①氏名：冨 田 房 男

PL
1


TOMITA, Fusao

Male, 6
9

years old

Born in Okoppe, Hokkaido,

Japan. June 13, 1939

Permanent

Address: 1420
-
18 Honmachida, Machida, Tokyo, Japan

Current Address: 7
-
8 Hassamu 4
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jo, 5
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chome, Nishi
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ku, Sapporo 063
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0824, Japan


Academic Records

1958. 3.
Graduated from Okoppe High School

1962. 3 Graduated from Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture,
Hokkaido University (B.S.)

1968. 11 Research Unit in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, McMaster
University (
Hamilton, Can
ada). (Ph. D. in Molecular Biology)


Professional Records

1962. 4 Researcher, Tokyo Research Laboratory, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd.

1964. 9 Leave of absence for studying at McMaster University

1968. 10 Researcher, Tokyo Research Laboratory, Kyowa Hakko K
ogyo, Co. Ltd.

1972. 7 Senior Research Scientist, Tokyo Research Laboratory, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo
Co., Ltd.

1974. 7 Senior Research Fellow, Tokyo Research Laboratory, Kyowa Hokko Kogyo Co.,
Ltd.

1985. 4 Secretary General, Kato Memorial Bioscience Laborat
ories, Kyowa Hakko
Co., Ltd.

1986. 4 Vice Director, Kato Memorial Bioscience Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Co.,
Ltd.

1988. 7 Director, Biological Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

1969. 2 Director, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa

Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

1989. 9 Professor of Applied Microbiology, Department of Agricultural Chemistry,
Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University

1997. 8 Senate, Hokkaido University (joint appointment)

1999. 4 Professor of Applied Microbiology,
Graduate School of Agriculture,
Hokkaido University

Vice President of Hokkaido University (joint
appointment

until 2001. 4)

Senate of Hokkaido
University

(joint
appointment

until 2001.4)

2000. 4 Director, Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Hokk
aido University,
(joint appointment until 2002. 3)

2000. 6 Vice President, Hokkaido T.L.O. Co., Ltd. (joint appointment until 2001. 5)

2001. 6 Executive Director, Hokkaido T.L.O. Co., Ltd
. (
joint appointment)

2003. 2 Science and Technology Advisor, A
-
H
I
T
Bio Inc.(start
-
up bio
-
venture Inc.)

2003.4. Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University

2003.4. Director, Hokkaido Study Center, the Open University of Japan

2006.8 Member, Science Council Japan


Academic and Social activities

1990. 4 Senate, Japan Soc
iety for Bioscience, Biochemistry, and Agro
-
chemistry

1992. 4 Executive Board Member, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biochemistry, and
Agro
-
chemistry (
until 1994.3 )

1992. 4 Executive Board Member, Japan Society for Bioscience and Bioengineering
(unti
l 1996. 3 )

1992. 4 Senate, Japan Society for Animal Tissue Culture

1993. 4 Head, Hokkaido Branch, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biochemistry, and
Agro
-
chemistry (until 1995.3 )

1993. 4 Head, Japan Society for Bioscience and Bioengineering (until 2
000.3)

1994. 4 Executive Board Member of Japan Society for Food Science and Technology
and Head, Hokkaido Branch, Japan Society for Food Science and Technology (until
2000. 3)

1994. 4 President, Japan Society for Lactic Acid Bacterial

1995. 5 Fellow
of American Academy of Microbiology

1996. 6 Head, North Japan Branch, Japan Society for Bioscience and Bioengineering
(until 1998. 3)

1996.6 Senate, Japan Society for Microbial Ecology

1998.6 Board Member, Biotechnology Division, Japan Chemical Socie
ty

1999.4
Auditor
, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biochemistry, and Agro
-
chemistry
(until 2001. 3)

2001.3 Member at large, Japan Academy of Science

2002.7 Vice President, International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) (until

2005.6)

2002.1
1 President, Asian Federation for Lactic Acid Bacteria (until 2004)

2005.6 Asian Ambassador of IUMS



Social Activity

Executive Director, Japan Bioindustry Association

Chairperson, Sub
-
committee

for
International

Affair, Japan Bioindustry Association

Cha
irperson, Biotechnology Division, Japan Society for New
Development

of Chemistry

Advisor, Japan Society for New Chemistry
Development

Member for Evaluation
Committee
, Society for Acreledation of University

Senate
, Institute for Fermentation Research Osaka

President, Hokkaido Bioindustry Association

Chairperson, Committee for Promotion of Food Industry in Hokkaido

Member of Evaluation Committee for Science and Technology, Science and Technology
Agency

Member of the Committee for Recombinant Technology,
Mini
stry

of Economics, Trade

, and Industry

Member of Evaluation for Scientific Proposals (First and Second Stage Committees).


Ministry of Education, Sports, Culture, and Science, and Technology

Member of the Committee for selection of Special Research Fell
ows, Japan Society for
Promotion of Science

Member of External Evaluation Committee for
National

Institute for Technology
Evaluation

Members of External Evaluation
Committee

for National Institute of Advanced Science
and Technology

Member of the Fourth
Com
mittee

of Association of National University


Awards

2002

Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agro
-
chem
istry S
enior


Scientist Award


2002 Akiyama Foundation Award


Research Activities

Applied Microbiology (Production of useful materials such as

amino acids, organic acids,
oligosaccharides, enzymes, and
biologically

active compounds by microbial processes,
Bioremediation such as elimination of sulfur compounds, nitrogenous compounds,
heavy metals from crude oil and petroleum products and hepato
-
p
ancreaus of scallop,
Endophytes, their importance of ecological and biological resources, Microbiota of
intestinal tracts in human and animals in relation to their foods/feed intake and health,
other microbiological biotechnology and biosciences )


Publications

More than
150

publications related to the above.