Masao Ito
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is a Japanese neuroscientist
, and director of the Riken Brain Science Institute.
He won the 2006 Gruber Neuroscience Prize, and the 1996 Japan Prize.
with an MD in 1953, and a Ph.D. in 1959. He was a research fellow at Australian National University
from 1959 to 1962. He taught at the University of Toyko from 1963.
Neuroscientist
A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields...
, and director of the Riken Brain Science Institute.
He won the 2006 Gruber Neuroscience Prize, and the 1996 Japan Prize.
Life
He graduated from the University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
with an MD in 1953, and a Ph.D. in 1959. He was a research fellow at Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
from 1959 to 1962. He taught at the University of Toyko from 1963.