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 Keiichi Itakura, Ph.D.

  • Professor, Molecular Biology
  • Associate Member, Cancer Biology Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center

Professional Experience
 
2000 - present, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology (formerly Molecular Biochemistry/Molecular Genetics Departments), Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1990 - present, Section Head, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Beckman Research Institute

1980 - 1990, Director, Department of Molecular Genetics, Beckman Research Institute

1978 - 1980, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Biology, Beckman Research Institute

1975 - 1977, Associate Research Scientist, Beckman Research Institute

1974 - 1975, Senior Chemist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

1973 - 1974, Visiting Scientist, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa

1971 - 1973, Postdoctoral Fellow with S.A. Narang, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa


Education and Training

1970, Tokyo College of Pharmacy, Japan, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Science

1965, Tokyo College of Pharmacy, Japan, B.S., Pharmaceutical Science


Patents

  • Recombinant DNA cloning vehicle. Patent #4,356,270 
  • Solid-phase synthesis of polynucleotides. Patent # 4,373,071 
  • Solid-phase synthesis of polynucleotides. Patent #4,401,796
  • Mammalian gene for microbial expression. Patent #4,571,421
  • General purpose gene synthesizer. Patent #4,598,049 
  • Recombinant cloning vehicle microbial polypeptide expression. Patent # 4,704,362 
  • Method and means for microbial polypeptide expression. Patent #5,221,619 
  • Method and means for microbial polypeptide expression.Patent # 5,583,013 
  • DNA polymerase mediated synthesis of double stranded nucleic acids.Patent # 5,750,380


This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 10/08.

Keiichi Itakura, Ph.D.

Honors and Awards

1979, David Rumbough Scientific Award, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

1979
, Gallery of Medical and Scientific Achievement - City of Hope


Professional Memberships


Editorial and Scientific Advisory Boards

1980 - present, DNA and Cell Biology

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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