Hisashi Fujioka

He attended undergraduate school at a university in Kyoto, where he first started to dive in to the world of research, as well as play on the basketball team.

He furthered his education by enrolling in to graduate school at Nagoya University, studying and doing research on malaria. While attending school, he meets and marries his wife, Kiyoko, who is a violinist. He obtains his PhD from Nagoya University. Their first daughter, Sayaka is born, and their son, Hiizu, is born a few years later.

While Hisashi was employed and doing research for Nagoya University Medical Department, he was given an opportunity to work overseas. In 1991, the family made their decision to move their entire family to the United States. He worked in the Pathology Department of Case Western Reserve University, doing research on malaria. He has worked in numerous different sectors of pathology, pharmacology, and most recently in Cryo-Electron Microscopy Core, over the span of his career, and wrote and helped write numerous publications.

During his free time, Hisashi had an interest in running for the past 20 years. In a certain 5 year span, he ran almost every day in the morning before heading to work at the university. And if he wasn't running outside, he was seen using the exercise machines. On the weekends, he enjoyed his time cooking Japanese food.

From the start, he showed great passion towards his work and research. He upheld his responsibility as a Scientist. And his life devotion to research lead to his contributions to society until the end. Last but not least, he was a great father and husband.

He passed away on January 23rd, 2025 at the age of 75.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Masamichi Aikawa, M.D. Memorial Lecture Fund.

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