Masayoshi Yamaguchi

Masayoshi Yamaguchi (山口 正義, Yamaguchi Masayoshi) (born 1947 in Atami, Japan) is a Japanese scientist and researcher in the biomedical fields implicated in biochemistry, endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, pharmacology and toxicology.

Career

He graduated from Shizuoka College of Pharmacy (B.S.) in 1971, and obtained Ph.D of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1976, Japan. He was engaged as Research Associate and Assistant Professor in Shizuoka College of Pharmacy (1973 ~ 1987), as Assistant Professor in University of Shizuoka, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1987 ~ 1991), as Associated Professor, in University of Shizuoka, Graduate School of Nutritional Sciences (1991 ~ 1993) and Professor in University of Shizuoka, Graduate School of Nutritional Sciences (1993 ~ 2007) in Japan. In 2007, Yamaguchi was invited as Visiting Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Lipids (2007 ~ 2011), Atlanta, USA. He immigrated in USA with acceptance of permanent residence (2011 ~ ). He collaborated as Visiting Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medicine (2012 ~ 2013), Houston, USA. After that, Yamaguchi was appointed as Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology (2013 ~ 2016), Atlanta, USA. He was invited as Visiting Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Devid Geffein School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (2017-2019)

Research

Yamaguchi's research was focused on the fields of bone and calcium endocrinology, metabolism, cell calcium signaling, gene regulation, nutritional osteoporosis prevention, carcinogenesis, and cancer therapy. Yamaguchi discovered the novel protein and genes which were named as Regucalcin and RGPR-p117. Yamaguchi also had over 20 patents. Yamaguchi had over 550 publications of the peer-reviewed English original papers and review articles, and he published 4 English books and 10 editor books. He serviced in science communication as editorial board members over 80 international journals. Yamaguchi was appointed to the Japan Society for Biochemistry (1973-2011; councilor 1992-2011) and the Japan Society for Endocrine (1977-2010; councilor 1988-2010). Also, he was member in the New York Academy of Sciences (1996 ~ 2012), the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (1999 ~ 2016) and belongs to the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2005- ).