JIRO JERRY KANEKO, DVM, PhD, DVSc (h.c.)

Home: 556 Reed Drive
Davis, California 95616
Phone: (916) 756-2324
Fax: (916) 756-0927

Office: Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California
Davis, California 95616
Phone: (916) 752-0518
Fax: (916) 752-3349
e-mail: jjkaneko@ucdavis.edu

Personal Data: Birth date: November 20, 1924
Birthplace: Stockton, California, USA
Married: Teresa Treat Kaneko


Education: University of California, Davis, AB (Chemistry) 1952
University of California, Davis, DVM (Veterinary Medicine)1956
University of California, Davis, PhD (Comparative Biochemistry)1959


Employment:
1957-1994 Lecturer to Full Professor in Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1960-1993 Head, Clinical Biochemistry Section of the Clinical Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis
1969-1985 Chairperson, Department of Clinical Pathology, University of California, Davis
1975-1984 Chief of Service - Clinical Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis
1979-1980 Acting Associate Dean for Education, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1994-present Professor, emeritus, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

Professional Awards:
1956-1957 Postdoctoral Fellowship - National Institutes of Health
1967-1968 Special Postdoctoral Fellowship - National Institutes of Health

Honors:
1980 Doctor of Veterinary Science (Honoris causa), State University of Gent (Rijksuniversiteit- Gent), Gent, Belgium
1980 Fellow in the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
1983 Honorary Life President of the Mexican Association of Veterinary Clinical Pathologists
1984 Honorary President of the Tokyo Clinical Pathology Club
1993 AACC Division of Animal Clinical Chemistry: Outstanding Contribution in Animal Clinical Chemistry Award
1994 Northern California Section of the AACC: Outstanding Contribution in Clinical Chemistry Education Award
1994 American Association for Clinical Chemistry: Outstanding Contributions in Education Award
1995 ISACB Award for Outstanding Contributions in Animal Clinical Biochemistry - 25th World Veterinary Congress, Yokohama, Japan
1995 University of California, School of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Achievement Award
2000 1st Heiner Sommer Award of the ISACB, Toulouse, France

Visiting Professorships:
1975 - 1976 State University of Gent, Gent, Belgium
1982,1986,1993 National University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
1983 - 1984 State University of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
19851986 Visiting Professor, Azabu University, Tokyo, Japan
1985- 1995 Visiting Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
1986,1993 State University of Yucatan, Merida, Mexico
1986 Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway
1987,1993 State University of Mexico, Toluca, Mexico
1988, 1994 University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1989 College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki,Finland
1990 University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu, Brazil
1994 University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Membership in Societies:
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi
Phi Zeta
Phi Kappa Phi
American Veterinary Medical Association
Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases
Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
American Physiological Society
Veterinary Physiologists and Pharmacologists
American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathologists
American Association of Clinical Chemists
American College of Veterinary Pathologists
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
International Society for Animal Clinical Biochemistry
International Society for Clinical Enzymology
American Chemical Society*
Association of Clinical Scientists*
* Past memberships


Memberships on National Advisory Committees:
National Institutes of Health-NIGMS Pathology Training Committee (1968-1972)
Morris Animal Research Foundation-Research Advisory Committee (1970-1973)

Board Certification:
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (1974)

Editorships:
American Journal of Veterinary Research : 1978 - 1982; 1987 - 1991
Veterinary Research Communications: 1982 - present
Advisory Board: Advances in Veterinary Sciences and Comparative Medicine
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Journal of Nutrition
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
Veterinary Pathology
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
Journal of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
American Physiological Society Journal
Applied Physiology

Community and Public Service: Current:
Board of Directors, Davis Community Meals and Shelter
Member, Yolo County Farm Bureau
Member, Yolo County Land Trust
Member, Yolo County Democratic Central Committee
Member, Davis Sunrise Rotary Club
Member, Yolo County Community Services Action Board

Community and Public Service: Previous:
Davis City Council Member
Project Planning Commissioner, City of Davis
Chair, Yolo County Transportation District
Vice-Chair, Capitol Corridors Joint Powers Board
Yolo County Water Association
City of Davis Human Relations Commission liaison
City of Davis Senior Citizens Commission liaison
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
Chair, Davis Democratic Club
Chair, Management Division for the International House Davis
Chair, Rotary Foundation for the Davis Sunrise Rotary Club
Board of Directors UCD Emeritii Association
Member, Yolo County Health Council

Publications:
1957 - 2003 : 190 Publications ( List available on request)