Professional Experience and Education
2009-present              Professor and Chair, Section of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science
2011-2019                  Vice-dean, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science,
2007-2009                  Associate Professor, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University
2003-2007                  Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University
1998-2003                 Research Associate, Division of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University
1996-1998                 Visiting Research Fellow, Craniofacial Development Section, NIAMS/NIH
1992-1996                 Research Associate, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Tohoku University
1988-1992                 PhD, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University
1982-1988                 DDS, School of Dentistry, Tohoku University
 
Research Interests
Temporomandibular joint morphogenesis
Mechanical stress responses of cartilages and chondrocytes
Tooth movement and periodontal ligament
Craniofacial developmental biology
Biomaterials in bone tissue
Education in Orthodontics.