Professional Activities

Research

Years Inclusive	Positions and Employment
2004-2007	Postdoctoral research fellow Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2007-2011	Research Instructor of Surgery (junior faculty member) Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2011-Present	Research Assistant Professor of Surgery Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Honors

2003	Funding from the charitable trust surgery research grant, Japan by the Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
2003	Funding from the Uehara Memorial Foundation, Japan for studying abroad, Postdoctoral fellowship grant
2003	Funding from Kawasaki Medical School Alumni Association Foundation, Japan for research study abroad
2005	Travel grant award from International Xenotransplantation Association
2008	Eye Bank Association of America Scientific Research Award