1982-1986  Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University

1986-1989  Graduate School of Agricultural Chemistry, Nagoya University

1989-1995　Assistant Professor of Department of Bioengineering Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University

1993-1994　Postdoctoral fellow in Department of Biology University of California San Diego.

1995-2004  Associate Professor of Biosciense Center, Nagoya University

2004-2007  Professor of Biosciense and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University

2007- Professor of Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

1996  Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists from Inoue Foundation for Science

1998  Terui Award from the Society for Fermentation and Bioengineering