Prof. Dr. Akiko Iwasaki
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Personal Data

Nationality
USA

Year of Birth
1970

Studies

  • B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Canada 1994

  • Ph.D., Immunology, University of Toronto, Canada 1998

Professional Career

1998-2000
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA

2000-2004
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

2004-2006
Assistant Professor, Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

2006-2009
Associate Professor, Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

2009-2011
Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Immunobiology and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

2011-2016
Full Professor with Tenure, Department of Immunobiology and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

2014-present
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Maryland, USA

2016-2018
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology and of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

2018-2020
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology; of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; and of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

2020-2022
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology; of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; of Dermatology; and of Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

2022-present
Sterling Professor of Immunobiology; of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; of Dermatology; and of Epidemiology, Director of Yale Center for Infection & Immunity, Yale University School of Medicine; Connecticut, USA

Other Activities / Memberships

  • 2014-present
    Scientific Advisory Board, Program in Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, USA

  • 2018-present
    Elected member of Council, the American Association of Immunologists, USA

  • 2018-present
    Scientific Advisory Board, Ragon Institute, USA

  • 2019-present
    Scientific Advisory Board, training program of the Serrapilheira Institute, Brazil

  • 2020-present
    Co-founder, RIGImmune Inc., USA

  • 2021-present
    Co-founder, Xanadu Bio Inc., USA

  • 2021-present
    Elected member of Council, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA

  • 2021-2023
    Member, Pew Scholars National Advisory committee, USA

  • 2022-present
    Scientific Advisor, Paratus Sciences, USA

  • 2022-present
    Scientific Advisor, InvisiShield Technologies, USA

  • 2022-present
    External Advisor, the Sloan Kettering Institute

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