Shigeyuki Kano MD & PhD

[Present Status]

　　　　Director,
　　　　Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria,
　　　　Research Institute,
　　　　National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)

[Educational Background]

1986.3　Graduated from Gunma University School of Medicine (MD)
1991.3　Graduated from PhD Program in Medical Sciences, Parasitology, Gunma University

[Employment Record]

1991.4　Assistant Professor, Department of Parasitology, Gunma University School of Medicine
1993.7　Lecturer, ditto
1996.4　Associate Professor, dittow
1998.4　Director, Department of Appropriate Technology Development and Transfer,
　　　　Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan (IMCJ)
　　　　Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
2010.4　(IMCJ was transformed into a Self-Administrative Agency and changed its name as
　　　　National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM))
　　　　Director, Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Research Institute, NCGM
　　　　(to present)

(Adjunct)
1998.4　Lecturer, Gunma University School of Medicine (to present)
1998.8　Visiting Professor, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand
　　　　(until 2003.12)
1999.4　Professor, Field of International Medicine, Major of Life System Medical Sciences
　　　　Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
　　　　(to present)
2004.4　Lecturer, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (to present)
2009.4　Board member, Japan Association of Parasite Control (JAPC) (until 2012.3)
2010.7　A board of director, Prime Delta Inc. (to present)

[Academic Society Membership]

　　　　President, Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine (2009-2011, 2015-1017)
　　　　Board member, The Japanese Society of Parasitology
　　　　Board member / Secretary General, The Japanese Society of Clinical Parasitology
　　　　Board member, Japan Association for International Health
　　　　Councilor, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
　　　　Councilor, The Kitakanto Medical Society
　　　　Board member, Japanese Society of Travel and Health
　　　　Member, Japanese Society of Travel Medicine
　　　　Member, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
　　　　Fellow, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

　　　　Expanded Board, International Federation for Tropical Medicene

[Contribution /Experiences to International Societies/Organizations]

　　　　Visiting Scientist, Division of Vector Borne Diseases,
　　　　　Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (October 1-December 21, 1997)
　　　　Temporary Advisor, WHO Meeting on Global Health Security
　　　　　(December 10-12, 2007, Bangkok, Thailand)
　　　　Special Emphasis Panel Member (RFA-AI-09-017),
　　　　　International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research, NIH/NIAID, USA,
　　　　　(January 25-27, 2010, Washington DC)
　　　　Scientific Advisory Group Member Meeting for the International Centers of Excellence
　　　　　for Malaria Research in South-East Asia
　　　　　(May 26-27, 2011, Bangkok, Thailand)

[Awards]

　　　　Young Scientist Award, The Japanese Society of Parasitology, 1992
　　　　Young Investigator Award, Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine, 1994
　　　　Koizumi Prize, The Japanese Society of Parasitology, 2010

　　　　Award of excellence, Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine, 2014

[Contact Address]

　　　　1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655 Japan
　　　　Tel/Fax: +81-3-3202-7287, Email: kano@ri.ncgm.go.jp