Profile
TANIZAWA Yukio
| Date of Birth: | April, 1958 |
| Place of Birth: | Wakayama Prefecture Japan |
Education
| 1987 |
PhD Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine |
| 1983 |
M.D. Yamaguchi University School of Medicine |
Professional Experience
| April 2022 – present | President, Yamaguchi University |
| April 2021 – March 2022 | Executive Trustee, Vice President, Yamaguchi University |
| April 2021 – March 2022 | Professor of Medicine, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine |
| April 2020 – March 2021 | Vice President, Yamaguchi University |
| April 2016 – March 2020 | Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Director, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University |
| April 2005 – March 2016 | Vice Director, Yamaguchi University Hospital |
| May 2002 – March 2021 | Professor of Medicine, Chairman, Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Hematology (Internal Medicine III), Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi University |
| April 1997- April 2002 | Lecturer of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine |
| April 1995 – March 1997 | Instructor of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine |
| April 1993 – March 1995 | Research Physician, Yamaguchi University Hospital |
| April 1992 – March 1993 | Research Instructor, Metabolism Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis MO, USA. |
| April 1990 – March 1992 | Post-doctoral fellow, Metabolism Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis MO, USA. |
| April 1989 – March 1990 | Instructor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University |
| April 1987- March 1989 | Physician, Ehime Rosai Hospital, Niihama, Ehime, Japan |
Certification
| 2003 | Certified Endocrinologist |
| 1994 | Certified Internist |
| 1994 | Certified Diabetologist |
| 1983 | National Board of Medicine, Japan |
Professional
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, Councilor
The Japan Diabetes Society, Executive Director, Director of Chugoku-Shikoku Branch
The Japan Endocrine Society, Director of Chugoku Branch
The Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes, Director
American Diabetes Association
European Association for the Study of Diabetes
Special Area of Interest
Molecular biological, genetic aspect of pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus
Molecular mechanism of insulin biosynthesis and secretion