Postdoctoral: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA 1999
PhD: Kyusyu University, Fukuoka, Japan 1995
2025 George G. Weiss Research Professorship, MCG Foundation
2022 MCG Distinguished Faculty Award for Basic Science Research
2010 American Heart Association Research Administration Recognition Award
2008 Keynote Speaker- The 72nd Japanese Circulation Society, Fukuoka, Japan
2008 Keynote Speaker- The 13th Angiotensin II Conference, Osaka, Japan
2004 Keynote Speaker- The 51st Japanese Circulation Society at Featured Research Session
1998 Young Investigators Travel Awards; Vascular Biology Meeting
1998 Young Investigators Awards Finalists; Vascular Biology Meeting
1998 Young Investigators Award; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Cardiology
1998 Fellows Program, American Heart Association