Education

• BS, Astronautics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1979
• MS, Astronautics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1980
• PhD, Astronautics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1983
• PhD, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Indiana University, 1993

Research Interests

• Control theory/bioinformatics
• Mechanics
• Cancer/bone biology
• Breast/prostate cancer
• Bone/brain metastases
• Osteoporosis
• Arthritis

Awards

• Doris H. Merritt Leadership Award for Outstanding Service, Engineering & Technology, IUPUI, 2021
• Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2009
• Abraham M. Max Distinguished Professor Award for Outstanding Research, Engineering & Technology, IUPUI, 2004
• Fulbright Scholarship, Graduate Study in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1980-1981