Dr Kayo Inaba
Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs, and Public Relations
Research interests: Role of dendritic cells in the initiation and regulation of immune responses
Professional experience
| 2016–present | Guest Investigator, Rockefeller University, New York |
| 2014–present | Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs, and Public Relations, Kyoto University |
| 2014–present | Director, Kyoto University Gender Equality Promotion Center (established in 2014 through the merger of the Center for Women Researchers and the Gender Equality Promotion Office) |
| 2007–2014 | Director, Center for Women Researchers, Kyoto University |
| 2009–2012 | Assistant to the Vice President for General Affairs, Kyoto University |
| 2003–2005 | Dean, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University |
| 1999–2016 | Visiting Professor, Rockefeller University, New York |
| 1999–2016 | Professor, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University |
| 1992–1999 | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
| 1986–1999 | Visiting Associate Professor, Rockefeller University, New York |
| 1982–1986 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Rockefeller University, New York |
| 1978–1992 | Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
Education
| 1978 | Doctor of Science, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 1975 | Master of Science, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 1973 | Bachelor of Science, Nara Women’s University, Japan |
Awards, decorations, and memberships
| Feb 2005 | Outstanding Merit Award of the Journal of International Immunology |
| Mar 2014 | L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science |
| July 2014 | The Kyoto University Shi-Shi Award |
| Nov 2014 | The Akebono Prize (awarded to women who have made outstanding contributions to Kyoto Prefecture) |
| Dec 2014 | Women Immunologist Award of the Japanese Society for Immunology (JSI) |
| Nov 2015 | Takeda Medical Prize |
| Nov 2016 | Medal with Purple Ribbon (Government of Japan) |
- Board Member, The Japanese Society for Immunology
- Member, The Society for Leukocyte Biology
- Member, The New York Academy of Science
- Member, The American Association of Immunologists