Seiji was born on 19 January 1934. He was born under the zodiac sign of Capricorn and he was born in Tokyo in Japan. Most of his childhood was spent is Japan and there is no information available about his parents and about his siblings. There is not much information available about his childhood either. It is also known that for his education, he completed his Ph.D. from Stanford University and this was the first time when he went out of the county.
After completing his education, Seiji got a chance to work with AT&T Bell Laboratories. He really enjoyed working with the company and he worked for the company for straight 33 years. He was known to be one of the most loyal employees of the company. His office was based in New Jersey and he held the position of technical staff. Later in 2001, he joined Ogawa Laboratories. The company was known for its research work in the field of brain function and Seiji serves as the director of the company.
Later in 2008, Seiji started working with Neuroscience Research Institute in Korea. He worked there as a professor. In the new company, Seiji was doing research on fMRI. It is known that he was working on a 7 Tesla MRI system. Because of his work, Seiji received several awards from various institutes like National Academy of Science. He was also honored with Japan Prize.
In later years, worked more on fMRI and it is known that he is the man who discovered certain theories and principles which form the basis of modern day imaging of the brain. Function, as well as physiological mapping of the brain, is possible because of the theories and researches he did. It is also known that he is the man who created the technology of MRI. MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It is believed that there is a difference in the level of blood oxygenation and he used the same principle to make MRI machine. Today, in the modern world, FMRI and MRI for an important part of neurobiology and neurology. It is also helpful in the field of biology, psychology and medical and it is used as a tool for diagnosis.
It is known that Seiji had been married but there is no information about his wife. It is known that Seiji had been of secretive nature and that is the reason why he never shared the details of his personal life in public. Moreover, media never give a lot of attention to an academician. That is one of the reasons why less information about Seiji is in public domain.
The total annual salary of Seiji is not known but as per a rough estimate, he receives a handsome salary because of his research work in the companies. There is no information about his net worth either but because of his huge salary, it is believed that he has a high net worth. Seiji’s complete biography and the success story are available on Wikipedia and other online sources.
| Birth Date: | 19 Jan, 1934 |
| Age: | 86 yrs |
| Occupations: | Biologist Neuroscientist Physicist Chemist |
| Citizenship: | Japan |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo |
| Education: | Stanford University University of Tokyo |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Japanese biophysicist |
