Tomoo Tanaka

Dr. Tomoo Tanaka, M.D., Ph. D. Bradeion Institute of Medical Sciences, Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan. Nationality: Japan Education M.D. 1983 Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan Ph.D. 1995 Tokai University (Pathology), Japan Positions held 2009-present: President of Bradeion Institute of Medical Sciences, Co., Ltd. 2007-2019: Assistant Professor of Tokai University School of Medicine (Pathology) 2007-2011: Visiting Researcher, National Agency of Advanced Science and Technology, attached to Ministry of International Trade and Industry 1995-2007: Research Assistant, Tokai University School of Medicine (Parasitology) 1984-1986: Research Assistant and Medical Doctor, Kanazawa Medical School and attached Hospital International 1992-1994: Pos. Doc. at Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, Department of Microbiology (EST construction and analysis of Entamoeba histolytica) 1993-1995: Team Member of WHO project (Parasite Genome: schistosomes) 1992-1995: Team Member of International collaboration for parasite genome project with British Museum (Natural History), FIOCRUZ (Sao Paulo), and TIGR (USA). Areas of Interest 1. Oncology 2. Medical Pathology 3. Genetic engineering, Genome analysis (chromosomal level) 4. Biodiversity 5. Microbiology and parasitology Awards: (together with Dr. Manami Tanaka) Halasz Award,17th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Capillary Electrophoresis (HPCE 2004)、Salzburg, Austria. February, 8-12, 2004. Patents on: (together with Dr. Manami Tanaka) 1. Bradeion (Septin 4) sequence and coded protein, including their usage and targeting. Jpn. 3141107, US 6423504. 2. Methods of Bradeion antibodies for cancer detection. Jpn. 3292867.