1985　Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo (Professor Teruaki Mukaiyama)

1985　Research chemist at Shionogi Research Laboratories

1988　Assistant Professor at Ehime University

1992　Visiting scholar at Stanford University (Professor B. M. Trost)

1994　Associate Professor at Gakushuin university

1997　Professor of Chemistry at Gakushuin university　

e-mail: takahiko.akiyama@gakushuin.ac.jp

〒171-8588 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University,

1-5-1 Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Tel: +81-3-3986-0221/ Fax: +81-3-5992-1029