Shigeru Nakashima Curriculum Vitae

Family name: Nakashima
Given name: Shigeru
Date of Birth: January 5, 1958
Nationality: Japanese

Affiliation: Department of Cell Signaling,
Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine
Address: 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
Present position: Professor
Title: MD, PhD
Tel: +81-58-230-6200
Fax: +81-58-230-6201
E-mail: bio@gifu-u.ac.jp

Major Research Interests
1) Phospholipid Signaling (1982)
2) Mechanism of Apoptotic Cell Death (1995)
      Acceleration of Tumor Cell Death
      Prevention of Ischemic Neuronal Cell Death and Fulminant Hepatitis
3) Differentiation and Regeneration of Neuronal Cells (1996)
4) Alcohol Metabolism (2004)
5) Glucose Metabolism (2006)

Education

Year Study	Degree	College Or University (Country)	Field Of
1982	MD	Gifu University School of Medicine(Japan)	Medicine
1986	PHD	Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University (Japan)	Biochemistry

Research Experience

Period	Institution (Country)	Position
June 1986-July1999	Gifu University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry (Japan)	Research Scientist
Apr. 1991-Mar.1993	University of Washington HHMI (USA)	Research Associate
Aug. 1993-Sep.1997	Gifu University School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry (Japan)	Lecturer
Oct. 1997-June1999	Gifu University School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry (Japan)	Associate Professor
July 1999-Mar. 2003	Gifu University School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry (Japan)	Professor
Apr. 2003-Present	Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Cell Signaling (Japan)	Professor

Honors:
1) Young Distinguished Scientist Award from Gifu University Medical School Alumni (1990)
2) Uehara Memorial Foundation Young Scientist Award (1996)
3) Fellowship from the Terumo Life Science Foundation (1997)
4) Fellowship from the Ono Medical Research Foundation (2000)