| 1990.04-1995.03 | Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kyoto University |
| 1995.04-1998.08 | Postdoctoral Training in Chemical Biology, Harvard University |
| 1998.09-2005.02 | Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2005.02-2009.07 | Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2005.04-present | Professor, Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research |
| 2007.10-present | Professor, Kyoto University, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences |
| 2009.08-present | Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine |