, Principal Researcher
2001-present: C. elegans Developmental Genetics, Laboratory for Cell Migration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Team Leader


Fellowships, Grants, Awards, Positions

1995-2000: Associate Researcher, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA) Center, Tsukuba University
1996-1999: PRESTO Fellow, Area for Inheritance and Variation, Japan Science and Technology Corporation
2000-2002: PRESTO Fellow, Area for Unit Process and Combined Circuit, Japan Science and Technology Corporation
2001:  The 9th Chemical and Bio-Technology Tsukuba Prize, Tsukuba Foundation for Chemical and Bio-Technology
2002-2003: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (2), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
2004-2005: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) , Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
2005-2009: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research in Priority Areas , Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan


SELECTED INVITED SEMINARS and CONFERENCES

6/2000: Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
5/2003: Osaka Bioscience Institute, Osaka, Japan
10/2003: 76th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Biochemical Society, Workshop on ADAM & ADAMTS, Yokohama, Japan
3/2004: Research Institute for Microbial Disease, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
10/2004: Department of Life Science,Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology(GIST),Gwangju,Korea;School of Biological Sciences,Seoul National University,Seoul,Korea
3/2005: Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
5/2005: The 37th Meeting of The Japanese Society for Connective Tissue Research, Toyama, Japan
8/2005: The Cold Spring Harbor laboratory and lecture course on C. elegans, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
8/2005: The Gordon Research Conference on Matrix Metalloproteinases, Big Sky, Montana, USA
10/2005: 4th General Meeting of the International Proteolysis Society, Quebec City, Canada
10/2005: 78th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Biochemical Society, Symposium on Extracellular Matrix, Kobe, Japan
UP
Nishiwaki Kiyoji Ph.D.
  

Present position and title:      Professor
Laboratory:                              Laboratory for Organ Formation
Institution:                               Department of Bioscience
                    School of Science and Technology
                                                   Kwansei Gakuin University

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