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Motoo Tori was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in 1948. He
received his B.S. degree from the Department of Chemistry,
Shizuoka University, Japan, in 1972, and his Ph.D. degree
from the University of Tokyo in 1977 under the supervision of
Professor Takeyoshi Takahashi. He spent two-and-a-half years
at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, as a
Postdoctoral Fellow, working with Professor Satoru Masamune
(1977–1978) and then with Professor William A. Ayer
(1978–1979). He moved to the University of Basel, Switzerland
(with Professor Ch. Tamm), and stayed there until he returned
to Japan in 1981. He was appointed as an Associate Professor
in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri
University, in 1983 and became a Full Professor in 1995 (until
March 2015), where he also served as Dean (2003–2005).
Currently, he is an Emeritus Professor. Prof. Tori received the
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Divisional
Scientific Contributions in 2015. His research interests are in
the structure determination of natural products, the total syntheses of biologically active compounds, and the development
of new reactions using samarium and ruthenium reagents. He
has published about 250 original papers and reviews as well as
several books.
Chiaki Kuroda was born in 1954 and grew up in Nagano
Prefecture, Japan. He entered the University of Tokyo
(Department of Chemistry), Japan, and received his B.S. degree
in 1977. Prof. Kuroda continued research work in the Graduate
School of the University and received his Ph.D. degree in 1982
under the supervision of Professor Takeyoshi Takahashi. He
worked on the chemical synthesis of sesquiterpenoids and on
their natural products chemistry, particularly of those compounds occurring in Eupatorium and Ligularia species, and
other related plants. After receiving the Ph.D. degree, he was
appointed as a full time Research Assistant in the Department of
Chemistry, Rikkyo University. Prof. Kuroda was promoted to
Lecturer in 1989 and then to Associate Professor in 1992. He
became a Professor in the same Department in 2000. Earlier, he
worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow for 2 years (1985–1987) in the
Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
OR, USA, with Professor James D. White. His research interests are in the isolation and structure determination of terpenoids and investigating their diversity in Ligularia (Asteraceae)
species, particularly those growing in East Asia, and on the synthesis of sesquiterpenoids using the chemistry of allylsilane.
Prof. Kuroda has published about 140 original papers and
reviews, and has participated in international chemical meetings
as a guest speaker on many occasions.
Chemical Constituents of Ligularia Species (Asteraceae) and Their Diversity…
Motoo Tori was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in 1948. He
received his B.S. degree from the Department of Chemistry,
Shizuoka University, Japan, in 1972, and his Ph.D. degree
from the University of Tokyo in 1977 under the supervision of
Professor Takeyoshi Takahashi. He spent two-and-a-half years
at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, as a
Postdoctoral Fellow, working with Professor Satoru Masamune
(1977–1978) and then with Professor William A. Ayer
(1978–1979). He moved to the University of Basel, Switzerland
(with Professor Ch. Tamm), and stayed there until he returned
to Japan in 1981. He was appointed as an Associate Professor
in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri
University, in 1983 and became a Full Professor in 1995 (until
March 2015), where he also served as Dean (2003–2005).
Currently, he is an Emeritus Professor. Prof. Tori received the
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Divisional
Scientific Contributions in 2015. His research interests are in
the structure determination of natural products, the total syntheses of biologically active compounds, and the development
of new reactions using samarium and ruthenium reagents. He
has published about 250 original papers and reviews as well as
several books.
Chiaki Kuroda was born in 1954 and grew up in Nagano
Prefecture, Japan. He entered the University of Tokyo
(Department of Chemistry), Japan, and received his B.S. degree
in 1977. Prof. Kuroda continued research work in the Graduate
School of the University and received his Ph.D. degree in 1982
under the supervision of Professor Takeyoshi Takahashi. He
worked on the chemical synthesis of sesquiterpenoids and on
their natural products chemistry, particularly of those compounds occurring in Eupatorium and Ligularia species, and
other related plants. After receiving the Ph.D. degree, he was
appointed as a full time Research Assistant in the Department of
Chemistry, Rikkyo University. Prof. Kuroda was promoted to
Lecturer in 1989 and then to Associate Professor in 1992. He
became a Professor in the same Department in 2000. Earlier, he
worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow for 2 years (1985–1987) in the
Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
OR, USA, with Professor James D. White. His research interests are in the isolation and structure determination of terpenoids and investigating their diversity in Ligularia (Asteraceae)
species, particularly those growing in East Asia, and on the synthesis of sesquiterpenoids using the chemistry of allylsilane.
Prof. Kuroda has published about 140 original papers and
reviews, and has participated in international chemical meetings
as a guest speaker on many occasions.
Chemical Constituents of Ligularia Species (Asteraceae) and Their Diversity…
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