PERSONAL DATA:

Name: Yasuharu Nishimura, M.D., Ph.D. Position and Professor,
Department of Immunogenetics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University

Address: Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
Phone:+81-96-373-5310, Fax:+81-96-373-5314
E-mail: mxnishim@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp

Present Address: Nagamine Nishi 2-9-52 , Kumamoto 862-0932, Japan
Phone:+81-96-388-0802
Date of Birth: January 16, 1952
Place of Birth: Meinohama, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 814, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Status: Married
Children: Three sons

EDUCATION:

1976 B.M. Kyusyu University, Faculty of Medicine
1982 M.D. / Kyusyu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Ph.D. Internal Medicine, Thesis " Genetic control of the immune response in man "

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

Internship and Residencies:
1976-1978 Resident, Faculty of Medicine, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyushu University
1978-1982 Graduate student, Internal Medicine, Kyusyu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS:

1985-1988 Cellular Immunology, Division of Pediatric Oncology, c/o Steven J. Burakoff, M.D., Ph.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

1982-1984 Research Associate, Department of Human Genetics, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
1984-1986 Research Associate, Department of Genetics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
1985-1988 Visiting Research Fellow, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA, U.S.A
1986-1992 Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
1992- Professor, Division of Immunogenetics,Department of Neuroscience and Immunology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Conducting member, The Japanese Society for Immunology Member, The American Association of Immunologists Director, The Japanese Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Editorial member, Japan Society of Human Genetics Conducting member, The Society for Fundamental Cancer Immunology Member, Japanese Cancer Association

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:

Japanese Medical License No.229846, 1976

ACADEMIC AWARDS OR GRANTS:

Awards from Kanehara(1993)-, Naito(1994)-, and Cell Science Research (1995) Foundations A prize for young human geneticist (1989) awarded by The Japan Society of Human Genetics NIH (USA) Fogarty international fellowship, 1985-1986Recent grants supported by The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan 06282103 (1996-1998), 08282104 (1996-1999), 08557027 (1996-1998), 09248232 (1997), 09470097 (1997-1999) The Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japan 1992-1995, 1996-1998

PRESENT MAJOR INTERESTS:

Interactions between class II HLA, antigenic peptide and TCR in
1) altered T cell responses induced by altered peptide ligands,
2) autoimmune diseases including Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, IDDM,Myasthenia gravis etc.
3) anti-tumor immunity directed against p21Ras, p53 etc.