Professional Experience and Education
2015-present             Director in Okayama University Hospital Advanced Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Treatment Center.
2014-present             Professor and Chair in Dept. of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University.
2005-2014                  Associate Professor in Dept. of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University.
1999-2005                  Lecturer in Dept. of Orthodontics, Okayama University Hospital
1995-1998                  Post-doctoral fellow in Dept. of Anatomy, Indiana University Medical School, USA
1993-1999                  Assistant Professor in Dept. of Orthodontics, Tokushima University Dental School
Honors and Awards
2009               Microscopy and Microanalysis best biological paper award for 2008, Microscopy Society of America
2003               Best poster award in 21st Japan Bone and Mineral Metabolism Meeting
2000               Excellent presentation award in 59th Japan Orthodontic Meeting
 
Research Interests
Biological analysis of tooth movement