Academic History:

• 1998: D.D.S. Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan
• 2002: Ph.D. Graduate School, Division of Dental Science, Hiroshima University, Japan
• 2020: Certified Infection Control Doctor (Certified by the Japanese College of Infection Control Doctors)

Career History:

• 1999: Technical Assistant, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong
• 2002-2004: Japanese Government Special Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
• 2002-2004: Visiting Scholar, UCLA Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology
• 2004-2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry
• 2014-: Professor and Chair, Division of Molecular and Regenerative Prosthodontics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry
• 2018-: Director, Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry
• 2018-: Vice-Director Tohoku University Hospital
• 2020-: Director, Center for Advanced Stem Cell and Regenerative Research, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry

Academic Society, Group etc:

• International Association for Dental Research（IADR）
• International College of Prosthodontists
• Board Certified Prosthodontist, Japan Prosthodontic Society
• Certified Specialist, Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine
• Japanese Society of Oral Implantology
• Japanese Society for Biomaterials
• Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices
• Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• Japanese Association for Oral Biology
• Japanese Association for Oral Infectious Diseases

Award:

• 2002: First Place Winner, Edward H. Hatton Award, International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
• 2004: First Place Winner, Arthur R. Frechette Research Award in Prosthodontics, IADR
• 2009: Best Poster Presentation Award, Asian Academy of Prosthodontics
• 2009: Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• 2010: Oral Presentation Award (1st Prize), Asian Academy of Osseointegration
• 2010: Distinguished Faculty Award for Research (Yumikura Award), Osaka University School of Dentistry
• 2010: Outstanding Presentation Award, Japanese Association of Regenerative Dentistry
• 2012: IADR Distinguished Scientist Award (Young Investigator Award)
• 2013: Osaka University Presidential Award for Encouragement in Research, Osaka University
• 2019: Distinguished Paper Award, Japan Prosthodontic Society