Prof. Norihisa Kato

Prof. Norihisa Kato is a professor at the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. He graduated from the Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Hiroshima University in 1974. After obtaining a doctorate in Agricultural Chemistry from the Graduate School of Nagoya University and Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, he first became a part-time lecturer, then an associate professor in 1981 at the Faculty of Applied Biological Science of Hiroshima University, and then became a professor in 2001 (professor emeritus from 2017). His research interests lie in the elucidation of anti-disease food factors and molecular mechanisms. He has published more than 136 papers with over 4,039 citations and has an h-index of 37 (Scopus, December 2023). He is also a member of several scientific societies, including the Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science (JSNFS), the Vitamin Society of Japan, and the Society for Biotechnology, Japan. He has received several awards, including the JSNFS Award for Excellence in Research in 2012.