Hirokazu Kobayashi. Ph.D.
CEO of Green Insight Co., Ltd.
Birth
December 1954
Member of Societies
The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB),
The Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry,
The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists (JSPP),
The Botanical Society of Japan,
The Phytopathological Society of Japan
View of life
I have been fascinated by the excitement of research. My philosophy is “curiosity and mistaken confidence.”
Work Experience
Depicted History: Research, University management
2021-2023
2020-
2020-
2020-
2020
2017-2019
2013-2015
2015-2017
2006-2011
2011-2014
2005-2006
2003-2020
1993-1998
1991-2003
1984-1991
1983-1984
Director, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), until MEXT's "Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities" (Japanese website) terminated.
Visiting Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka
Professor Emeritus, University of Shizuoka
Retirement from the University of Shizuoka at the age limit
Dean, Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences
Dean, Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences
Vice-President
Concurrent: Director, Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Headquarters; Chairman, The 30th Anniversary Projects; Representative, The Platform of MAFF's "Knowledge Integration"; Planning and achievement, "Shizuoka's DNA in Manga" (serial 31 articles) in Shizuoka Newspaper
Dean, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences
Concurrent: Deputy, COE Program, 2002-2013
Chair, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
Concurrent: Deputy, COE Program, 2002-2013
Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Plant Molecular Improvement*
Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences**, University of Shizuoka
*The former "Laboratory of Plant Cell Technology" renamed in 2008
**The former "Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences" reorganized in 2012
Associate Professor (Concurrent)
Laboratory of Biological Regulation and Photobiology, National Institute for Basic Biology
The research activities in 1997
Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Plant Cell Technology
Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka
Assistant Professor
Radioisotope Research Center, Nagoya University
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
The Late Lawrence Bogorad's Laboratory, Harvard University
Educational Background
1982
1982-1983
1980-1982
1979-1982
1977-1979
1973-1977
1970-1973
1967-1970
1961-1967
1959-1961
Ph.D. Degree (Plant Biochemistry, Nagoya University)
The Late Takashi Akazawa's Laboratory, Nagoya University
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
JSPS Predoctoral Fellow
Doctoral Course, Graduate School, Nagoya University
Master Course, Graduate School, Nagoya University
Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
Fukuchiyama Senior Highschool, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture
Kawaguchi Junia High School, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture
Kamikawaguchi Elementary School, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture
Kamikawaguchi Kindergarten, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture
Supervisors
The late Lawrence Bogorad (Molecular Biology: Harvard University)
Period:1983-1984
Research theme: Mechanism of regulation for expression of chloroplast genes
Publication: Ref. 21 on the webpage "Original Papers Published Before"
Learned of originality in research ideas and their development
In memoriam, photographs and a message contributed
The late Takashi Akazawa (Plant Biochemistry: Nagoya University) (in Japanese)
Period: 1977-1983
Research theme: Mechanisms of regulation for expression of photosynthesis genes
Publications: Refs. 26-30 on the webpage "Original Papers Published Before"
Learned to do research for a living
The late Syoyo Nishimura (Plant Pathology, Tottori University) (in Japanese)
Period: 1975-1977
Research theme: Mode of action of host-specific toxins for Alternaria blotch of apple
Became a strong "imprint" as a researcher