Organization
Introducing the Board Chairperson
Keiji Tanaka
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Chairperson Keiji Tanaka
- The Information about studies places it in ”Laboratory of Protein Metabolism”
❊ Brief history
| 1972 | Graduation, Tokushima University School of Nutrition |
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| Enrolled in the Tokushima University Graduate School of Nutrition Science | |
| 1974 | Graduation, Tokushima University Graduate School of Nutrition Science |
| 1976 | Withdrew from Ph.D. at the Tokushima University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Teaching Assistant, Tokushima University Enzyme Research Facility | |
| 1980 | M.D./Ph.D. |
| 1981〜1983 | Visiting Student in the USA at the Harvard Medical School Department of Physiology (now, Cell Biology) |
| 1995 | Assistant Professor, Tokushima University Enzyme Science Center |
| 1996 | Senior Manager, Molecular Oncology Research Department, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research |
| 2002 | Vice Director General, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research (part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science) |
| 2006 | Acting Director General, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research (part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science) |
| 2006～2008 | Associate Member, Science Council of Japan |
| 2011 | Director General, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science Protein Metabolism Laboratory Team Leader (concurrent post) |
| 2011〜 | Japan Science Council Member |
| 2012～ | Director General, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science Chair, Tokyo Biomarker Innovation Research Association (TOBIRA) Science Council Committee Member, “Large-scale Academic Research Project Examination Subcommittee” Executive, CREST “Structural Life Sciences” Vice Chair, Platform for Drug Design, Discovery, and Development (PFORD), (serving concurrently as Analysis and Information Base Coordinator) |
❊ Faculty Affiliations (Visiting Professor)
| 2004〜 | The University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences) |
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| 1998〜 | Ochanomizu University |
| 2008〜 | Niigata University (Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences) |
| 2011〜 | University of Tsukuba |
❊ Awards and Recognition
| 1988 | Japan Biochemical Society Award：Molecular Structure and Functional Properties of Proteasomes (High Molecular Weight Multifunctional Protease Complexes) |
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| 2003 | Naito Promotion Award：A Study of the Structure and Function of Proteasomes |
| 2004 | Uehara Award：A Study of the Discovery and Pathophysiology of Proteasomes |
| Asahi Award：Elucidation of the Structure and Function of Proteasomes involved in Proteolysis | |
| 2005 | Tokyo Spirit Award (Tokyo) |
| 2007 | Toray Science and Technology Prize：Comprehensive Study of Dynamic Formation and Mechanistic Actions of Proteasomes |
| 2009 | Takeda Medical Science Prize：Pioneering research on Proteasome-based Protein Degradation |
| NISTEP Award 2009 | |
| 2010 | Japan Academy Prize：Studies on the Structure and Functions of Proteasomes (Protein-degrading Enzyme Complexes) |
| Tokushima Shinbun Award Science Award | |
| Tokushima University Honor Award | |
| 2011 | JES Meister Award, the Japan Endocrine Society |
| Keio Medical Science Prize：Discovery of proteasome and elucidation of its physiological functions |
❊ Academic Society Activities
| 1983～ | Japanese Biochemical Society Trustee (from 1998), Director (2005), Executive Director (2006), Vice President (2006–2007), Director (2012–2013), Chief Organizer of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the JBS (BMB2010) |
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| 1988～ | Molecular Biology Society of Japan Trustee (from 2005), Director (2006–2008, 2010–2012) |
| 1994～ | Japanese Society for Immunology |
| 2001～ | Protein Science Society of Japan Director (2002–2005), Vice President (2006–2007), Director (from 2008), Meeting Organizer for the 8th Annual Meeting of the PSSJ (2008) |
| 2003～ | Japan Society for Cell Biology Meeting Organizer for the 58th Annual Meeting of the JSCB (2005) |
| 2005～ | Biomedical Society for Stress Response |
| 2009～ | Japan Society for Proteases in Pathophysiology Director (from 2008) |
❊ Editorial Board Member
- Mol & Cells (1997〜)
- Eur. J. Immunol. (2001〜2008)
- J. Biochem (2002〜2007)
- Genes Cells (2004〜)
- CBD Ubiquitin (2006〜)
- Molecular Cell (2006〜)
- Cell (2009 〜)
- The Royal Society's journal, Open Biology (2012 〜)
- Dataset Papers in Biology (2012 〜)
❊ Advisory Board Member
- Mol & Cells (2005〜)
❊ Associate Editor
- Cell Structure and Function (2005〜)