Akira Abe, Ph.D.
Faculty Appointment:	Research Investigator, Department of Internal Medicine
Specialty:	Nephrology
Research Interests:	Metabolism and traffic of phospholipid and sphingolipids; Structure, function and role of lysosomal phospholipase A2; Interaction of protein and lipid.
Degree:	Ph.D., 1986, Hokkaido University
Professional Organizational Fellowships:	JBS, Japanese Biochemical Society MBSJ, Molecular Biology Society of Japan
Fellowships:	Research, 1992, Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan Research (Nephrology), 1994, University of Michigan
Academic office address	Medical Science Research Building II 1150 West Medical Center Drive Room 1560 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0676
Academic office telephone:	(734)615-0369
Academic office FAX:	(734)763-0982
E-mail Address:	aabe@umich.edu
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