| Nationality: |
Japan |
| Date of Birth: |
November 27 1943 |
| Academic Degrees: |
| 1966 |
B.Sc. in Biology, Nagoya University |
| 1968 |
M.Sc. in Biology, Nagoya University |
| 1973 |
Ph.D. in Biophysics, Kyoto University |
| Professional Career: |
| 1970-78 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Biophysics,
Faculty of Science, Kyoto University |
| 1978-86 |
Associate Professor, Department of Biophysics, Kyoto University |
| 1986-99 |
Professor, Department of Biophysics, Kyoto University |
| 1992-97 |
Visiting Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology |
| 1993-98 |
Head, Center for Molecular and Developmental Biology,
Faculty of Science, Kyoto University |
| 1999-2002 |
Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology,,
Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University |
| 2000- present |
Director, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology |
| Title: |
Director of RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology |
| Major Publications: |
- Takeichi, M. (1977) Functional correlation between cell adhesive properties and some cell surface proteins. J. Cell Biol. 75, 464-474.
- Yoshida, N. and Takeichi, M. (1982) Teratocarcinoma cell adhesion: Identification of a cell surface protein involved in calcium-dependent cell aggregation. Cell 28, 217-224.
- Hatta, K. and Takeichi, M. (1986) Expression of N-cadherin adhesion molecules associated with early morphogenetic events in chicken embryos. Nature 320, 447-449.
- Shirayoshi, Y., Hatta, K., Hosoda, M., Tsunasawa, S., Sakiyama, F. and Takeichi, M. (1986) Cadherin cell adhesion molecules with distinct binding specificities share a common structure. EMBO J.5, 2485-2488.
- Nagafuchi, A., Shirayoshi, Y., Okazaki, K., Yasuda, K. and Takeichi, M. (1987) Transformation of cell adhesion properties by exogenously introduced E-cadherin cDNA. Nature 329, 341-343.
- Nose, A., Nagafuchi, A. and Takeichi, M. (1988) Expressed recombinant cadherins mediate cell sorting in model systems. Cell 54, 993-1001.
- Hirano, S., Kimoto, N., Shimoyama, Y., Hirohashi, S. and Takeichi, M. (1992) Identification of a neural α-catenin as a key regulator of cadherin function and multicellular organization. Cell 70, 293-301.
- Togashi, H., Abe, K., Mizoguchi, A., Chisaka, O., and Takeichi, M. (2002) Cadherin regulates dendritic spine morphogenesis. Neuron 35, 77-89.
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| Major Awards Received: |
- Tsukahara Nakaakira Award (1989)
- Chunichi Culture Award (1992)
- Osaka Science Award (1993)
- Asahi Award, Asahi Shimbun (1994)
- Academic Prize of the Princess Takamatsuno-miya Cancer Research Foundation (1995)
- Japan Academy Prize (1996)
- Uehara Award (1996)
- Ross Harrison Prize (International Society of Developmental Biologists) (2001)
- Keio Medical Science Prize (2001)
- Person of Cultural Merits (2004)
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| Major Honors: |
- Member, The Japan Academy
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| Members and Professional Activities: |
- The Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists
- The Japan Society for Cell Biology
- The Molecular Biology Society of Japan
- Japan Neuroscience Society
- Japanese Cancer Association
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